Highlands bike tour

Highlands bike tour 8 or 7 days
From 880 € *
/ PERSON
  • Duration: 8 or 7 days
  • Distance: 235 km
  • Level: Intermediate

A spectacular itinerary, suitable for all abilities, that takes you on a journey across unspoilt landscapes, exploring sites such as the plateaus of the Mézenc, Lignon and the Sucs du Meygal. Pedal your electric bike around the places made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson, following the Saint Régis Trail, sections of Saint James’ Way and a network of pretty country lanes. An authentic trip that will give you a real change of scenery and allow you to admire mountain landscapes, volcanic lakes and lush pastures, as well as the Haute-Loire architecture and gastronomy.

  • Difference in altitude: 4575m – Country roads and easy trails
  • Easy routes and paths
  • Family Tour : Children from 13
  • Price (per person, on a basis of 2 people sharing)
Haute-Loire highlands bike tour
8 days / 7 nights		 Fares 

Your bike tour including:
Your bike trip Half-board basis*
Luggage transfer (1 bag maxi 13kg / pax)
Digital guiding solution for your smartphone
Phone assistance

 €940 / pax
Happy Tour – Discount from 4 pax within the same booking -€50 /pax
EXTRAS
Rent a trekking E-bike + 2 panniers  +€195/ bike
Rent a trekking bike + 2 panniers +€120/ bike
3 superior comfort stays in Moudeyres and in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and St-Julien-Chapteuil +€140/pax
Single room (1 pers.) +€210
7 days bike tour – Suppress the last night in Le Puy-en-Velay -€60 / pax

*Your first stay in Le puy is booked on the bed & breakfast option to allow you to choose your restaurant in town.
Agency fees : See the “Price Info” section
Discover our trekking bikes 

Click on the schedule to book your e-bike trip – See General terms and conditions

 

 

Advantages of going on an electric bike tour with L’Autre Chemin:

  • You travel self-guided and follow a specially-planned route with short stages so that you can make the most of your time in the Haute-Loire.
  • We provide modern electric bikes that are both comfortable and easy to ride. L’Autre Chemin can also supply children’s bikes or trailers.
  • Your stopovers are in guesthouses or family-friendly hotels, providing a comfortable and authentic base from which you can discover the local area and enjoy a real change of scenery.
  • Your luggage is transferred to each stopover (1 bag maxi 13kg / pax).
  • All of the itineraries have been tried and tested to ensure that our packages are both extraordinary and accessible.
  • Day after day

    Please note that every stopover is given as an indication and may be modified according to the availability of accommodation 

    Day 1 : Your arrival in Le Puy-en_velay

    A day of discovery of the city of Puy-en-Velay.
    The opportunity to discover the Vellave city. ! You stroll and discover the upper town of Puy-en-Velay. Take the secret streets, discover the Cathedral starting point of the Way of Saint Jacques de Compostela.

    To discover :

    A faire, à voir :
    > The Cathedral starting point of the Saint-James way
    > Notre-Dame de France
    > The Saint-Michel chapel
    > Crozatier museum
    > the secret streets of the old town
    > The castle of Polignac
    > During summer, the light show Puy de Lumières
    > The immersive Show Hôtel e Lumières
    > The Immersive show Terres de Géant

    Day 2 : Le Puy– MOUDEYRES - 37 KM - D+865M

    Follow the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson until you reach Monastier-sur-Gazeille, then cycle along the St Régis Trail (GR 430) through quaint little villages such as Freycenet-la-Tour, Moudeyres with its thatched cottages, and St Front with its 12th century church.

    To discover :
    • Saint Chaffre Abbey
    • St Jean Baptiste Church
    • Fontains
    • Croyances populaires museum
    • School museum
    • Cultural European hall (exhibitions)
    • La Recoumène bridge
    • Bunjee jump

    • Freycenet La Tour
    > The 11st century gothic church
    > Barthes' pond

    • Moudeyres
    > Frères Perrel house
    > The thatched roofs

    Day 3 : MOUDEYRES – LES ESTABLES - 47 KM - D+ 955m

    Today you will come out onto the high plateaus of the Mézenc, which boast lush pastures, herds of Fin Gras du Mézenc cattle and characteristic houses. Take advantage of your stopover in Les Estables to climb up Mount Mézenc (the rooftop of the Haute-Loire).

    To discover :

    • Saint-Front
    > Higlands typical village
    > The 12nd century roman church
    > The volcanic lake
    > Bigorre, The thatched roofs village

    • Chaudeyrolles
    > House of Fin gras du Mézenc
    > The Narces

    • Les Estables
    > Hiking on the Mézenc Mount
    > The church
    > Mountainbiking with an instructor
    > the 4 seasons sledge

    Day 4 : LES ESTABLES – FAY SUR LIGNON – 42 KM - D+ 1160M

    From Les Estables, head towards Les Boutières then down to the village of Borée, where you can admire its strange dolmens before crossing back into the Haute-Loire near Fay-sur-Lignon, which plays host to a horse fair every October.

    To do, to see :
    • Borée
    > Dolmens
    > The church

    • Saint-Clément :
    The school of wind

    • Fay sur Lignon :
    > St-Régis' fountain
    > The central place
    > Craft : honey, fruits, jams

    Day 5 : FAY SUR LIGNON – LE CHAMBON SUR LIGNON – 39 KM - D+465M

    Today, you will follow various paths and roads to Saint Agrève before pedalling along the banks of the Devesset lake. If the weather allows, you can have a dip in the lake or try some water sports.

    To discover :
    • Devesset : The lake

    • Le Chambon sur Lignon :
    > Velay express steam train
    > Hope & memory museum

    Day 6 : LE CHAMBON SUR LIGNON – QUEYRIÈRES – 37 KM - D+800M

    A day riding across the Lignon and Meygal. The route takes you through Chambon-sur-Lignon (a village that was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe) then on to your day's destination of Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, capital of the Meygal, where you can admire the church and visit the Jules Romain museum.

    To discover:
    • Mazet-St-Voy : Botanic garden

    • Champclause
    > The blue lake
    > The church

    • Queyrières
    > Volcano cheminey

    Day 7 : QUEYRIÈRES – LE PUY-EN-VELAY– 34 KM - D+330M

    The last stopover of your holiday. To return to base, take the GR 65 (also known as Saint James' Way) then cross the Loire at Brives-Charensac before following the Puy-en-Velay cycle path.

    To discover :
    • Saint-Julien-Chapteuil
    > The roman church
    > The mill of Neyzac

    • Saint-Pierre-Eynac
    > The roman church

    • Saint-Germain-Laprade
    > Castle
    > Doue abbey vestiges

    • Brives-Charensac
    > The bridges

    Day 8 : Le Puy-en-Velay

    End of our services after the breakfast

  • Extras & Services

    As an optional extra, L’Autre Chemin offers:

    Lone traveller?

    L’Autre Chemin offers high quality accommodation in a single room, for a small surcharge: +€210

    You want to rent a bike

    • Rental of hybrid bikes with 2 panniers : +€195 / bike
    • Rental of trekking bikes without assistance : +120€ / bike

    If you plan to travel with your bike, please make sure of certain points:

    If it is an electrically assisted bicycle, the battery must have a minimum power of 400 watts. Attention: the battery must be removable, if this is not the case, please contact us to check the possibilities of reception.
    It is imperative that it be in perfect working order before departure. Consider getting it checked out.
    Thank you for providing an adequate repair kit as well as a smartphone holder on the handlebars
    Our routes mix small roads and paths, your bike must be hybrid, mountain bike or gravel with suitable tires. City and road bikes are therefore to be avoided – If in doubt, call us!

    Grands Plateaux with superior comfort option

    +€140/ pers. for the stopovers in :

    Extra night in Le Puy

    It is always pleasant to have rest and take a good shower before leaving, but also to enjoy the city of Le Puy a little more, you can opt for an extra night at the end of your stay.

    • Night reception & breakfast Hotel***: 75 € / pers
    • Night reception & breakfast in single room Hotel*** : 110 €

     

     

  • Accomodation

    L’Autre Chemin has teamed up with a selection of guesthouses and small, traditional hotels to offer guests the best that the Haute-Loire has to offer, ensuring that every stopover is an opportunity to learn about the architecture, lifestyle, gastronomy and local people of this region.

    Example of accommodation

    Les Chaumières d'Alambre - Moudeyres

    Les Chaumières d’Alambre – Moudeyres

  • Price Info

    Prices include: 

    • Accommodation in double, twin, triple or multiple room with half-board (except stopovers in Le Puy proposed in B&B basis)
    • French holiday tax,
    • Luggage transfers (1 bag maxi 13kg / pax) to every stopover,
    • A digital guiding solution
    • Telephone assistance

    Extra 

    • Rent of an E-bike
    • Rent of a trekking bike
    • Single room
    • No last night in Le Puy-en-Velay

    Prices do not include:

    • Transport and transfers to the starting point,
    • Any meals included in the selected option, drinks,
    • Bike rental
    • Parking
    • Spending money, any optional visits or activities,
    • Cancellation or multiple-risk insurance
    • Agency fees : €10 / rider.
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