The loops of the Massif Central
Presentation
A 1,538km route covering several départements, with 14 loops, 109 passes and around 2,965 metres of ascent.
This 100 Cols route in the Massif Central was mapped out by Jean-Marc Clément of the Confrérie des Cent Cols.
Course
Theme
The Club des Cent Cols, founded in 1972, is affiliated to the French Cycling Federation under No. 6384, offers you this permanent walk based on a simple theme: "One hundred passes".
One hundred passes, either to enable you to join the Confrérie des Cent Cols, or to enable you to progress up the Confrérie's "roll of honour", or in any case to help you discover or rediscover the Massif Central, so rich in natural and historic sites.
Controls
Fourteen controls are compulsory; they will be carried out at points along the route chosen by the rider, with one control being carried out in each loop (loop numbers are to be found on the route map).
The loops are as follows and depart from :
- Pontgibaud: 90 km, 7 passes, D+: 1110 m
- Orcival: 90.5 km, 7 passes, D+: 1915 m
- Cournon d'Auvergne: 121 km, 6 cols, D+: 2150 m
- Thiers: 102 km, 7cols, D+: 1920 m
- Chalmazel: 98.5 km, 12 passes, D+: 2075 m
- Ambert 1: 114 km, 5 passes, D+: 2295 m
- Ambert 2: 103.5 km, 8 passes, D+: 2000 m
- Langeac: 118.5 km; 5 passes, D+: 1905 m
- Brives-Charensac: 123 km, 7 passes, D+: 2355 m
- Allanche 1: 108 km, 6 passes, D+: 2100 m
- Allanche 2: 124 km, 13 passes, D+: 2430 m
- Vic-sur-Cère: 115 km, 8 passes, D+: 2450 m
- Aurillac: 118 km, 9 passes, D+: 2475 m
- Châteauneuf de Randon: 112 km, 9 passes, D+: 1980 m
Some passes
- Col de Ceyssat (63)
- Col de la Croix St Robert (63)
- Col de Ventouse (63)
- Col du Pertuis (63)
- Col de la Chamboite (42)
- Col de Chansert ((63)
- Col des Supeyres (63)
- Col de la Croix de l'Arbre (43)
- Col de Rossignol (43)
- Col d'Eylac (15)
- Col de Vestizoux (63)
- Col de Prat de Bouc (15)
- Pas de Peyrol (15)
- Col du Cheval Mort (48)
BCN and BPF sites on the route
- Orcival (63)
- Col de Ceyssat (63)
- Châteauneuf de Randon (48)
- Chalmazel (42)
- Thiézac (15)
Rules of the game for permanent walks
All participants in this permanent trail agree to respect the game rules governing it.
For further information
Contact the person in charge of permanent walks
Jean-Marc CLEMENT
10 rue de Normandie
31120 Portet sur Garonne
FRANCE
Tel: +33 (0)5 61 76 30 12
E-mail: [email]randos@centcols.org [/email]
Please note: Please only send your route maps to be approved, as well as your postcards and travel reports, to the person in charge of permanent hikes who is active at the time of sending and whom you can find on the 100 COLS website!