Be ready before you go for a ride
Follow the advice below to prepare your cycling outing or cycling holiday on the Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo cycle route.
Detailed maps and descriptions of the cycle route
Our website gives you all the information you need to prepare your cycling outings along the route.
In order to provide you with this information in digestible form, we have divided the route into five sections and 29 stages. This means you can easily find specific information at local level.
On each stage page you will find details on:
- the level of difficulty involved
- an interactive map indicating the types of tracks along the stage and the specialist services available on or near the stage
- the variation in altitude along the stage
- a technical description of the stage
- practical information
- internet comments from cyclists who have tried out the stage
You can also download the route tracks in GPX. format and print out the route and detailed descriptions.
Finding a service along the route
Our website allows you to locate specialist services on or near the route.
Using our interactive maps of the various sections and stages, it’s easy to locate:
- accommodation
- bicycle-hire and bicycle-repair companies
- tourist offices
- train stations to help you get around
- tourist sites to visit
- danger spots and places at which to take special care along the route
Services awarded the Accueil Vélo quality mark (including accommodation, bicycle-hire and bicycle-repair companies, tourist offices and places to visit), signalling that they offer specially adapted facilities for cyclists. They are highlighted on our maps with a green pictogram.
Getting around by train
There are many train stations close to the cycle route that can enable you to tailor a stage by shortening it or by allowing you to return to your initial point of departure if you need.
To locate the train stations along the cycle route, see the interactive maps of the sections and stages.
On regional TER trains, it is easy to transport your bike. On other types of train, there may be certain conditions for taking your bike on board which you need to bear in mind.
