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Bicycle tours in France

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For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in France. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful bicycle tours.
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The most beautiful bicycle tours in France

La Véloscénie
Bicycle Touring · France
Veloscenic cycle route : from Paris to Mont Saint-Michel
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Multi-stage route
2
455.9 km
31:50 h
1,678 m
1,708 m
The Veloscenie takes you by bike from Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris to Mont Saint-Michel, two icons of French heritage. Leave your car at home and discover France by bike! What a great way to experience nature and history and promote more sustainable tourism at the same time.
La Véloscénie
ViaRhôna
Bicycle Touring · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ViaRhôna, a cycling route alongside the river Rhône
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Multi-stage route
929 km
65:44 h
1,563 m
1,952 m
ViaRhôna cycle route guides tourists from all over the world, from the alpine mountains to the beaches of the Camargue.815 km long, and located for the most part along the Rhône, it offers cyclists a diversity of exceptional landscapes.
ViaRhôna - A cycling route alongside the river Rhône
Cyclistes devant le château de Chambord
Bicycle Touring · France
La Loire à Vélo - Loire Valley by bike
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy Multi-stage route
1
757.2 km
53:23 h
2,599 m
2,751 m
The Loire by bike is simply the leading cycling route in France, with more than 1 million cyclists riding it every year. And for good reason, if you want to discover cycling, what could be better, frankly?
La Loire à Vélo
Ascension du col de l'Aubisque
Bicycle Touring · Pyrenees
The Pyrenean Passes Route
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult Multi-stage route
4
1,092.1 km
155:36 h
40,802 m
40,797 m
The route of the passes allows you to cross the entire Pyrenees, from West to East, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Bicycle Touring · France
The Velodyssey
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy Multi-stage route
1
1,281.4 km
90:06 h
2,902 m
2,908 m
The French section of EuroVelo 1 (a route running from northern Norway to southern Portugal), the Vélodyssée is quite simply the longest cycle route in France.
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Cyclistes devant la plage d'Omaha Beach
Bicycle Touring
The coastal cycle route Eurovélo 4 (vélomaritime)
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
2
1,448.3 km
99:55 h
6,817 m
6,792 m
The coastal cycle route is part of the EuroVelo 4, linking Kiev in Ukraine with Roscoff at the tip of Brittany, and should eventually provide a route along the Normandy coast from le Tréport to the Mont-Saint-Michel.
Normandie Tourisme
Bicycle Touring · France
Mediterranean Cycle Route
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy Multi-stage route
1
817.6 km
59:16 h
3,357 m
3,677 m
The aim of the Méditerranée à Vélo cycle route is to link Spain to Italy and the Pyrenees to the Alps, via southern France. This is the French link in the greater EuroVelo 8 route. Cyclists first tackle a section of the Catalan Pyrenean route, Pirinexus, to join the southern end of the the Mediterranean Cycle Route. 
La méditerrannée à vélo
Bicycle Touring · Grand Est
EuroVelo 19 - The Meuse cycle route
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
442.7 km
30:26 h
1,891 m
2,243 m
European cycle route, La Meuse à Vélo (Meuse by bike) crosses the French county (or département) of Ardennes using the greenway called the Trans-Ardennes. 
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Plateau des Mille Etangs
Bicycle Touring · Massif des Vosges
Escapades à vélo au cœur des Vosges du Sud
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Open
252.4 km
18:00 h
4,245 m
4,245 m
Partez à la découverte de 10 Stations Vertes du Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges!
MASSIF DES VOSGES
Bicycle Touring · Jura Mountains
La Grande Traversée du Jura (GTJ) à vélo
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Multi-stage route
374.2 km
26:49 h
5,322 m
5,406 m
La Grande traversée du Jura en vélo s’étend sur 360 km à travers les Montagnes du Jura et le Parc Naturel Régional du Haut Jura. Elle permet de traverser de nombreux villages et de nombreuses villes emblématiques du territoire, tels que Morteau, Pontarlier Mouthe ou encore Bellegarde-sur-Valserine. Adaptée à tous les niveaux de pratiques, la GTJ Vélo présente également plusieurs variantes à différents points du parcours, pour profiter de points de vue supplémentaires.
Grande Traversée du Jura
Soulac à vélo
Bicycle Touring · Gironde
Tour de Gironde à vélo
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy
2
484.5 km
33:40 h
1,131 m
1,131 m
Le Tour de Gironde à vélo est une immersion totale en terre girondine. Ce parcours se "consomme" au gré des envies !
Gironde tourisme
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The Velodyssey by Rainer
March 13, 2023 · Community
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De Valenciennes à Douai par les forêts de Raismes et de Marchiennes by Amakab
December 11, 2022 · Community
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When did you do this route? December 11, 2022
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October 31, 2022 · Community
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