Cycling looping: Belvédère de la Forclaz

If you hate steep climbs, this is not the ride for you. Great view overlooking the lake.

Direction of travel: clockwise.
Landmarks and connections: Talloires (junction with Tour du lac d'Annecy no. 1); hamlet of Vesonne (junction with the "Promenade cyclable" greenway).
Description:Ten years ago, Eddy Merckx came to Annecy to visit his friends from the Cent Cols club. They took him up the Col de la Forclaz... which Eddy Merckx found hard! A little pass not to be underestimated! It was here that Laurent Jalabert took the lead in 1997, but in the opposite direction, in a desperate last-ditch effort, and Richard Virenque in order to consolidate his last polka-dot jersey. Set off as if you were doing Tour du Lac n°1. The road to the pass, RD42, starts after Menthon-St-Bernard, at the top of the Côte d'Echarvines. The gradient gradually rises to over 10% in several places, reaching 12.6% on the penultimate kilometer! After such an effort, take the time to watch the many paragliders taking off and twirling around. At the end of the descent through Montmin, you'll reach the village of Vesonne. Cross the main road and take the "voie verte" back to Annecy.