Bike: Albertville to Moutiers / Salins-les-Thermes, 18 miles, 1200 feet of climb
Accommodation: Au pied des tois vallées et à tois kilometer brides-les-bains (Airbnb); hosts Matthieu and Isabelle. Large gite with private terrace, kitchen, wifi, no washer.
We started out by climbing up another hundred feet or so to La Citadelle de Conflans, a medieval village about half a mile from our gite in Albertville. After exploring the church and narrow streets of the village, we pointed our front tires downhill and headed out of town.
I am still tired and spacey from all the travel the last week, so I was superglad for another easy day of biking. The climb to Moutiers / Salins-les-Thermes was gradual, all day, until the last couple of miles where the road tilted up to 12-14 percent a few times. I walked one short stretch of that.
How nice to check in to our gite in Salins-les-Thermes. Our host Matthieu met us at the gate, showed us around the gite, chatted for a few minutes, and then disappeared. He and his family live in the main house, and we have a private entrance, terrace, and small apartment at the rear. It is quiet, secluded, and very nice. We are happy.
Matthieu owns a Crossfit studio in Moutiers. He had to close down for several months during Covid, but otherwise he said it does a good business with locals and tourists. He said there are a lot of people who have vacation properties and spend summers camping and hiking and/or winters skiing in the area, and many of them are clients. It was fun to talk with him.
We are here for three nights, two days: one day of cycling, one of rest. So happy to be in the alps.
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| Leaving our gite in outside Albertville and looking down over the valley we will take to Moutiers. |
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Alley in Conflans.
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| Old door in Conflans. |
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Church in Conflans.
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Church in Conflans.
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| Old fort in Conflans. |
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| Leaving Conflans behind. |
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| Wonderful bike trail, no traffic on this stretch. |
