Avenue Verte: Paris–London

This 6-day self-guided tour follows the Avenue Verte from Paris to London, largely on a former railway line converted to a cycling path. From Paris, past the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame, the route heads out via the Château de Maisons-Laffitte and the river port of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.

Continuing through Normandy, riders pass the medieval castle at Gisors and the Benedictine abbey at Saint-Germer-de-Fly, through forests and rolling fields to the spa town of Forges-les-Eaux, then on to the seaside resort and port of Dieppe for a ferry crossing to Newhaven.

In England, the route crosses the South Downs nature reserve and Richmond Park, home to its deer herds, before finishing in London at Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.

Highlights:

• Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame in Paris
• Château de Maisons-Laffitte and Conflans-Sainte-Honorine river port
• Medieval Gisors castle and Saint-Germer-de-Fly abbey
• Dieppe seaside resort and Channel ferry to Newhaven
• South Downs nature reserve and Richmond Park deer
• Finish at Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge, London

Surface and terrain:
Former railway line converted to cycle path, plus forests, rolling fields and countryside roads.

Suitable for:
Families and beginners; "Easy."