Variante des Grippes
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 176 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
Variante des Grippes is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 0.5 miles each way, 1.0 miles there and back. It runs between about 1,830 ft and 1,940 ft above sea level, with roughly 130 ft of climbing one way. It is rated easy for riding (mtb:scale 0): a smooth surface with no particular obstacles. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Saint-Hilaire-de-la-Côte, about 1.1 miles northeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mont Avalon. There are 5 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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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Variante des Grippes for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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