La Grande Rocade
- 4.0 mi
- one way
- 1,799 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Gravel
- surface
La Grande Rocade is a 4.0-mile mountain bike trail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It runs between about 5,000 ft and 5,480 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,800 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 maintained by VTT-FFC. It is mapped as a named route, with its sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Crots, about 1.9 miles southeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Crête du Lauzet and Tête de la Mazelière. For camping, Les Airelles and Camping Le Verger are within about 6 miles. There are 13 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 La Grande Rocade for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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