Route Forestière
- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 1,428 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
Route Forestière is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, inside Parc naturel régional du Queyras. It is 0.8 miles each way, 1.6 miles there and back. It runs between about 5,660 ft and 5,900 ft above sea level, with roughly 730 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 Aiguilles, about 0.5 miles south of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Le Mourre Froid, La Gardiole de l'Alpe and La Lauze. For camping, Camping GCU de Aiguilles and Le Gouret are within about 6 miles. There are 3 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 Route Forestière for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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