Signposting and state of the itinerary
Today, 92.6% of the cycle route is developed and its continuity will be ensured in 2021. The staking is gradually being put in place with the Vélomaritime logo. On each territory, you can already identify the route by following the EuroVelo 4 logo.
The itinerary is mainly set on shared roads with few traffic. 1/3 of the itinerary is rideable on designated lanes for non-motorized vehicles only.
Services and accomodations "Accueil Vélo" ("Cyclists Welcome") on La Vélomaritime - EuroVelo 4
Nearly 160 accomodations (campings, hotels, lodges, guest houses) "Accueil Vélo" ("Cyclists Welcome") are located at less than 5km away from the itinerary 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 Vélomaritime - EuroVelo 4
Train stations :
The main train stations along La Vélomaritime cycle route :
- Bretagne : Morlaix, Lannion, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo
- Normandie : Pontorson - Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint-Lô, Cherbourg, Bayeux, Caen, Trouville-Deauville, Le Havre, Fécamp, Dieppe, Le Tréport Mers-Les-Bains
- Hauts-de-France : Etaples Le Touquet, Boulogne Ville, Calais Ville, Dunkerque
Sea crossing :
The Channel crossing can be made from 5 English ports: Plymouth, Poole, Porstmouth, Newhaven and Dover to 8 ports along the route in France: Roscoff, Saint-Malo, Cherbourg, Ouistreham, Le Havre, Dieppe, Calais and Dunkirk.
Long time parkings on the itinerary
Caen | St Malo | Roscoff | St Brieuc
The best cycling holiday breaks
Bray-Dunes / Dunkirk
This first stage of the Vélomaritime cycle route links Belgium and France, starting near Bray-Dunes, on the French [...]
Dunkirk / Gravelines
Reaching Dunkirk, take your time to explore the port, closely associated in French history with 17th-century corsair [...]
Gravelines / Calais
This stage of the Vélomaritime takes you, just after Gravelines, to La Réserve Naturelle du Platier d'Oye, one of the [...]
Calais / Boulogne-sur-Mer
West of Calais, La Vélomaritime leads you to the Grand Site de France des Deux-Caps (encompassing Cap Blanc Nez and [...]
Boulogne-sur-Mer / Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
This stage of La Vélomaritime - EuroVelo 4 begins with a short climb to Condette, where the Château d'Hardelot makes [...]
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage / Berck
The elegant seaside resort of Le Touquet is known for its style, for its remarkable villas set along wooded avenues, [...]
Berck / Le Crotoy
From the Bay of Authie to the Bay of the Somme, La Vélomaritime takes you through exceptional coastal parts. Between [...]
Le Crotoy / Cayeux-sur-mer
This stage of La Vélomaritime starts at Le Crotoy train station, then leads you to the port, with fabulous views of [...]
Cayeux-sur-mer / Le Tréport
At Cayeux-sur-Mer’s beach, get back on your bike to cross Le Hable d'Ault, discovering this very old lagoon, [...]
Le Tréport / Dieppe
Arriving in Normandy, the cycle route becomes quite challenging as you take on the highest chalk cliffs in Europe! This [...]
Dieppe / Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Leave Dieppe in search of some of the most beautiful little treasures along the Côte d'Albâtre à Vélo stretch. At [...]
Saint-Valery-en-Caux / Fécamp
This stage of the Eurovélo 4 route is steeped in history. Along this stretch of coast, follow in the footsteps of [...]
Fécamp / Étretat
This 20km-long EuroVelo 4 stage leads you to the pearl on Normandy’s Côte d'Albâtre, Etretat. The excitement mounts [...]
Étretat / Le Havre
This EuroVelo 4 stage takes you from Etretat, one gem on Normandy’s Côte d’Albâtre, to another, more startling [...]
Honfleur / Deauville
Leaving the glorious historic harbour of Honfleur so beloved of the Impressionists, this EuroVelo 4 stage allows you to [...]
Cabourg / Ouistreham
After Cabourg, an iconic resort on Normandy’s Côte Fleurie closely linked to the great writer Marcel Proust, the [...]
Ouistreham / Arromanches-les-Bains
Cycling beside the famous beaches along this stage, you can’t help but think of all the Allied soldiers who landed [...]
Arromanches-les-Bains / Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Relive something of D-Day and the famous Battle of Normandy. Discover the legendary D-Day landing beaches, where the [...]
Port-en-Bessin / Grandcamp-Maisy
Once you’ve enjoyed a fine seafood platter at Port-en-Bessin, the EuroVelo 4 route takes you ‘surfing’ among the [...]
Carentan / Utah Beach
La Vélomaritime sets off again from the port of Carentan, a pretty resort with a clear medieval past and a charming [...]
Utah Beach / Quinéville
This stage starts from Utah Beach, a five-kilometre-long stretch of sands that famously saw over 20,000 American [...]
Quinéville / Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue
Make the most of a stop at Quinéville to taste the reputed cookies produced at its craft biscuit-maker’s. The La [...]
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue / Le Vast
Make the most of a stop at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue to explore its famed Tour Vauban, listed as part of a UNESCO World [...]
Le Vast / Cherbourg
Before heading off on this stage of La Vélomaritime, stop at Le Vast to explore this picturesque village and its [...]
Cherbourg / Brix
A short section of the route then takes you from the biggest artificial harbour in the world (dating from 1783) to [...]
Brix / Bricquebec
Leaving behind the pleasant town of Brix, the going is easy along quiet lanes past farms and villages: watch out for [...]
Bricquebec / St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Dating back to the Vikings, Bricquebec’s history is matched by its monuments: the Abbey Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and the [...]
St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte / La Haye-du-Puits
The 15km stretch to the pretty, medieval cobbled town of La Haye-du-Puits finds you cycling along the disused railway [...]
La Haye-du-Puits / Baupte
You’re now cycling through some very pretty parts of the flat, low lying marshlands of the National Park – keep [...]
Baupte / Carentan
This marshland is a managed wetland park set up to conserve biodiversity – but it’s a working landscape too, its [...]
Carentan / St-Jean-de-Daye
During this stretch of your journey you move from the lower lying wetlands, with their characteristic network of [...]
St-Jean-de-Daye / St-Lô
Follow the pretty, winding Vire Canal through lush countryside all the way to St Lo. Heavily destroyed in 1944, “The [...]
St-Lô / Condé-sur-Vire
The short distance to Conde-sur-Vire takes you through some of the most picturesque parts of the valley - with [...]
Condé-sur-Vire / Pont-Farcy
Following the Vire Valley your route then winds through rural villages and pretty hamlets to the mediaeval town of [...]
Pont-Farcy / La Ferrière-Harang (viaduc de la Souleuvre)
Pont Farcy, now bypassed from the main road, is a modestly built village but one with a long and proud history: it has [...]
La Ferrière-Harang (viaduc de la Souleuvre) / Vire
This part of the route takes you past one of the most spectacular edifices along the Vire: the Viaduc de la Souleuvre. [...]
Vire / Sourdeval
The busy market town of Vire has ancient roots, but it was heavily reconstructed after Allied bombing in 1944. Look [...]
Sourdeval / Mortain
Leaving Sourdeval you enter very pretty country: the area around Mortain is surrounded by woods and here, amidst [...]
Mortain / St-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
The enchanting Cance waterfalls are a focal point of the powerful local terrain, carving between steep hills, an [...]
St-Hilaire-du-Harcouët / Ducey
Stronghold between Brittany, Cotentin and the Loire country, St Hilaire du Harcouët offers many activities during the [...]
Ducey / Mont-Saint-Michel
The final stage of la Véloscénie and a spectacular resting point on the Tour de Manche, where the greenway rolls all [...]
Mont-Saint-Michel / Le Vivier-sur-Mer
There’s so much to look for and appreciate as you cycle along this section – the Couesnon River, the Mont itself, [...]
Le Vivier-sur-Mer / Cancale
This part of the route, which has the beautiful bay as a backdrop, takes you from one shellfish haven to another: [...]
Cancale / St-Malo
You pass through the peaceful village of St. Coulomb and along charming narrow lanes through farmland with distinctive, [...]
St-Malo / Pleslin-Trigavou
With its enchanting string of seaside resorts, this Tour de Manche stage exudes a feeling of classic seaside holidays, [...]
Pleslin-Trigavou / Matignon
From Summer 2017 : In order to avoid the Dam of the Rance, a modification of the track by the Rance valley and the [...]
Matignon / Erquy
Here, you leave the sea behind, the route taking you through typical Breton countryside and hamlets. Sea views are few, [...]
Erquy / Yffiniac
On this stage of the Tour de Manche, relish splendid sea views, plus the odd creek accessible to cyclists. After [...]
Yffiniac / St-Brieuc
On this, the shortest stage of the Tour de Manche, make for Le Gouët’s estuary. The route sticks to the Bay of [...]
St-Brieuc / Binic
This stage of the Tour de Manche takes you up to the seaside resort of Binic, where the marina has been charmingly [...]
Binic / Plouha
This is a Tour de Manche stage that gives a typical flavour of the north Breton coast, with some tough slopes thrown [...]
Plouha / Paimpol
This stage of the Tour de Manche is very scenic, taking you along the cliff route above Bréhec Cove, affording some [...]
Paimpol / Tréguier
The atmosphere is deeply rural on this stage of the Tour de Manche. You only see the sea at Paimpol, but enjoy splendid [...]
Tréguier / Perros-Guirec
Rural life dominates on this stage of the Tour de Manche, lined by farms and cabbage fields. To take in the sea, you [...]
Perros-Guirec / Trébeurden
This splendid stage of the Tour de Manche takes you along the ‘pink corniche’, a route providing magical sea views [...]
Trébeurden / Lannion
You head for the flowery banks of the Léguer Valley on this penultimate stage of the Tour de Manche in the [...]
Lannion / Plestin-les-Grèves
After Lannion, this final Tour de Manche stage in Côtes d’Armor provides plunging views from the cliff above [...]
Plestin-les-Grèves / Plougasnou
You enter the county of Finistère via the beautiful seaside resort of Locquirec. Take in the great beach at the back [...]
Plougasnou > Morlaix
From the small town of Plougasnou, continuing along the coast, the magnificent Bay of Morlaix comes into view, with its [...]
Morlaix > Roscoff
In season, this stage awakens your sense of smell as you pass by the large vegetable fields around St-Pol-de-Léon, [...]
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