Doreen survived her 3 day cycling boot camp in the beautiful Parc Naturel Régional du Vercors with one final great ride.
As a final project, we climbed the Col de Chalimont (from the north side) and then went offroad – (I did a quick shortcut to visit Col du Liorin first – see map below).
From the Col is a great trail up the Sommet de Château Julien.
A tired but smiling Doreen enjoyed the panoramic views from here. At 1565 metres this was the high point of our trip.
Just a bit further along is the Col de Malaterre and then a superb descent on another deserted forest road back to Villard de Lans.
And then I couldn’t resist. After three great days of Col hunting, I set off for one more – Col de la Croix Perrin (although purists should climb this from Grenoble).
OK, we’re both pretty tired now, but we’re already talking about revisiting the Vercors.
4 Comments
I think Doreen is ready for Col du Parpaillon. Will, so much for your “Doreen will NOT go off-road”.
Hi Eric – what you can’t see from the photos is that Will got off his bike to push me through the hardest bits, then pulled me up the hiking trail because I was so tired!! Going uphill is tough enough, but add sandy patches and rocks and I was more than happy to accept a push!
Chilly, my hero!!
Doreen
Still brave (of the 2 of you)
Cool pics. You do love the hairpins!