Bortois Plateau sports cycling circuit
Description
It is on the last foothills of the Millevaches plateau that the 63 km adventure begins... Ussel is the starting point of this sporting circuit! We invite you to discover this city with its medieval past before the first pedal strokes!
Direction Bort-les-Orgues, the ideal place for a well-deserved break! Between a large cliff more than 2 kilometres long and 80 to 100 metres high, the presence of the large dam with its important water reservoir and the surprising Val castle (dating from the 15th century), it would be a shame to miss it!
12km further on, the circuit invites you to discover the site of St-Nazaire. This site offers a magnificent landscape with a view of the gorges of the Dordogne (reservoir of the Marèges dam) and the Diège. The site of St-Nazaire is considered to be the most beautiful viewpoint in the Dordogne valley and is rated *** by Michelin.
Technical informations
63 km
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max. 787 m
min. 540 m
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Styles : DiscoveryIn the country Public : Sportsmen Theme : Patrimony | |||||||
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Points of interest
Bort les Orgues, ville manufacturière
Bort les Orgues est située au cœur du Massif Central, et a cette particularité géographique d’être le trait d’union entre l’Auvergne et le Limousin. Bort s’étire au fond de la Vallée de la Dordogne, elle est traversée par la belle «Rivière Espérance». Ville manufactière, qui a vu s'installer au fil des siècles plusieurs manufactures; saboteries, la chapellerie, le moulinage de la soie puis cité industrielle, devenant la cité du cuir, sa renommée aux Tanneries de Bort. Sans oublier l'entreprise de confection textile, «Etablissement MAS, et à partir de 1942, la construction du barrage.
Site de la Vie
On the D82, 20km north of Bort-les-Orgues, in the commune of Monestier-Port-Dieu. Viewpoint for the Bort-les-Orgues reservoir.
Table d'orientation
Viewpoint indicator at 747 metres, accessible by the North of the village in the direction of Saint-Fréjoux. Panorama on the Plomb du Cantal and the Puy de Sancy.
Vestiges gallo-romains
11km northwest of Bort-les-Orgues, on the D979. This site comprises a fanum (temple), a small annexe and three altars. Unaccompanied visit.
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