Auvergne is a great playground for cyclists and mountain bikers. Discover the walks and hikes to do and choose your next outing. Find cycling and mountain biking circuit sheets for download!
The Auvergne VolcanSancy Tourist Office offers you the download of cycling and mountain biking circuits in the Puy de Dôme in Auvergne.
Mountain biking Puy de Dome
Summer pastures, hilly landscapes, river crossings, slaloms between volcanoes, Auvergne is also a land of mountain bikers! 1200 km of mountain bike trails are marked in the Puy-de-Dôme and for all levels: gentle hiking, with the family or more sporty, you will easily find the mountain bike route in Auvergne that corresponds to your desire and your level.
« The great crossing of the Massif Central by mountain bike »: 678 km of mountain biking to cover the Massif Central, from the volcanoes of Auvergne to the Mediterranean. The GTMC-VTT stage 14 crosses part of our territory.
The MHIKES application (free) also offers a large number of mountain bike circuits in the Puy-de-Dôme.
Find our MTB route sheets.
Road bike
- A general map, published by the Departmental Cycling Tourism Committee and the Departmental Council of Puy-de-Dôme, includes 12 circuits from 36 to 85 km.
- The cyclo-passes of Puy-de-Dôme: in order to promote cycling on certain peaks of the department recognized for their beauty and the quality of the roads which criss-cross it, and to best reconcile the constraints of motorists and the comfort of cyclists , the shared road concept was retained. The Departmental Council has put in place appropriate signage to alert motorists to the presence of cyclists at the level of the passes. The latter, knowing that traffic remains open, are encouraged to remain vigilant.
- Several itineraries available for download on Auvergne Destination Volcanoes.
The major events in 2023
This summer, 4 events will cross the Auvergne VolcanSancy destination:
- the 1st stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné (June 4)
- the finish of the 9th stage of the Tour de France at the Puy-de-Dôme Summit (July 9)
- the passage of the 10th stage of the Tour de France (July 11)
- the passage of the women's Tour de France (July 24)
