Mountain bike

Around Castellane

Randonnées vtt

autour de Castellane

Randonnées vtt

Légendes et explications

For more informations about mountain bikes roads, go to the office du tourisme de Castellane.

Les chemins du soleil

The south part of the Chemins du Soleil - Crossing the Alps by mountain bike, labeled by the French Cycling Federation - passes through Castellane.

Two sections are attached to Castellane

 Castellane / Rougon

Departure : Castellane (724 m)
Arrival : Rougon (966 m)
Distance : 18 km
Elevation (positive / negative) : 800 m / 560 m
Highest point / lowest point : 1240 m / 710 m
Length : 3h
Difficulty : Noir - Noir – V3

This route uses the old Roman road that once linked Castellane to Moustiers through the mountains, passing through the hameau de Chasteuil and the plateau de Suech. During the descent to Rougon look up, you may see the vultures of the Verdon and the canyon below!

 St-André les Alpes / Castellane

Departure : Saint-André Les Alpes (895 m)
Arrival : Castellane (724 m)
Distance : 24 km
Elevation (positive / negative) : 820 m / 990 m
Highest point / lowest point : 1310 m / 724 m
Length : 2h30
Difficulty : Rouge - Bleu – V4

A section overlooking the lake of Castillon (possibility of swimming, beach 500 m from the col de Cheiron) through the isolated hameau de Courchons.

+ more informations on :
www.grande-traversee-alpes.com
www.vtt.alpes-haute-provence.fr/grande-traversee-vtt-transverdon

Guide

The collection "itinérance" published by vtopo presents this route "Sisteron-Nice" cut into 24 sections. Each section includes detailed data, IGN maps, useful information and technical scoring system ranging from V1 to V6.

=> Les chemin du soleil tome 3 - Les préalpes : Sisteron-Nice

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