Ardèche Gorge and the Orgnac plateau
70 km (43 miles), 1 hr 40 min, intermediate
Photo: Superjuju10, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle rides
Motorcycle rides in France
27 motorcycle rides in France. Each page gives the route, stops, distance, riding time and suggested level.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Col de l’Iseran, from the Tarentaise to the Haute-Maurienne
80 km (50 miles), 1 hr 40 min, advanced
Photo: Bonneval sur arc, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Col du Lautaret, Col du Galibier and Col du Télégraphe
72 km (45 miles), 1 hr 35 min, advanced
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized
Lac de Roselend and Cormet de Roselend, from the Beaufortain to the Tarentaise
59 km (37 miles), 1 hr 20 min, intermediate
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Pas de Peyrol and the Cantal mountains
44 km (27 miles), 1 hr, intermediate
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Sancy massif, from the Col de Guéry to Lac Pavin
60 km (37 miles), 1 hr 40 min, intermediate
Photo: Jsamwrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Vercors: Gorges de la Bourne and Combe Laval
70 km (43 miles), 1 hr 45 min, advanced
Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedOccitanie
Cirque de Gavarnie and Col des Tentes
30 km (19 miles), 40 min, intermediate
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized
Cirque de Navacelles, between the Larzac and the Cévennes
77 km (48 miles), 1 hr 45 min, intermediate
Photo: Daniel Villafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized
Col du Tourmalet and Col d’Aspin
62 km (38 miles), 1 hr 25 min, advanced
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Gorges du Tarn, from Florac to Millau
85 km (53 miles), 1 hr 55 min, intermediate
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Lac du Salagou and the Cirque de Mourèze
38 km (23 miles), 55 min, beginner
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY 4.0, resized
Mont Aigoual, from Le Vigan to Meyrueis
59 km (37 miles), 1 hr 25 min, intermediate
Photo: Anthony Morel, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Round the Canigou via the Col Xatard
77 km (48 miles), 1 hr 45 min, intermediate
Photo: Jean-Pierre Bazard, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Climbing Mont Ventoux
55 km (34 miles), 1 hr 20 min, intermediate
Photo: LeZibou, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized
Col de la Bonette, from the Ubaye to the Tinée
47 km (29 miles), 1 hr 10 min, advanced
Photo: Calips, CC BY-SA 1.0, resized
Corniche d’Or in the Estérel
36 km (23 miles), 50 min, beginner
Photo: Frédéric Ducarme, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized
Route Napoléon, from Digne-les-Bains to Grasse
118 km (73 miles), 2 hr 30 min, intermediate
Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized
Verdon Gorge loop
92 km (57 miles), 2 hr 15 min, intermediate
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedBrittany
Grand Est
Other rides
Basque Country: Iraty forest, Holzarte footbridge and Kakuetta gorges
66 km (41 miles), 1 hr 45 min, advanced
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized
Corsica: Ospédale forest and Col de Bavella
79 km (49 miles), 1 hr 50 min, intermediate
Photo: goooder, CC BY-SA 2.0, resized
Jura: Baume-les-Messieurs blind valley, lakes and Hérisson waterfalls
70 km (43 miles), 1 hr 30 min, intermediate
Photo: Caitriana Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0, resized
Suisse Normande: Clécy, the Route des Crêtes and the Roche d’Oëtre
50 km (31 miles), 1 hr 15 min, beginner
Photo: JP Hamon, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedRoads change: passes close in winter, roadworks, rockfalls, local restrictions. Check the road before you set off. MotoLert does not replace road signs or the Highway Code.
Route planned by MotoLert with Valhalla on © OpenStreetMap contributors data (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the author and licence under each image.