Bort-les-Orgues Haute-Vallée de la Dordogne 88 km
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 54.45 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,764 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 4,783 ft
- Max elevation
- 2,682 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 1,164 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 33 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1950
- Uploaded
- August 20, 2011
- Recorded
- July 2011
near Bort-les-Orgues, Limousin (France)
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Itinerary description
Route southwest from Bort-les-Orgues on both sides of the Dordogne valley. It starts with a 5.6 km climb to Puy de Bort, passing near the famous 'Orgues' (if you want to see them up close you have to leave your bike). It then winds through quiet countryside down and up the Diège valley to Liginiac, and then to Sérandon where the road drops to one of the Dordogne reservoirs. The route then crosses the reservoir and climbs out of the valley to Arches where it then winds down the Mars valley to Vendes. The last climb is to Champagnac and from there the route goes down back to Bort. The countryside along the whole route is beautiful and mostly deserted and the route offers some great views unless it rains as it did the day I rode this route.
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Panorama
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Belvédère de Grotte-Bruyère
Belvédère de Grotte-Bruyère is a look-out point over the Dordogne valley with views of the Dordogne reservoir and the Sumène branch.
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Jaleyrac Road
The little road from Jaleyrac to the D12 has bad asphalt with grass in the middle here and there. It is ok for a racing bike if you cut down on your speed. If you want a faster road, take the D922 to Vendès, and continue the route from there.
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