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Subject Topic: Mont Dore area - anybody taken a van? Post Reply Post New Topic
03/4/2017 at 8:35pm
 Location: Charente Maritime France
 Outfit: 1996 Lunar Planet Chiron.
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Hello,

I'd like to get to this area in the Massive Central in late April / early May...I know the sites up in Murat-le-Quaire and around there are at 1000 mtrs.. Has anybody pulled a van up to there? Are the climbs up difficult, or gradual?
I'd be approaching from the West, A89 side...
It's only our second year with the van..an old Lunar Chiron, 1200kgs and we pull it with an old Peugeot 406 Diesal Estate 110hp, a good 85% match, but the car is not overpowered, shall we say.

Will I make it?

Thanks,

Fats

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04/4/2017 at 3:50pm
 Location: Salford
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Hi

I haven't taken a van myself but the roads around Le Mont Dore, La Bourboule and Chambon Sur Lac are not too steep at all, they are more twisty and gradual. Plenty of people take vans around there so I would think you will be ok.

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04/4/2017 at 7:58pm
 Location: Charente Maritime France
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Thanks for that Pee-Jay-Cee, good to hear from someone who's been.
I've looked in detail around Murat on google maps, satellite image,and saw plenty of vans on sites..so thought it must be resonable...but re-assurance is most welcome.

Fats


04/4/2017 at 8:51pm
 Location: Wirral
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I went through that area on my motorbike a couple of years ago.
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04/4/2017 at 11:16pm
 Location: south Coast
 Outfit: AutoSleeper Kingham
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Hi - we went to this area on our way back from Spain and Portugal in 2014.      If you want to look at some photos taken in the area, have a look at our blog.   I f you click on 'my Homepage' above, it will take you to it.

We had a big motorhome, not a caravan, but it's not that steep, and the roads were good.
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05/4/2017 at 1:34pm
 Location: South Northamptonshi
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In my experience, if no one here has taken a van there, I will bet some intrepid Nederlander has!

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08/4/2017 at 8:43pm
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Hi
No, if you come from the A89, it's very easy. The A89 is yet at 900/1000 m, and the climp up from north of Clermont ferrand is very gradual. In fact, after the exit, you go down to St Sauves d'Auvergne, after it's flat. But, as it's a steep sided valley it will depend of where you go in Murat. The road to le mont Dore is also very easy. You will have good slopes only in the passes : col de la croix St Robert, or Col de la Croix Morand, in direction of Murol, and col de Guéry. There you have to climb from 1000 m to around 1400 m. The harder is the col de la croix st Robert in the way down to le Mont Dore. The other side is easier.

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09/4/2017 at 10:48am
 Location: Charente Maritime France
 Outfit: 1996 Lunar Planet Chiron.
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Thank you everybody and particularly Morvran - really helpful info.
Looking forward to our visit.
Fats



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