Saint-Marcellin - Portes du Vercors

Between agricultural plains, walnut groves and unobstructed views of the Vercors, this accessible circuit takes you along quiet little roads, ideal for discovering the landscapes around Saint-Marcellin while enjoying a rich natural and cultural heritage.

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  • Road cycling
    Activity: Road cycling
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    Distance: 35.11 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 21min 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 253 m
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    Descent: - 248 m

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    Highest point: 301 m
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    Lowest point: 163 m

Description of the route

Departure from the Diapason car park.

(S/E) Go around Le Diapason, head towards the cemetery, turn left and join Rue du Colombier.

Route marked with green and white signs

(1) Turn left onto this street.

(2) At the crossroads, go straight ahead, slightly to the left, onto Rue de la Plaine, and follow it to the end.

(3) Turn left onto Rue des Entreprises and stay on this small road. Pass Chemin CER de Maillard and you will come to a fork.

(4) Turn left onto Rue de Cervan. Continue along Route du Bas Gervan, ignore two turnings on the right, and begin a long descent until you reach a crossroads.

(5) Take the hairpin bend to the right onto Route de Mandret. Continue on the D71 and arrive at Grande Rue in La Sône.

(6) Follow it to the right, cross the village and reach a crossroads at the town exit sign.

(7) Turn left onto Route de Saint-Hilaire. Follow this road slightly uphill, cross the level crossing and immediately turn left onto Chemin des Arriberts. Further on, turn left onto Allée des Coquelicots and you will reach a crossroad.

(8) Continue right until you reach the next crossroads.

(9) Take the second road on the right, Chemin de la Croix des Goulets. Continue straight ahead until you reach the third junction.

(10) Continue left onto Route de l'Achard until you reach the next junction.

(11) Turn right onto Route de Grange Vieille, then quickly turn left onto the cycle path. Follow this to a four-way junction at the corner of a residential area.

(12) Turn right onto Route des Cares.

(13) Continue on theD21A, Route de Saint-Lattier, with caution, as this is a busier road. Follow it, cross Les Guillots and continue until you find Chemin de Port du Perrier on the left.

(14) Take this road, go under the motorway bridge, then cross the railway line and you will come to a crossroads. Keep left and you will soon reach Route de la Rivière on the right.

(15) Take this road and pass under the viaduct. At the three-way junction that follows, go straight ahead, cross the hamlet of La Rivière and follow this road straight ahead until you reach Route de Saint-Hilaire, which starts with a hairpin bend on the right, just before house no. 2535.

(16) Turn right, cross the bridge over the Furand, and continue up to the next junction.

(17) Continue left onto Chemin de l'Ancienne Route de Chatte, then Chemin du Pinet, until you reach the hamlet of the same name.

(18) At the three-way junction, continue left until the end of Chemin du Pinet.

(19) Turn right and follow Route de Saint-Bonnet de Chavagne (D68) to the roundabout in Chatte.

(20) Take thethird exit onto the D68, then turn right onto the D27 towards Saint-Marcellin and continue to No. 452 Grande Rue.

(21) Turn left onto Ancienne Route de Chatte and follow this road until you reach Rue Puvelin on the right.

(22) Take this road, then turn left opposite the fire station (Avenue de Provence) and continue to the second crossroads.

(23) Turn right onto Avenue de l'Abbaye, cross the D1092 and continue straight ahead onto Rue de la Fraternité. Continue onto Rue de la Liberté until you reach a roundabout.

(24) Take thefirst exit, D518, go up the bridge over the railway line, and reach the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(2) Turn left onto Rue du Colombier, then retrace your steps to reach the Diapason car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 279 m - Diapason car park - Cumane (cours d'eau) - Affluent de l'Isère
  2. 1 : km 0.49 - alt. 281 m - Rue du Colombier - Gare de St-Marcellin
  3. 2 : km 0.84 - alt. 280 m - Rue de la Plaine
  4. 3 : km 2.48 - alt. 274 m - Rue des Entreprises
  5. 4 : km 4.73 - alt. 268 m - Rue de Cervan
  6. 5 : km 6.35 - alt. 234 m - Mandret Road
  7. 6 : km 9.14 - alt. 190 m - Grande Rue - Isère (rivière)
  8. 7 : km 9.54 - alt. 216 m - Route de Saint-Hilaire
  9. 8 : km 11.64 - alt. 236 m - Crossing road
  10. 9 : km 12.48 - alt. 234 m - Chemin de la Croix des Goulets
  11. 10 : km 13.25 - alt. 225 m - Route de l'Achard
  12. 11 : km 14.08 - alt. 223 m - Route de Grange Vieille
  13. 12 : km 15.83 - alt. 202 m - Route des Cares. - Gare de St-Hilaire-St-Nazaire
  14. 13 : km 16.19 - alt. 204 m - D21A
  15. 14 : km 18.16 - alt. 193 m - Chemin de Port du Perrier
  16. 15 : km 18.97 - alt. 163 m - Route de la Rivière - Isère (rivière)
  17. 16 : km 23.4 - alt. 246 m - Route de Saint-Hilaire - Furand (rivière) - Affluent de l'Isère
  18. 17 : km 24.87 - alt. 243 m - Chemin de l'Ancienne Route de Chatte
  19. 18 : km 27.25 - alt. 280 m - Hameau du Pinet
  20. 19 : km 28.88 - alt. 299 m - Route de Saint-Bonnet de Chavagne (D68)
  21. 20 : km 30.07 - alt. 281 m - Roundabout, D68
  22. 21 : km 30.73 - alt. 283 m - Ancienne Route de Chatte
  23. 22 : km 32.76 - alt. 278 m - Rue Puvelin
  24. 23 : km 33.21 - alt. 278 m - Avenue de l'Abbaye
  25. 24 : km 33.82 - alt. 280 m - Roundabout, D518
  26. S/E : km 35.1 - alt. 279 m - Diapason car park

Notes

Always follow the signs indicating the route. No significant difficulties.

Worth a visit

(6) La Sône, Fontaine Pétrifiante.

(S/E) Town of Saint-Marcellin.

Reviews and comments

sncf
sncf

21 minutes for 35 km? Over 100 km/h? That doesn't seem feasible to me.

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