Cent cols on the line of the Atlantic-Mediterranean watershed

Introduction

1,100 km circuit including 100 colswith total climb  of at least 16,000 m.

This randonnée was traced by Bernard Pommel of the Confrérie des Cent Cols (n ° 3094).

Route

Registration form

Participants’ additions, corrections and comments

Theme

The Club des Cent Cols, founded in 1972 and affiliated to the French Federation of Cyclotouring, has prepared this “Randonnée Permanente” based on a simple theme: “One Hundred Cols”. The completion of these one hundred cols will allow you either to join the Club, or to progress with your list in the Club’s “Tableau d’Honneur”.

“Col baggers” are drawn to this special kind of game. These cols are even more special, since they divide the waters into two very distant final destinations: they are located on a “watershed”. We offer you a ride comprising 100 cols on the dividing line of the Atlantic / Mediterranean waters, from Cluny to the Port of Pailhères. One hundred cols to discover the diversity of massifs and regions crossed by the watershed, one hundred cols on this route following this remarkable geographical limit as closely as possible.

Controls

Seven checks are compulsory; they will be made at route points chosen by the randonnéur himself, a check being made in each section (the section numbers are to be found on the route map).

1. Cluny – St Etienne
2. St Etienne – Mont Gerbier de Jonc
3. Mont Gerbier de Joncs – Mont Lozère
4. Mont Lozère – Mont Aigoual
5. Mont Aigoual – Ceilhes et Rocozels
6. Ceilhes et Rocozels – Pic de Nore
7. Pic de Nore – Port de Pailhères

Principal cols

• Col de la Crie
• Col de la Croix Nicelle
• Col de la Croix de Chaubouret
• Col de la Croix des Boutières
• Col du Bez
• Col de Finiels
• Col de Prat Peirot
• Col des Usclat
• et, pour finir: le Port de Pailhères à 2001m d’altitude

BCN and BPF sites on the route

• Col des Sauvages (69)
• Col du Grand Bois (42)
• Gerbier de Jonc (07)
• Loubaresse (07)
• Saint Agrève (07)
• Barre des Cévennes (48)
• Le Pont de Montvert (48)
• Le Mont Aigoual (30)
• Le Caylar (34)
• Fraïsse sur Agout (34)
• La Fajolle (11)

Rules of the randonnées permanentes

Any participant in this 100 Col Route agrees to respect the rules governing it.

More information

CONTACT:
Jean-Marc CLEMENT
10 rue de Normandie
31120 Portet sur Garonne
FRANCE
Tél : +33 (0)5 61 76 30 12
E-mail : randos@centcols.org

Please note : Depending on the age, and the version of your route card, the name and address of your officer may be out of date. Please send your route cards for certification, as well as your postcards and the stories of your rides, only to Jean-Marc Clément at the above address (do not write to Roger Colombo, Bernard Pommel, Jean-Marc Lefèvre or Roland Grimaud †)