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La Loire à Vélo - EuroVelo 6 : journey along the Loire valley by bike
Signposting and state of the itinerary
La Loire à vélo / EuroVelo 6 is entirely signposted. The logo of the itinerary accompanied with its ID EuroVelo 6 is indicated on signposts.
An itinerary mainly developped on securised lanes for non-motorized vehicles.
Services and accomodations "Accueil Vélo" ("Cyclists Welcome")
More than 700 accomodations (campings, hotels, lodges, guest houses) "Accueil Vélo" ("Cyclists Welcome") are located at less than 5km away from the Loire à Vélo and they guarantee quality services for cyclists such as a closed garage for example. We strongly advise to book your accomodations in advance (including campings), especially in touristic areas.
Trains and public transports alongside La Loire à vélo
- Interloire between Orléans > Blois > Tours > Saumurs > Angers > Nantes (with a train car dedicated to bicycles during summer).
Some "Interloire" goes up to La Baule, you can check the schedule here.
Long time parkings on the itinerary
Cycling route ideas on the itinerary
The best cycling holiday breaks
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Nevers / Cuffy
Near the majestic Bec d’Allier (where the Allier River joins the Loire), Le Guétin’s canal-bridge makes quite an [...]
Cuffy / Marseilles-lès-Aubigny
This Loire à Vélo stage runs for some way right beside the Canal Latéral à la Loire, then moves onto a raised [...]
Marseilles-lès-Aubigny / La Chapelle-Montlinard / La Charité-sur-Loire
This EuroVelo 6 stage leads you to the splendid riverside town of La Charité-sur-Loire, with its fabulous basilica and [...]
La Charité-sur-Loire / La Chapelle-Montlinard / Couarges / Pouilly-sur-Loire
L’île du Faubourg, an island at La Charité-sur-Loire, provides an exceptionally scenic view of the Loire, on the [...]
Pouilly-sur-Loire / Couargues / Sancerre
This is a short, easy Loire à Vélo stage, encouraging you to enter Sancerre’s glorious hilly countryside and taste [...]
Sancerre / Beaulieu-sur-Loire
This Loire à Vélo stage, going along the eastern edge of the old French province of Berry, alternates between [...]
Beaulieu-sur-Loire / Briare
Travel by waterway has pride of place along this beautiful stretch of the Loire à Vélo. The highlight is Mantelot [...]
Briare / Gien
The Briare canal-bridge is the highlight on this Loire à Vélo stage. The route then continues via hilly little roads [...]
Gien / Sully-sur-Loire
This Loire à Vélo stage runs in part beside the Loire. Here, you reach the eastern end of the stretch of the Loire [...]
Sully-sur-Loire / Germiny-des-Prés
Leaving the superb Château de Sully-sur-Loire behind, this Loire à Vélo stage follows the great meanders in the [...]
Germiny-des-Prés / Jargeau
This Loire à Vélo stage sticks close to a great Loire meander leading to Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, a town with a museum [...]
Jargeau / Orléans
The dramatic skyline of the city of Orléans can be seen from afar, shifting with the meanders in the Loire as you draw [...]
Orléans / St-Hilaire-St-Mesmin
Gateway to the famed Loire Valley heartlands, once a capital in early medieval France, Orléans is now a lively modern [...]
St-Hilaire-St-Mesmin / Beaugency
Once you’ve left Orléans’s suburbs behind, you reach the attractive confluence of the Loiret and Loire rivers. [...]
Beaugency / Muides-sur-Loire
The contrast between the picturesque old Loire-side villages and the electricity power station at St-Laurent-des-Eaux [...]
Muides-sur-Loire / Blois
On this easy Loire à Vélo stage from Muides-sur-Loire to Blois, you enter the fabulous Pays des Châteaux tourist [...]
Blois / Chaumont-sur-Loire
This Loire à Vélo stage takes you away from Blois along the Loire’s south bank, then a little further south to the [...]
Chaumont-sur-Loire / Amboise
On this Loire à Vélo stage, enjoy exploring fine wine-making lands as well as the regal river. You’re now in the [...]
Amboise / Montlouis-sur-Loire
On this Loire à Vélo stage, the soaring Chinese-style Pagoda of Chanteloup near Amboise offers a Zen experience. [...]
Montlouis-sur-Loire / Tours
This Loire à Vélo stage proves as delightful as it is easy, leading to the gentle capital of the county of Touraine, [...]
Tours / Villandry
Touraine is known as ‘le Jardin de la France’ (The Garden of France) and Tours is a perfect central gateway for [...]
Villandry / Rigny-Ussé
This is a star-studded Loire à Vélo stage, taking you from the glorious Château de Villandry, with its stunning [...]
Rigny-Ussé / Candes-St-Martin
This Loire à Vélo stage is marked by atmospheric islands in the Loire colonized by birds. At the Indre River’s [...]
Candes-St-Martin / Saumur
This Loire à Vélo stage from Candes-St-Martin to Saumur takes you from Touraine into the famous neighbouring county [...]
Saumur / St-Rémy-la-Varenne
On this Loire à Vélo stage, enjoy some of the most spectacular, luminous stretches along the Loire. The route hugs [...]
St-Rémy-la-Varenne / la Daguenière
For this Loire à Vélo stage, cross to the Loire’s north bank through Anjou, cycling through former marshes turned [...]
La Daguenière / Angers
This Loire à Vélo stage to Anjou’s capital takes you through the startling landscapes of the former slate mines of [...]
La Daguenière / Bouchemaine
This Loire à Vélo stage in Anjou takes you to the magnificent, broad confluence of the Loire and Maine rivers. This [...]
Angers / Bouchemaine
In the heart of Anjou, this Loire à Vélo stage goes from opposite Angers’s central castle out via the green setting [...]
Bouchemaine / Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Start at La Pointe, in a tremendous setting in the heart of Anjou, where the Maine River joins the Loire. A bit west, [...]
Chalonnes-sur-Loire / St-Florent-le-Vieil
This Loire à Vélo stage in Anjou crosses the startling island of Chalonnes, one of the largest on the Loire. Nearby, [...]
St-Florent-le-Vieil / Champtoceaux
From Mont Glonne, at the top of St-Florent-le-Vieil, with its great views of the Loire Valley, this Loire à Vélo [...]
Champtoceaux / Mauves-sur-Loire
Welcome to the Basse-Loire, or Lower Loire and the county of Loire Atlantique. The importance of the Atlantic begins to [...]
Mauves-sur-Loire / Nantes
Designated European Green Capital in 2013, the city of Nantes comes into view, a shaded towpath offering a gentle way [...]
Nantes / Le Pellerin
Contemporary art features large along the Loire’s long estuary and this stage shared by the Loire à Vélo and [...]
Le Pellerin / Paimboeuf
The calm Canal de la Martinière acts as your guide on this stage shared by EuroVelo 6 and the Loire à Vélo cycle [...]
Paimboeuf / St-Brevin-les-Pins
This is the last stage on the Loire à Vélo cycle route, but it also offers you the opportunity of joining the [...]
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