3-Day Bikepacking Tour in the French Pre-Alps: Day 3
On the third and final day of our bikepacking tour, we cycled from Annecy to Montmélian via Albertville — 85 km to wrap up our French Pre-Alps adventure.
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3-Day Bikepacking Tour in the French Pre-Alps: Day 2
Day 2 of our bikepacking tour took us from Chambéry to Annecy, deep into the Massif des Bauges — 70 km, including the climb over Col de Leschaux.
3-Day Bikepacking Tour in the French PreAlps: Day 1
My husband used AI Claude to plan a 3-day, 225 km bikepacking tour through the French Pre-Alps. Day 1 took us from Grenoble to Chambéry via La Belle Via.
Le Poët-Laval in the Drôme Provençale
Our third consecutive summer in Le Poët-Laval, one of France's most beautiful villages — hilltop views, medieval alleyways, and the heatwave that almost got the better of us.
Trail Running in the Saoû Forest to Escape the Heatwave
On our last morning in the Drôme Provençale, a short trail run in the Saoû forest — one final escape from the heatwave before heading back to Grenoble.