Via Allier à vélo – Étape 15 – Prades > Saint-Privat-d'Allier
The Allier gorges narrow and the Via Allier cycle route climbs higher.
This aerial course with demanding terrain overlooks the gorges and offers magnificent views of the river, the Devès mountains and the Margeride peaks. Rock castles stand guard and guide your progress. A well-deserved stop in Saint-Privat-d'Allier which dominates the gorges sums up this cycling stage well. The village is also a meeting place, you will surely come across pilgrims on the way to Compostela. A course reserved for cyclists accustomed to or equipped with VAE.
The route:
A long climb on the D48 marks the start of this stage of the Via Allier. Once in Vergues we find the D301 which remains overlooking the river until Saint-Privat-d'Allier, alternating climbs and descents of varying lengths. A stage with a significant difference in altitude.
The route:
A long climb on the D48 marks the start of this stage of the Via Allier. Once in Vergues we find the D301 which remains overlooking the river until Saint-Privat-d'Allier, alternating climbs and descents of varying lengths. A stage with a significant difference in altitude.
Tips and Suggestions
Do not miss :
● Saint-Privat-d'Allier: perched village overlooking the Allier gorges. 1st stage on the way to Santiago on the Via Podiensis. Romanesque church. Remains of Rochegude castle.
● The Road to Compostela: the Via Podiensis linking Puy-en-Velay to Saint-Jean-Pied-de Port is one of the best-known and most frequented pilgrimage routes.
Location details
- In the countryside
- River or river view
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