Marche Combraille Creuse Credit J. Damase 3Marche Combraille Creuse Credit J. Damase 3
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A day of cycling from Crocq

A day of cycling from Crocq

The landscapes of the South-East Creuse, at the border of the Auvergne, are a real treat! I propose you to discover them from your bike the time of a day from the village of Crocq. For this I combined two tours from our site to create a route on Openrunner (#11455194). To your maps! Welcome to the roads of the Creuse.

Morning: elevation change for breakfast!

Your starting point is the village of Crocq. Driving in Creuse is particularly pleasant, the roads not very busy allow you to enjoy the landscape serenely,at 15 km take the time to take the winding road up to the top of Saint Georges Nigremont. A must-see view of the surrounding countryside and terraced gardens. You will then continue your journey to Franck and Karine’s table.

Practical information:
For your day trip from the village of Crocq, I simply ccombined two “family loops” existing on our website that I recorded on the Openrunner app => You’ll find it under #11455194
Purists won’t miss the fact that the circuit doesn’t make a loop
🙂 ! You can obviously cut across which will save you from going back through Crocq!

Details of the course “morning , GPX layout to download =>ICI
Details of the course “late morning / afternoon”, GPX layout to download =>ICI

 

Lunch: “Bouchalou” on the spot or on the go

Franck and Karine offer bistronomic cuisine. Their specialty is the “Bouchalous” to eat in or take away. For 9,50€ you can enjoy for example the “LO PAYSANOU” (Beef minced meat, Saint Nectaire, 5-berry sauce , Farmhouse whipped cream , Homemade organic brioche bread, salade ). You will also have the opportunity to buy directly from the local produce store and consume on site charcuterie, drinks and sweets of your choice

Practical information:
Tel: 06 07 83 99 06 – Email: contact@latabledefrancketkarine.com
It is strongly recommended to reserve your bouchalou or table more details => ICI

 

 

AFTERNOON: digestive ride to Crocq

The bulk of the distance and elevation gain is now behind you, enjoy the last 20 kilometers towards Crocq to admire the characteristic landscape of South Creuse that announces the border Monts d’Auvergne. Once you arrive in Crocq, I advise you to take some time to stroll around the town center and if you have some energy left to climb up to thetours de Crocq and enjoy the panorama one last time!

Practical information:
Get out of your way in all senses of the word 🙂 !

The Creuse

Let yourself be seduced

in pictures