La Descente de la Clarée
Photo: Gilles Guillamot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10.3 mi
- one way
- 586 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Gravel
- surface
La Descente de la Clarée is a 10-mile mountain bike trail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It runs between about 4,460 ft and 5,230 ft above sea level, with roughly 590 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 gravel. It is mapped as a named route, with its sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Roubion, about 1.9 miles southeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Cima della Sueur / Sommet du Guiau, Pointe de Pécé and Croix Carail. For camping, Camping de la Lame and La Clarée are within about 6 miles. 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
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