Setting off not far from the Walloon city of Charleroi, this stage makes a fine introduction to the EuroVelo 3 cycle [...]
You may find it hard to leave the intriguing maze formed by Vauban’s amazing ramparts at Maubeuge, but the appealing [...]
Leaving Liessies, enjoy a peaceful, wooded start along a greenway. This acts as a good warm-up, as, after Anor, you [...]
After visiting La Rotonde and La Tour Florentine (major 1920s railway-related constructions), Europe’s largest [...]
A stage giving you a condensed summary of the Thiérache area’s delights, with its fortified churches, green meadows [...]
Leaving Guise and its castle behind, the route cuts boldly via Macquigny to follow the meadow-lined banks of the Oise [...]
Be prepared to be surprised by the Oise Valley! Here, the route passes below seven limestone slopes, at times closer to [...]
From La Fère to Noyon, you ride along what Robert Louis Stevenson called ‘the Golden Valley’ in his travel book, [...]
Leaving the little cathedral city of Noyon, the Oise Valley proves bucolic. It’s easy to weave your way along in [...]
Compiègne is set beside forests that extend as far as the Château de Pierrefonds, but leaving town by bike, the route [...]
Compiègne is set beside forests that extend as far as the Château de Pierrefonds, but leaving town by bike, the route [...]
Take in two distinct atmospheres on this Scandibérique stage. Between Ermenonville and Gressy, you ride through vast [...]
From Bondy, the Scandibérique leads you boldly southwards along the Seine, through a mix of natural and industrial [...]
After passing the big former Seine-side mills in the town of Corbeil-Essonnes, the Scandibérique then leads you south [...]
This stage offers a symphony of blues and greens, as you ride between the Seine and the vast Fontainebleau Forest. [...]
At the level of St-Mammès, you shift from the Seine to follow the Canal du Loing. This stage is quieter than the [...]
The Scandibérique continues through the Gâtinais area, along the towpath beside the Canal du Loing. This canal [...]
Leaving Montargis, you change canal, the Scandibérique leading you on via the towpath beside the Canal de Briare. The [...]
From Rogny-les-7-Écluses, the Scandibérique continues to follow the course of the Briare Canal, first taking you [...]
You couldn’t wish for a more elegant link between the Scandibérique and Loire à Vélo cycle routes than via the [...]
After enjoying the green surrounds of the Château de Sully-sur-Loire, this Scandibérique stage leads you beside the [...]
A main gateway to the Loire Valley, Orléans is a city where the Loire and French history meet dramatically. The town [...]
Beaugency, a member of the association Les Plus Beaux Détours de France, boasts an unmissable heritage, including its [...]
The Scandibérique route leaves Blois along the Loire’s south bank, going via vine-covered slopes to [...]
On this Scandibérique stage, to see the startling Chanteloup Pagoda, you need to follow the link towards the Cher [...]
The Loire, Cher and Indre are the three major rivers you’ll ride alongside, in that order, on this Scandibérique [...]
Here, following the Scandibérique brings you back beside a river, this time the Vienne, at Marcilly-sur-Vienne. This [...]
Châtellerault boasts an impressive historical legacy and on a stopover here you can even discover its industrial [...]
From Lussac-les-Châteaux to Availles-Limouzine, the Scandibérique follows small, bucolic roads with little traffic. [...]
Leaving Confolens’s medieval bridge behind, the route takes you beside the Vienne River up to Exideuil, the way [...]
This stage takes you along minor county roads offering lovely views, but steep climbs too! Along the way, the valleys [...]
The Scandibérique now doubles up with La Flow Vélo cycle route heading to France’s cartoon capital, Angoulême. [...]
Once you’ve enjoyed your fill of cartoons in Angoulême, including on its giant painted walls, time to pick up the [...]
This Scandibérique stage leads via the county of Charente’s vineyards on to forests typical of the neighbouring [...]
Clérac offers a haven of peace, nestled in its green wooded corner at the southern edge of the Saintonge area. The [...]
This Scandibérique stage is associated with luscious ruby reds, as you cross the dense vineyards of the St-Emilion [...]
The vine-covered limestone plateau between the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers east of Bordeaux is known as [...]
Bordeaux makes for such a fine city break, parting may be hard, but continuing along the Scandibérique, the cycle [...]
After enjoying all the outdoor possibilities at Hostens, the Scandibérique continues south, via a long stretch of [...]
From Langon, the route joins the Canal de Garonne at Castets-en-Dorthe. Cycling along the next stretch, you can chart [...]
The Scandibérique route now heads for the Pyrenees, taking you into the historical territories of the young Henri de [...]
From Mézin to Sos, the Scandibérique route runs in part along a greenway beside the Gélise River, the path shaded, [...]
Welcome to the county of Landes, a land full of traditions, offering opportunities aplenty to enjoy the place’s [...]
You might think you’ve arrived in Spain earlier than expected along the EuroVelo 3 cycle route, looking around [...]
A Scandibérique stage offering you the chance to enjoy the thermal pleasures of the resorts of Dax, [...]
Continuing beside the Adour and Bidouze Rivers, the Scandibérique cycle route brings to mind the river trading of [...]
Immediately on leaving Saint-Palais, ride on to Saint-Sauveur Hill, where the Cross to Xibalterre or Gibraltar (the [...]
Leaving behind the southern fortified gateways of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, you head towards a famous pass into Spain, [...]