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Ride - Lange gentle path

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    The Lange gentle path connects Oyonnax to Nantua. Ideal for walking, it offers a flat and pleasant 3 m wide route shared with cyclists and rollerbladers. Accessible to all, it is also suitable for strollers and people with reduced mobility.
    Open
    easy
    Distance 36.7 km
    7:00 h
    133 m
    133 m
    541 m
    476 m
    The Lange gentle path is the recommended route to discover the Lange valley, the cradle of Plastics Valley, in another way, to practice your sport, or to travel differently in Haut-Bugey.
    It is fully paved, partly developed on existing roads and pedestrian paths. It also offers large sections called "dedicated site" without motor vehicles, away from traffic, in peaceful areas, in other words, all the characteristics of a greenway.
    The gentle path will allow you to discover villages, parks, natural areas, and new structures such as footbridges over the marshes and the Lange river between Oyonnax and Nantua.
    To reach it, we recommend prioritizing the parking lots near Valexpo and the Aragon Cultural Center in Oyonnax, or the parking lots in Montréal-la Cluse (Post Office, Town Hall, or lakeside).

    Author’s recommendation

    Find here the website of Haut-Bugey tourism.

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    easy
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    Lowest point
    476 m
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    Safety information

    - Mutual respect between cyclists and pedestrians.

    - Respect the traffic code and adjust your speed

    - Be vigilant in meeting areas (shared path, road crossing, sidewalk passages, etc.)

    Protection dogs: this route crosses or passes near mountain pastures and/or summer grazing areas potentially protected by dogs against wolves. Consult the interactive map Ma Patou and learn the behavior to adopt: https://www.pasto-kezako.fr/ou-sont-les-chiens-de-protection-2/

    Faulty signage, incidents / safety, usage conflicts, illegal dumping? : locate and share the problem encountered on the national alert system from the SURICATE app or via the site https://sentinelles.sportsdenature.fr/

    Tips and suggestions

    Respect the traffic code and adjust your speed, Be vigilant in meeting areas (shared path, road crossing, sidewalk passages, etc.).

    Roadbook

    From Oyonnax, the SNCF station, or Montréal la Cluse, Pré Gadjene park, ride peacefully away from cars, along this gentle path that runs alongside the Lange watercourse.

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    La Sarsouille
    Office de Tourisme Haut-Bugey - Bureau d'Information d'Oyonnax
    Museum of the comb and the plastics processing industry
    Charcuterie Larçon
    Nantua lake
    Haut-Bugey Lakes
    Office de Tourisme Haut-Bugey
    Ville de Nantua
    Nolo Frères
    Brasserie artisanale l'Etincelle
    Hôtel l'Embarcadère

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    Bus X38 from Bourg-en-Bresse, X37 from Nantua

    Directions

    From Nantua, D984

    Parking

    Several parking options available along the greenway.

    We recommend prioritizing the parking lots near Valexpo and the Aragon Cultural Center in Oyonnax, or the parking lots in Montréal-la Cluse (Post Office, Town Hall, or lakeside).

    Coordinates

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    46.260005, 5.653678
    DMS
    46°15'36.0"N 5°39'13.2"E
    UTM
    31T 704512 5126359
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    Equipment

    - Wearing a helmet is mandatory for children under 12 years old, in compliance with the regulation on personal protective equipment. The helmet must be fastened,

    - Wearing cycling gloves and sunglasses,

    - Wearing a reflective safety vest is mandatory for every cyclist and their possible passenger traveling outside built-up areas, at night or in bad weather.

    - Sun protection

    - A small first aid kit and repair kit

    - Easily digestible and sugar-rich foods: energy bars and dried fruit, and for your picnic: rice, pasta, ham, chicken, quiche, yogurts, tartlets, rice or semolina cakes, etc.

    - Sufficient quantities of water, as cycling causes significant dehydration

    - Comfortable clothing suitable for cycling

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    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    36.7 km
    Duration
    7:00 h
    Ascent
    133 m
    Descent
    133 m
    Highest point
    541 m
    Lowest point
    476 m
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