Cycling itinerary: Annecy / Aix les Bains

Direction of travel: north/south

Landmarks and connections: Cusy (junction with Circuit de l'Albanais no. 11)

TER station: Aix-les-Bains

Please note that the Pont de l'Abime is currently closed until summer 2027. To complete this loop, after Gruffy, follow the signs for Allèves, cross the Chéran at the Pont de Banges, then head back towards Cusy.

This low-difficulty connecting route has many attractions. Firstly, it allows you to visit the spa town of Aix-les-Bains

Aix-les-Bains and, above all, to Lac du Bourget. On foot or by bike, you can stroll between the Grand Port and the Petit Port along more than a kilometer of shaded esplanade. What's more, the TER will take you directly back to Annecy. Optional: You can extend the route as far as Chambéry (some 20 km of flat, landscaped road, part of it along the lake and the rest on a greenway). You can also return by train, or if you prefer, you can explore the signposted circuits of Savoie, starting with the Tour du Lac du Bourget and its variants. In this case, you can take advantage of the many accommodation options available in Aix-les-Bains or Le Bourget-du-Lac (including camping). Another advantage is that it offers a superb section for long-distance cyclists from Switzerland or Germany, for example, on their north-south journey (which generally continues via Les Echelles, Valence and the Rhône Valley for some, or via the Maurienne, the Fréjus rail tunnel and Italy for others). In all cases, this connecting route passes over the spectacular site of the Pont de l'Abîme, which also makes it interesting in its own right. After the bridge and the crossing of Cusy, the route is entirely downhill, along the Sierroz torrent, with a few beautiful curves set in gorges.