Organizing your stages
Preparing your route, the key – good organization
Let’s be clear, preparing to tackle a cycle route requires a good deal of thought. You need to plan and think ahead about every detail. Don’t panic, we’re here to help you organize your trip along the paths and roads that constitute the green, environmentally engaged cycle route that is La Vélidéale!
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Organizing your cycling stages / your migration!
It’s really important to plan your daily stages so as to enjoy a problem-free cycling trip. For starters, begin with short stages, so that you don’t tire yourself too much at the outset. And take the opportunity to stop and admire the varied landscapes through which La Vélidéale guides you, making the most of a good number of breaks.
Plan the time you’re going to start cycling each day according to each day’s stage. To ensure you arrive at your evening stopover in time, add room for manoeuvre. You never know, a buzzard might stop you in your tracks at a certain point, for instance!
Make use of the stages drawn up on our interactive maps, giving details on the expected duration of the stage, the number of kilometres it covers, its level of difficulty and places to see along the way.
Organize your accommodation / your nesting places!
In the height of the tourist season, it’s essential to organize your accommodation in advance. To help you, our website points you to suitable choices close to the cycle route.
Via our interactive maps or our dedicated Accommodation section, it’s easy to locate options within 5km of the cycle route in the form of accredited Accueil Vélo accommodation providers (identifiable by dark green pictograms), who offer guaranteed services geared to cyclists.
Organizing / detecting your needs!
Making use of our interactive maps, you’re sure to find places at which to stop that cover your needs, both entertaining and pressing.
There’s such a wide variety of services available that you should be able to pinpoint what you’re looking for. On our website, we list:
- Restaurants & bars (see Accueil Vélo accredited providers)
- Bike rental and repair companies (see Accueil Vélo accredited providers)
- Sites to visit (see Accueil Vélo accredited providers)
- Water and drinking water points
- Public toilets
And much more besides…
Organize a varied programme of activities
Do also get information from the many tourist offices along the route, as they can let you know about activities and events taking place in their area.
With museums, châteaux, extraordinary places, Petites Cités de Caractère (small historic craft towns), Parcs Naturels Régionaux and more to explore, make the most of the great variety of landscapes, cultural spaces and species of animals and plants to discover along La Vélidéale, enjoying the cycle route’s biodiversity.
