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FR-81 Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val – 73 km route, 1,090 m elevation gain, 11 mountain passes

Author description

Author : Thierry Labour
Course : carried out on 16 October 2020
Departure : Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val – there are several car parks around the old town. Altitude: 120 m.

Tourist information

Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is one of the oldest medieval towns in the region. It is also the gateway to the magnificent Aveyron Gorges, a Natura 2000 site. The route then winds its way through the vast Grésigne Forest, the largest oak woodland of France. Countryside and gorges alternate with old villages. Numerous châteaux are part of the natural or built environment.
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is a BPF in Gascony (a notable tourist attraction according to the FFVélo).

Technical specifications

The route follows roads with little traffic (at the time it was mapped out).
Please note: the route also takes in three R1 or S1 mule tracks, all of which are in very good condition, except for the final pass, which requires walking alongside your bike for a few hundred metres (Pas de la Clède). The route was completed on a road bike with 28 mm tyres.

11 passes

1 – Pas de Pommarède	411 m	FR-81-0411
2 – Pas de Périlhac	439 m	FR-81-0442
3 – Pas del Riou	405 m	FR-81-0395
4 – Not of the Lineage	436 m	FR-81-0436
5 – No Cabal	431 metres	FR-81-0431
6 – Not Bondes	274 m	FR-81-0274
7 – Pas de Bourrès	464 m	FR-81-0464
8 – Pas de Pontraute	380 metres	FR-81-0370
9 – Grand Pas de Pontraute	405 m	FR-81-0405
10 – Col de Liberté	433 m	FR-81-0433
11 – Pas de la Clède	335 m	FR-81-0355

Keywords : Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, the Aveyron Valley, the Grésigne Forest, Centcols

Openrunner link, interactive map, profile, track : https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/17187246

This itinerary is provided for information only. The author accepts no liability, nor that of the Club des Cent Cols, for any imponderables due to the cyclist himself, the equipment used or anything to do with the road, tracks and paths, their surroundings or other users.

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