The return to Bordeaux will take place along the Gironde estuary. The route includes part of the routes of the Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo and La Vélodyssée as well as the departmental cycle paths. The route is 90% developped and secured, making it an ideal trip for families. The main steps: Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, the Canal de Garonne, the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park, the Bassin d'Arcachon, the Atlantic coast, the Gironde Estuary and the Médoc vineyards before returning to Bordeaux.
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Waytypes of the cycle route
Surface of the cycle route
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Bordeaux / Créon
In Bordeaux, after the stone bridge, a route along river Garonne takes you to Latresne, starting point for the [...]
Créon / Sauveterre-de-Guyenne
The route continues along the cycle track, where former railway stations and buildings at level crossings remind us [...]
Sauveterre-de-Guyenne / La Réole
In the heart of the Bordeaux Wine Route at Entre-deux-Mers, a transitional cycle trail passing through more demanding [...]
La Réole / Bazas
From La Réole, the route continues on to the Canal de Garonne, along a pleasant towpath in the shade of plane trees. [...]
Bazas / Saint Symphorien
Setting off from Bazas, the road follows a cycle path along the former railway line which once connected the Arcachon [...]
Saint Symphorien / Salles
How about a stop on the white sandy beaches of the Domaine Départemental Gérard Lagors in Hostens? This huge site is [...]
Salles / Andernos
Leaving the Gironde's forests behind you, you now enter urban areas as you reach the Arcachon Basin in Biganos. While [...]
Andernos / Lacanau
After a visit to the Arès and Lège salt meadows nature reserve, the route weaves its way between the sand dunes and [...]
Lacanau / Hourtin-Plage
Welcome to the Médoc Atlantique region. Everything here is "Oceanesque!". Travelling along the coast with its huge [...]
Hourtin-Plage / Montalivet
The Côte d’Argent (Silver Coast) really is a paradise when it comes to cycling routes! There's no risk of losing [...]
Montalivet / Royan
The next stage is extremely pleasant and forested, leading to Soulac-sur-Mer. Stop off to enjoy this charming seaside [...]
Royan / Mortagne-sur-Gironde
Combining impressive 1950s architecture and turn-of-the-century villas, Royan and its Grande Conche beach is a family [...]
Mortagne-sur-Gironde / Vitrezay
From Mortagne-sur-Gironde to Vitrezay, the landscape is one of huge stretches of marshland boarded by hills overlooked [...]
Vitrezay / Blaye
We leave Charente-Maritime to continue along the Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo route in Gironde. After an exciting visit to [...]
Blaye / Bordeaux
Over on the other side, you can discover the jewel in the crown of the Verrou Vauban (the Vauban defensive system): [...]
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