Loire à Vélo: cycling accommodation all along the way
La Loire à Vélo is France's most popular cycle route, following the last wild river in Europe from Cuffy to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins on the Atlantic. It takes you past the Loire châteaux, through vineyards and historic towns, almost entirely on traffic-free paths. Flat and well signposted, it is the easiest way into cycle touring in France, with trains along the valley to get you to the start.
900 km
Distance
2,800 m
Elevation gain
14
Stages
20
hosts on this route
Stage towns on Loire à Vélo
The towns the route goes through. The places where Bikipi hosts welcome riders are on the map below.
Orléans
Centre-Val de Loire
Orléans is the eastern gateway to La Loire à Vélo. Joan of Arc's city welcomes cyclists right on the banks of the royal river.
Tours
Centre-Val de Loire
Tours sits at the heart of La Loire à Vélo and the château country. It is the hub of France's most popular cycle route.
Angers
Pays de la Loire
Angers is a major stop on La Loire à Vélo between Tours and Nantes. Riders come for its castle, its old town and the easy pace of Anjou.
Nantes
Pays de la Loire
Nantes is where La Loire à Vélo meets La Vélodyssée. This green city has an excellent cycle network for people arriving by bike.
Route map
View the route of Loire à Vélo and available accommodations
Where hosts welcome riders
- Vitry-aux-Loges
- Les Ponts-de-Cé
- Chemillé-en-Anjou
- Orée d'Anjou
- Nantes
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons
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