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
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