Riders Rest Touring Routes

Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 4 Mount Dore Passes - Outward Towns : Treignac, Lac de Bariousses, Lac Viam, Bugat, Meymac, Ussel, Borg Lastic, Les Bourboule, Mount Dore, Regions : Limousin (Correze) Auvergne ( Puy Dome) Duration : 105 Miles / 168 Kms Attractions : Gorges d Avese, Source of the River Dordogne, Ski Slopes of Sancy, and Super Besse, Auvergne National Parc des Volcans, Chain of Volcanoes. Coffee Stops : Bourge Lastic, La Bourboule, Sancey Apre Ski. Description : Starting at Riders Rest. you head out on the D940 past the Plage Bariousses, enjoying the long sweeping bends to the D979 where you join a fast open road with see through sweepers, ideal for larger bikes to really throw about. Once through the industrial Ussel, you once again hit some nice biking roads and head up the D1098 to Bourg-Lastic for Coffee enjoy also the Bakery opposite the church Cafe. From here you head on through the Gorges d Avese, through some narrow and tight roads, once you hit the high ground you get some superb views of the Mounts that make up the Mount Dore. before joining the D922 where you will enjoy the surface and gradual twisties to Mount Dore. From Mount Dore's Ski Slop Sancy you head up and over the 1st Pass keep your concentration for the bends which are coming at you thick and fast but take time to look left at the chain of volcanoes at the largest with the radio tower on is Puy de Dome. Tour 4 Page 1 Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 4 Route Card: Mont Dore Outward Route Head east on Theil at Junction Take the 1st right onto the D132E3 Continue to follow D132E3 Slight left onto D16 Continue to follow D16 to Roundabout At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto D940 Head northeast on D940 past St Hiliaire les Courbes continue on D940 to T-Junction At T-Junction Turn Right onto the D979towards Bugeat/Ussel long road through forrests At T-Junction Take the 1st right onto D36 Continue on the D36 to Maymac Slight right onto Rue de Lachaud/D36E Turn left onto D979 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit Continue to follow D979At roundabout take 1st exit to St Angel, Ussel, Bort les Orgues Continue on D979 bridge over the A89 At St Angel Take the 1st left onto D1089 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit and stay on D1089 - Go through 2 roundabouts - Through Ussel Centre, heading for Clermont-Fd - Pass Honda, Moto Guzzi and Yamaha dealerships Continue east on D1089 towards Clermont-Fd Continue onto D2089 At Bourg-Lastic look for the Church and stop for Coffee at The Cafe du Commerce cake from the Patisserie over the road Turn right onto D987 Gorges d' Aveze after coffee retrace your steps back to this turning now on your left Continue northwest on D987 Turn left onto D922 Continue northeast on D922 Take the D996 exit toward Le Mont-Dore/La Bourboule/Saint-Sauves Watch for speed camera Turn right onto D996 La Bourboule Turn right onto D129 Take the 1st left Continue to follow D129A Take the 2nd left to stay on D129A At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D996 La Bourboule main street At the roundabout, take the 1st exit over the bridge Follow the road left onto D130 Take 2nd exit Fuel Stop After fuelling make your way back to the roundabout and continue on D130entering Mt Dore Slight right onto D645Av. Jules Ferry Turn right D983 Slight left onto Route du Sancy stay on D983 Head northeast on D983 Sancy Ski Slope Coffee and Photo Stop U-Turn retrace steps down hill to Junction Slight right Signed to A89, Autres-Directions, [i] Centre Ville Head through the Town Centre Slight right to stay on D983 Signed to Clermont-Fd, Issoire, St Nectaire Continue onto Le Barbier follow D983 towards Clermont-Fd via the Col de Guery Stop just before the D2089 Change routes you are headed Right at this Junction Tour 4 Page 2 Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 4 Mount Dore Passes - Homeward Towns : Murol, Le Chambon, Mount Dore, Les Bourboule, Lanobre, Chateau de Val, Bort-Les-Orgues, Egletons. Treignac Regions : Limousin (Correze) Auvergne ( Puy Dome) Duration : 107 Miles / 172 Kms Attractions Col de la Croix Morant, Col _de_la_Croix_Saint-Robert, The D16, Auvergne National Parc des Volcans Chateau de Val, Barrage de Bort-Les-Orgues. Coffee Stops : Just before you head back in to Mt Dore, Cateau de Val, Egletons. Description : This part of the ride see's you traverse the Mt Dore mountains past Castle Murol, and through to the Lac Le Chambon for a coffee, before climbing one of the passes, watch out for cyclists, up over and then down to Mt Dore township once more. You now head back along the D922 to Lanobre and for a coffee at Chateau de Val, before crossing the Dam over the River Dordogne and up the D979 through St Angel and on to Egletons, before the 30 Kms of pure twisties that is the D16 into Treignac. Tour 4 Page 3 Motorcycle Touring from Riders Rest Tour No 4 Route Card: Mont Dore Return Route Turn Right on to the D2089 Continue along the D2089 Slight right onto D213 Sign posted Aydat; Murol, St Nectaire Turn right onto D5 Sign Posted Murol, St Nectaire Continue to follow D5 Slight right onto D996 Go through 1 roundabout Turn right onto Le Lac Chambon Coffe Stop Food is also available here Continue along the D996 up the Col Croix Morand Turn Left toward Mt Dore stay on the D996 Slight Right at bottom of hill Follow Toutes-Directions [i] Centre Ville Signage Turn right Follow signs for La Bourboule At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Continue on the D130 to next roundabout At the roundabout, take the 1st exit Fuel Stop Retrace steps to the Roundabout and take the 1st exit to Continue on D130 Follow the road right at across bridge to Roundabout At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto D996 Go through next roundabout Turn right to stay on D996 Turn left to merge onto D922 toward Bort-les-Orgues/Tauves/La Tour-d'Auvergne At Lanobre Turn right onto Route du Château de Val and Follow road to Lake Chateau de Val Coffee stop Retrace your steps back to the D922 and Lanobre Turn right onto D922 Slight right onto D683 Towards the A89; Ussel; Le Barrage to cross the Dam At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto D979 Continue on D979 through Margerides, and St Voctour At La Serre Roundabout take 2nd exit for A89, Maymac Continue on D979 At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto D1089 towards, St Angel, Egletons and Tulle Continue on the D1089 in to Egletons At roundabout Take 3rd exit towards A89; Tulle Continue on D1089 At the Next Roundabout, there is a Fuel Stop if required Exit the roundabout onto D16 Head north on D16 to St Yrieix le Dt Go through 1 roundabout At Jct turn left on D16 toward St Yrieix le Dt and Treignac - Continue on D16 Just before the Intermarche Treignac Turn right on D16E5 - Fuel Stop if required Turn right onto D940 Head southwest on D940 toward Les Bariousses About 49 secs At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto D16E3 Limoges; Chamberet After right bend take Slight right onto D132E3 towards Noux ; Dechetterie Continue to follow D132E3 Turn Left after Manzan to Theil Download: The satnav route now. Follow this link to download the appropriate routing information Map dependant on your Sat-Nav or Mapping System ie Google Earth > http://www.ridersrest.eu/routes/MtDorePasses.htm Tour 4 Page 4 .

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