Fontainiers loop
Sport, Cycling sports, Mountain biking itinerary
in Embrun
16.6
km
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This is a fast-paced, sporty route, with one descent and one ascent following another over very different types of terrain.
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From the Porte de la forêt car park, go straight ahead onto the Route forestière des Fontainiers. The track splits in two after a few hundred metres. Keep to the left, leaving the Bosquet track on your right. Continue along the track and turn left under the Fontainiers chalet. Turn left again at the next intersection, then continue straight ahead on a flat area where the track turns into more of a footpath. Continue for a few hundred metres along a small grassy path. Ford the stream. The...
From the Porte de la forêt car park, go straight ahead onto the Route forestière des Fontainiers. The track splits in two after a few hundred metres. Keep to the left, leaving the Bosquet track on your right. Continue along the track and turn left under the Fontainiers chalet. Turn left again at the next intersection, then continue straight ahead on a flat area where the track turns into more of a footpath. Continue for a few hundred metres along a small grassy path. Ford the stream. The path descends shortly afterwards, winding its way through vegetation. The descent continues through the woods, interspersed with flat areas.
Join the track at the La Para lookout and turn right. At the junction, leave the Pinée forest road on your left and turn right. Continue along the balcony track overlooking the lake until you come to a small single-track path on the left. Shortly after, turn left at the junction and then left again. Cross a wide, stony track and pick up the trail opposite. Return on a track that you have to ascend by turning left. Continue straight ahead at the intersection with another track, then stay on this carriageway at the next intersection.
At the first hairpin bend, take the forest track towards Bois Vezin; after tackling several switchbacks, turn right onto a wide flat track. Continue straight ahead along the same path until you reach the starting point.
Medium
- Departure
- Embrun
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Departure : Porte de la forêt car park, Embrun.
Arrival : Porte de la forêt car park, Embrun.
From Embrun, take the D465 to Caléyère, then follow the Château Caléyère road to the Porte de la forêt car park.
Parking recommended : Porte de la forêt car park, Embrun .
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