Popeye
A 8.4-mile mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- 8.4 mi
- one way
- 487 ft
- climb
- Difficult
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
Popeye is a 8.4-mile mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It runs between about 6,010 ft and 8,780 ft above sea level, with roughly 490 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 2: larger roots and rocks, steps and steeper pitches, for confident riders. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named route, with its sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is La Daille, about 1.9 miles southwest of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Rocher de Bellevarde, Pointe de Fresse and Rocher du Charvet. Cascade de Salin and Cascades les Pissets are within about 3 miles. For camping, Bivouac Sauvage and Les Richardes are within about 6 miles. There are 35 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Rocher de Bellevarde
~1 min drive
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~4 min drive
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~4 min drive
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~5 min drive
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Popeye for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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