Variante Dessus de Arrons
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 693 ft
- climb
- Extreme
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
Variante Dessus de Arrons is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 0.7 miles each way, 1.5 miles there and back. It runs between about 1,520 ft and 1,840 ft above sea level, with roughly 460 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 4 or higher: very steep, technical terrain that only expert riders should attempt. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Fures, about 1.2 miles northwest of the start. There are 22 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
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