The River Rhone Cycle Route: From the Alps to the Mediterranean

by Mike Wells

Overview

Guidebook to the River Rhone Cycle Route, an 895km bicycle ride from the Alps of central Switzerland to the Mediterranean Sea, near Marseille, France. The route - which is mostly downhill, except for an optional 15km climb to the start point at Furkapass - is divided into 20 stages (averaging 45km per stage) and can be completed by most cyclists in 12-14 days.

The route uses two waymarked national cycle trails: the Swiss R1 Rhone Route and the French ViaRhona, which together have been adopted by the ECF (European Cyclists' Federation) as EuroVelo route EV17.

The guide provides detailed route descriptions and 1:150,000 mapping for each stage, as well as two route options along either the north or south shore of Lake Geneva. It also includes plenty of practical advice such as preparing for the journey, transport options there and back, what to take, accommodation en route and a French/German glossary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783629565
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	12/07/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	45 MB
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About the Author

Mike Wells has been a keen long-distance walker and cyclist for over 25 years. He has walked all the major British trails, the GR5 through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean and has explored the Italian Dolomites- Alta Via routes. He has also walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway and Chilean Patagonia. Mike has cycled the C2C route across northern England and Lon Las Cymru in Wales, as well as the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela. He has completed an end to end traverse of Cuba, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape.
Mike Wells is an author of both walking and cycling guides. He has been walking long-distance footpaths for 25 years, after a holiday in New Zealand gave him the long-distance walking bug. Within a few years, he had walked the major British trails, enjoying their range of terrain from straightforward downland tracks through to upland paths and challenging mountain routes. He then ventured into France, walking sections of the Grande Randonnee network (including the GR5 through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean), and Italy to explore the Dolomites Alta Via routes. Further afield, he has walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway and Patagonia. Mike has also been a keen cyclist for over 20 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lon Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. He has written a series of cycling guides for Cicerone following the great rivers of Europe.

Table of Contents

Map keyOverview mapIntroductionBackgroundThe Rhone Cycle RouteNatural environmentPreparationGetting there and backNavigationAccommodationFood and drinkAmenities and servicesWhat to takeSafety and emergenciesAbout this guide  The routeSwitzerlandStage 1  Furkapass to BrigStage 2  Brig to SierreStage 3  Sierre to MartignyStage 4  Martigny to MontreuxStage 5  Montreux to MorgesStage 6  Morges to GenevaStage 5A  Le Bouveret to Thonon-les-BainsStage 6A  Thonon-les-Bains to GenevaStage 7  Geneva to Seyssel  FranceStage 8  Seyssel to Champagneux damStage 9  Champagneux dam to LagnieuStage 10  Lagnieu to LyonStage 11  Lyon to VienneStage 12  Vienne to SablonsStage 13  Sablons to Tournon-sur-Rhô neStage 14  Tournon-sur-Rhô ne to ValenceStage 15  Valence to Le PouzinStage 16  Le Pouzin to Monté limarStage 17  Monté limar to  Pont-St EspritStage 18  Pont-St Esprit  to AvignonStage 19  Avignon to ArlesStage 20  Arles to Port-St Louis-du-Rhô ne  Appendix A  Stage summary tableAppendix B  Facilities summary tableAppendix C  Twelve-day scheduleAppendix  D  Tourist  information officesAppendix E  Youth hostels and gî tes d'é tapeAppendix F  Useful contacts  Appendix G  Language glossary