Velodyssey from La Rochelle to Arcachon

Come and discover the Atlantic Velodyssee bike tour from La Rochelle to Arcachon ! This Atlantic coast cycling route has been elected best cycling route in 2017! This cycle route begins in England and ends at the Spanish border.

The port of La Rochelle in Charente Maritime is the departure point. During your second day, on your two wheels you will discover the island of Ré, sandy beaches, marshes…On your third day you will head to the Royal city of Rochefort, at the mouth of the Charente, before reaching Marennes and its oyster farms. In the shade of pine trees, on a dream of a cycle path, you continue on to Royan. A ferry will take you across the Gironde to Pointe de Grave with your bike. You will follow the cycle paths through pine forests and between the ocean and great lakes of Lacanau or Hourtin, punctuated with charming seaside resorts such Soulac-sur-Mer and Lacanau Ocean. That will take you to the salt meadows and oyster farms so typical of Arcachon Bay.

Add an extra day to your bicycle tours in Arcachon to climb the 110 meters high sand dune of Pyla. Learn more about Europe’s tallest sand dune nestled between the Atlantic Ocean, an enormous pine forest, the Arcachon Bay, a sandbank and a peninsula! All these ingredients make it a unique landscape in Europe and probably throughout the world. It is sometimes described as a “menacing sand wall” or even called a “sand monster” swallowing up “parts of France”. If you’ve never heard of this dune, you will find a lot of interesting information and some stunning pictures.

Highlights

• A secure greenway on the entire itinerary
• The town of Rochefort, its royal rope factory and its transporter bridge
• The marshes of Marennes and the wild coast when arriving at Royan
• The endless beaches of the “Silver coast” and the great lakes and natural reserves of Médoc
• The softness of the Arcachon bay

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