{"id":5100,"date":"2016-09-03T09:10:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-03T16:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.com\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2016-09-03T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T16:10:11","slug":"the-ardeche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/the-ardeche\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ard\u00e8che"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The past three days we enjoyed the quiet roads of the Parc Naturel Regional des Monts d&#8217;Ard\u00e8che, or more commonly known as the Ard\u00e8che. We&#8217;d been looking forward to this area ever since Norway, where we met a French couple who recommended it.<br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-5093\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070024-01.jpeg\" alt=\"We rode up the Col du Buisson in the morning to avoid the afternoon heat.\" class=\"wp-image-5093\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070024-01.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070024-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070024-01-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>We rode up the Col du Buisson in the morning to avoid the afternoon heat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-5094\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1060997-01.jpeg\" alt=\"More climbing in the morning light.\" class=\"wp-image-5094\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1060997-01.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1060997-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1060997-01-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>More climbing in the morning light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-5092\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070019-01.jpeg\" alt=\"The campground at Pont-de-Lambeaume offered access to a nice swimming hole below a waterfall. A perfect way cool off on a hot day.\" class=\"wp-image-5092\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070019-01.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070019-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rideeatcamp.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/P1070019-01-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The campground at Pont-de-Lambeaume offered access to a nice swimming hole below a waterfall. A perfect way cool off on a hot day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Their description of the area was spot on. Because the mountains, former volcanoes, don&#8217;t rise as high as their more famous cousins the Alps, people tend to ignore the area. That left us with a vast network of minor roads practically all to ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the route we choose through the Ard\u00e8che was rewarding, it was also a lot of hard work. We got up at 6am each morning in order to get through most of the day&#8217;s ride before noon to avoid climbing the big cols in the heat, which topped out in the low 90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However there was one benefit to the heat. It made our dips in the rivers at the end of the day so refreshing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The routes we chose borrowed heavily from a network of signed cycling routes in the area. These routes are featured each June as part of the Ard\u00e8choise cycling event. The event is well organized and probably very popular. They even have an app, which gives excellent elevation profiles and information about all of the big climbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ard\u00e8che and the Vercors offer such wonderful riding that Carrie and I already started talking about coming back next year. Grenoble would make a perfect starting point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past three days we enjoyed the quiet roads of the Parc Naturel Regional des Monts d&#8217;Ard\u00e8che, or more commonly known as the Ard\u00e8che. 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