Elevation of the route
Waytypes of the cycle route
Surface of the cycle route
La Flow Vélo: 400 km from the Dordogne to the Atlantic
Cycle route signposting
The Flow Vélo is signposted in both directions from Lardin-Saint-Lazare to the Atlantic Ocean. Work is still in progress to bring the route as close as possible to the Charente river, so be sure to read the descriptions of the various stages to keep up to date.
Only the first stage (from Sarlat-la-Canéda to Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare) is still provisional, with markings currently being finalized.
Trains and transport along La Flow Vélo
The route is well served in stations, but be careful in peak periods when the transport of bicycles is complicated on TER trains.
- Thiviers station (departure): TER line Limoges - Périgueux with TER connection Périgueux - Bordeaux
- Angoulême train station: TER and TGV stations (Paris, Bordeaux, Poitiers) - TER line Angoulême - Châteauneuf-sur-Charente - Jarnac - Cognac - Saintes - Saujon - Royan
- Cognac train station : TER line Angoulême - Châteauneuf-sur-Charente - Jarnac - Cognac - Saintes - Saujon - Royan
- Saintes train station: TER line Angoulême - Châteauneuf-sur-Charente - Jarnac - Cognac - Saintes - Saujon - Royan; TER and Intercity lines for La Rochelle and Bordeaux
- Rochefort train station (last station on the route) : TER and Intercity lines for La Rochelle, Saintes, Bordeaux
Boats to and from the island of Aix
Cycle routes connected to La Flow Vélo :
- La Scandibérique: shared route between Marthon and Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, continuing south to Bordeaux and north to Tours.
- La Vélodyssée: around Rochefort, a shared itinerary, the route continues along the coast south to Royan and north to La Rochelle.
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