Mountain bike enthusiast or beginner in the discipline, are you looking for a mountain bike circuit in Auvergne and more precisely in Puy-de-Dôme? We have selected a number of routes for you. All are maintained regularly and materialized. You can leave with peace of mind thanks to bike activity providers present on the various mountain bike circuits of the Volcans d'Auvergne.
The Saint-Julien round – mountain biking
Where to practice mountain biking in the surroundings and in the Puy de Sancy?
Finding a mountain bike ride in Auvergne or a mountain bike circuit near the Puy de Sancy, as everywhere else, is not always a simple task and can discourage more than one. That's why we've listed some of them. You can choose your mountain bike circuit in the Sancy according to their location, their distance, their duration and also their elevation. Essential criteria for choosing a course adapted to your level.
Why try a mountain bike ride in the Puy-de-Dôme?
Mountain biking is a complete sport, which allows you to work on muscle strengthening, cardio, to control your breathing, your concentration. This sport taking place in nature also allows athletes to discover the region from another angle. Certain mountain bike circuits in Puy-de-Dôme, in Auvergne, as well as the bicycle tourism on bike road, offer magnificent views of the volcanoes, accessible only by this means.
With Mhikes, let yourself be guided!
Mhikes is a free app. GPS navigation is reliable even outside network coverage since once downloaded, the routes are available offline.
In addition, Mhikes provides you with content on the environment (nature, heritage).
- Download the application from the App Store (Iphone) or Google Play (Android) on your smartphone
- Create your account (with your email or with Facebook)
- Choose your course on the map and download it (before going to the course)
- Let yourself be guided to the start of the hike, then throughout your journey
To date, nearly 50 routes (out of the 27 municipalities of the Auvergne VolcanSancy territory) are referenced on the Mhikes application:
- hikes lasting from 30 minutes to 5 hours
- mountain bike routes
- cycle route
Other courses are added regularly.
The GTMC on a mountain bike or VTAE
Since 2018, the Grande Traversée du Massif Central (GTMC) covers 1400 km between the Morvan massif and the Mediterranean. Marked and labeled by the French cycling federation, this version crosses the department of Puy-de-Dôme over 200 km. Stage 14 crosses the Auvergne VolcanSancy destination for around forty kilometres.
Find the complete route of the GTMC
Tourist offers on the GTMC
