Itinerary
Huge thanks to John Walsh and Hannah Reynolds for authoring the amazing France en Velo book. Apart from being packed with information, it has provided a full itinerary for my own ‘Channel to Med': 900 miles from Brittany’s St Malo shoreline to Nice on the French Riviera.
Passing through 19 of France’s regional départements, the route follows the Brittany and Normandy coastline, passing Mont St Michel before heading south to the banks of the Loire.
I then cross through Poitou-Charentes and reach the rolling hills of the Dordogne. From Dordogne the hills become ever more prominent, slowly giving way to mountainous terrain but hopefully an ever warmer climate.
Much of this follows the banks of the Lot River, into the mountains before reaching its source and the northern edge of the Cévennes and a descent into the Ardèche and to the Rhône valley, and riding through Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Crossing the Rhône into Provence with Mont Ventoux on the skyline, hot sun, lavender fields and blue-shuttered cafés. Finally, a descent to Nice for a celebratory dip in the Med.
Itinerary
Day 1: Monday 30 May St Malo to Vitre 112 kms
Day 2: Wednesday 1 June Vitre to Brissac Quince 144 Kms
Day 4: Thursday 2 June Parthenay to Exideuil 143 kms
Day 5: Friday 3 June Exideuil to Tourtoirac 120km
Day 6: Saturday 4 June Tourtoirac to Souillac 121 kms
Day 7: Sunday 5 June Souillac to Entraygues-sur-Truyere 138km
Day 8: Monday 6 June Entraygues-sur-Truyere to Mende 119km
Day 9: Tuesday 7 June Mende to Pont d’Arc 121km
Day 10: Wednesday 8 June DAY OFF – ARDECHE
Day 11: Thursday 9 June Pont d’Arc to Sault 145km
Day 12: Friday 10 June Sault to Moustiers Ste Marie 112km
Day 13: Saturday 11 June Moustiers Ste Marie to Nice 153km
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