All stages on La Vélodyssée, the Atlantic Cycling Route
La Tranche-sur-Mer / Marans
La Belle-Henriette Lagoon, separated from the sea by a narrow band of sand, and then your arrival into La Faute-sur-Mer which stretches endlessly towards the point of Arçay, mark this stage of La Vélodyssée. The route then heads into St-Michel-en-l’Herm through the dried marshes of Marais Poitevin a great expanse of marshes and cultivated land dotted with farms and sheds. The crossing of the Pont du Brault takes us into Charente-Maritime in the ancient district of Aunis. Marans, the capital of the dried Marais marshes, was once a very important look-out point.
Gradients and elevation
Ascents: 0m
Descents: 0m
Lowest point: 0m
Highest point: 9m
Répartition des pentes
46km plat (-1% à 2%)
Road types
25km (53%) de voies cyclables
22km (47%) de routes partagées
Surface
41km (89%) de surface lisse
5km (11%) de surface accidentée
Itinerary
Mainly on small roads with sections on designated cycle lanes. An easy section.
