Geneva to Avignon

From Geneva to Avignon (Vaucluse, France) in 5 to 6 days, via Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Ain, Isère, Drôme and Ardèche (April 2009).

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

Geneva Avignon

    • Map

    • Connections

      This route is linked to the following itineraries :

      Genève - Mt Mézenc - Pierrelatte, in Pierrelatte (Drôme).
      Genève - Saintes Maries de la Mer - Nîmes, in Tournon-sur-Rhône (Ardèche), between Châteauneuf-sur-Rhône and Pierrelatte, Suze-la-Rousse and Bouchet (Drôme), in Vaison-la-Romaine, and between Séguret and Sarrians (Vaucluse).
      Genève - Santiago de Compostela, in Tournon-sur-Rhône (Ardèche).
      St Marcellin - Les Alpilles - Montélimar, in Montélimar (Drôme), between Buisson and Villedieu, Séguret and Vacqueyras (Vaucluse).

    • Figures

      Data recorded with a Ciclomaster CM434 cycle computer, including an altimeter.

      Total distance : 535 km
      Total time : 31h40
      Total climb : 4900 m
      Average daily distance : 97 km
      Average daily climb : 880 m
      Average speed : 17.1 km/h

      Mountain passes and climbs :

      Dingy-Murcier (Mont de Sion), Haute-Savoie, 615 m
      Yenne to Novalaise, Savoie, 510 m
      Montferrat, Isère, 550 m
      Col de Toutes-Aures / Forêt de Chambaran, Isère, 715 m
      St-Romain-de-Lerps, Ardèche, 620 m
      Col de Rôtisson, Ardèche, 425 m
      Col du Moulin à Vent, Ardèche, 592 m
      Vaison-la-Romaine to Séguret via the hills, Vaucluse, 420 m

    • References

      Michelin Local road map (series replaced by Départements) N° 333 (Isère, Savoie), 1:150'000.
      Michelin Local road map N° 331 (Ardèche, Haute-Loire), 1:150'000.
      Michelin Départements road map N° 332 (Drôme, Vaucluse), 1:150'000.

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