Massacan Rides

A loop from Nîmes to Nîmes, with the Gard, Vaucluse and Lubéron as essential passages, with its emblematic Mont Ventoux and its lavender fields.

Gravel weekend in the Massif des Maures: 2 days of intense exploration between wild trails and the mountains of the Var. Day 1: unused slopes, coffee break and Snickers, descent to Collobrières. Day 2: exploration, break with a view at Notre-Dame des Anges.

Let's go. We take the group for a day of climbing, heading towards the Authion summit. The ride promises some surprises, we'll tell you everything. No taboos between us, sworn swear, the code of honor of Massacan is without filter. On the other hand, we like to make crates of them.

Cette fois on embarque les copains avec nous. Le Massacan club monte à bord du train des merveilles. Direction Breil-sur-Roya, terminus et départ d’une virée épique ; Alta Via del Sale.

At the beginning it starts rather well; beautiful track, pebbles but not too many, it's rolling, it's beautiful. Tourists on the move. Then at a crossroads our first “private road” sign. We look at each other. We look at the map. Frankly it's a DFCI track we go for it and we'll see if it passes or if we get shot. I don't hide from you that the path ends at the top of a not very reassuring hunter's mark. Never mind, we are stubborn, and so is Komoot.

This is the beginning of the adventure. That of the Paula track and that of Massacan. A pebble path that invites you to take your bike for a crazy day at the foot of the mountains. It's our little madeleine. A nugget that we share with you. We meet at Nice station for the first train and leave the city on the rails. An option that allows us to do as much gravel as possible, far from the city. There are two options: stop at Sospel or terminus at Breil-sur-Roya. For us, it will be Sospel with a visit to...