Le Puy-en-Velay to Le Mazel, Saint-Agrève

This was a pretty good route. Close to Le Puy and up to St-Julien-Chapteuil, there was more traffic than one would like, but there was some bicycle lane for part of that stretch along D15. After St-Julien-Chapteuil, the traffic thinned and the riding was fine.

The climbing is pretty much non-stop for the first 25 or 26 kilometers up to about 1265M. Overall, some nice scenery.