ViaRhôna: cycling accommodation all along the way
ViaRhôna follows the Rhône from Lake Geneva down to the Mediterranean. It takes you through the Côtes du Rhône vineyards, past lavender fields and close to the Ardèche gorges. A varied route that alternates river plains and Provençal hills, and gets warmer and sunnier with every day south.
815 km
Distance
3,800 m
Elevation gain
13
Stages
33
hosts on this route
Stage towns on ViaRhôna
The towns the route goes through. The places where Bikipi hosts welcome riders are on the map below.
Lyon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon is a crossroads of cycle touring between the Alps and the Mediterranean. ViaRhôna runs right through the city, which also gives direct access to EuroVelo 17.
Valence
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valence is where the south begins on ViaRhôna. Riders feel the shift from a continental to a Mediterranean climate along the Rhône.
Avignon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Avignon, the city of the Popes, is a major stop on ViaRhôna. Cyclists meet the roads of Provence and the Rhône valley here.
Annecy
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Annecy is an Alpine gem on the shore of one of Europe's cleanest lakes. The lakeside cycle path and the Alpine roads make it a cyclist's paradise.
Route map
View the route of ViaRhôna and available accommodations
Where hosts welcome riders
- Lancy
- Annecy
- Tresserve
- Lyon
- Saint-Clair-du-Rhône
- Valence
- Montélimar
- Pont-Saint-Esprit
- Avignon
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