Grande Traversée de l'Ardèche VTT
The Grande Traversée de l'Ardèche by mountain bike connects Annonay to Bourg-Saint-Andéol from north to south over more than 313km. Eager for wide open spaces you will discover the Monts Mézenc and Gerbier de Jonc, the Bois de Païolive and finally the Gorges de l'Ardèche.
Route details
Description
High up there, on the borders of Ardèche and Haute-Loire, the foothills of the Massif Central will be your departure for this adventure on the GTA MTB. Then it's the Ardèche mountains and its trails that await you. We no longer look at it in the same way, seen today as a space of authenticity and freedom. Further south, we readily claim to belong to the Cévennes Ardèche. And finally to finish, you will cycle in southern Ardèche, the most popular and coveted of the Ardèche territories as it conceals treasures.
Crossing the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Natural Park, eager for wide open spaces, you will set off towards the Monts Mézenc and Gerbier de Jonc, the Tanargue massif, the Païolive woods and the Gorges de l'Ardèche. To finish in the vineyards and orchards on the hillsides before reaching the banks of the Rhône.
313km in 7 stages in the heart of Ardèche on the GTA VTT
Stage 1: Annonay – Devesset: 58.3km
Stage 2: Devesset – Les Estables: 47.5km
Stage 3: Les Estables – Lanarce: 52.6km
Stage 4: Lanarce – Montselgues: 39.5km
Stage 5: Montselgues – Les Vans: 34.3km
Stage 6: Les Vans – Vallon Pont d’Arc: 34.8km
Stage 7: Vallon Pont d’Arc – Bourg-Saint-Andéol: 51.4km
Note that there is a second departure from Tournon-sur-Rhône to reach Devesset, a 105km variant in two stages:
Variant stage 1: Tournon-sur-Rhône – Saint-Félicien: 54.8km
Variant stage 2: Saint-Félicien – Devesset: 50.1km
Marking and development of the GTA VTT
The Grande Traversée de l’Ardèche VTT is marked in the North > South direction.
Marking: FFC MTB marking, red directional arrow on white background
The route is particularly suitable for mountain bikes or electrically assisted mountain bikes (MTB-AE).
It mainly follows long-distance hiking trails (GR4 and GR7)
Nature of the ground: Stones · Hard surface (tar, cement, floor) · Earth
Transport of luggage, bicycles and people on the GTA VTT
La Malle Postale accompanies you on the 7 stages from Annonay to Bourg-Saint-Andéol and can transport your luggage and mountain bikes between Annonay and Bourg-Saint-Andéol.
Trains and stations to access the GTA VTT
• Saint-Etienne: TER 17 Saint-Etienne-Annonay bus line (40km) with free bike space
• St-Vallier-sur-Rhône: closest station to Annonay (23 km)
TER Lyon / Avignon line with free bike space
• Pierrelatte: closest station to Bourg-Saint-Andeol (6 km)
TER Lyon / Avignon line with free bike space.
The routes interconnected to the Grande Traversée de l’Ardèche VTT
• Via Fluvia (common section of Annonay up to the place called “Les Seux” – Boulieu-lès-Annonay)
• Dolce Via (connection to Saint-Agrève)
• ViaRhôna (connection to Bourg-Saint-Andéol)
Crossing the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Natural Park, eager for wide open spaces, you will set off towards the Monts Mézenc and Gerbier de Jonc, the Tanargue massif, the Païolive woods and the Gorges de l'Ardèche. To finish in the vineyards and orchards on the hillsides before reaching the banks of the Rhône.
313km in 7 stages in the heart of Ardèche on the GTA VTT
Stage 1: Annonay – Devesset: 58.3km
Stage 2: Devesset – Les Estables: 47.5km
Stage 3: Les Estables – Lanarce: 52.6km
Stage 4: Lanarce – Montselgues: 39.5km
Stage 5: Montselgues – Les Vans: 34.3km
Stage 6: Les Vans – Vallon Pont d’Arc: 34.8km
Stage 7: Vallon Pont d’Arc – Bourg-Saint-Andéol: 51.4km
Note that there is a second departure from Tournon-sur-Rhône to reach Devesset, a 105km variant in two stages:
Variant stage 1: Tournon-sur-Rhône – Saint-Félicien: 54.8km
Variant stage 2: Saint-Félicien – Devesset: 50.1km
Marking and development of the GTA VTT
The Grande Traversée de l’Ardèche VTT is marked in the North > South direction.
Marking: FFC MTB marking, red directional arrow on white background
The route is particularly suitable for mountain bikes or electrically assisted mountain bikes (MTB-AE).
It mainly follows long-distance hiking trails (GR4 and GR7)
Nature of the ground: Stones · Hard surface (tar, cement, floor) · Earth
Transport of luggage, bicycles and people on the GTA VTT
La Malle Postale accompanies you on the 7 stages from Annonay to Bourg-Saint-Andéol and can transport your luggage and mountain bikes between Annonay and Bourg-Saint-Andéol.
Trains and stations to access the GTA VTT
• Saint-Etienne: TER 17 Saint-Etienne-Annonay bus line (40km) with free bike space
• St-Vallier-sur-Rhône: closest station to Annonay (23 km)
TER Lyon / Avignon line with free bike space
• Pierrelatte: closest station to Bourg-Saint-Andeol (6 km)
TER Lyon / Avignon line with free bike space.
The routes interconnected to the Grande Traversée de l’Ardèche VTT
• Via Fluvia (common section of Annonay up to the place called “Les Seux” – Boulieu-lès-Annonay)
• Dolce Via (connection to Saint-Agrève)
• ViaRhôna (connection to Bourg-Saint-Andéol)
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