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Hello !
Just got back from a journey from Grenoble to Haute Loire, in family (with a 7 year old on his own bike).
The Grenoble-Valence section of this road is excellent for riding with a full equipment. With lovely view too. The only issue is a part of the section between Vinay and St Hilaire du Rosier that is on a road with lorries and fast driving cars, with poor visibility. It is a bit dangerous with kids.
Otherwise, I recommend this route.
Hello !
Just got back from a journey and we took the Via Fluvia. We were three of us : two parents and a 7 year old with his own bike. There are numerous stretches of this via Fluvia that are too dangerous for a family or even for a slow cyclist with a heavy load : heavy traffic roads with lorries. We took our MTB instead of road bikes and diverted through tracks on the GR65 Compostela hiking trail. Most of the time we could ride without issue and we were carrying a full equipment 😁 we had to push a little between St Sauveur and the Col du Tracol. Doing so adds a significant elevation to the road.
Otherwise, the Route de la Gance as a junction between the Via Rhona and the Via Fluvia is a beauty and the cycle path between the Col du Tracol and Yssingeaux is really fine.
All in all, I would say it was really beautiful but had to be creative to avoid the traffic between Annonay and the Col du Tracol.
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