Cycle route
La Loire à Vélo
France's best-known cycle route: the châteaux of the Loire, vineyards and villages along Europe's last wild river, all the way to the Atlantic.
Centre-Val de Loire → Pays de la Loire
Where to sleep on La Loire à Vélo
Halta lists 417 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 208 campsites, 4 bivouac spots, 205 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 7 stages of La Loire à Vélo
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orléans → Blois | 59 km | 66 m |
| 2 | Blois → Amboise | 39 km | 186 m |
| 3 | Amboise → Tours | 24 km | 108 m |
| 4 | Tours → Saumur | 72 km | 147 m |
| 5 | Saumur → Angers | 50 km | 260 m |
| 6 | Angers → Nantes | 99 km | 432 m |
| 7 | Nantes → Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 56 km | 181 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Loire à Vélo
How many days does La Loire à Vélo take?
La Loire à Vélo takes about 6 days, split into 7 stages over 399 km — an average of 67 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Loire à Vélo?
Halta lists 417 places to sleep within 5 km of La Loire à Vélo: 208 campsites, 4 bivouac spots, 205 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La Loire à Vélo?
La Loire à Vélo is rated easy, with 1 380 m of cumulative elevation gain over 399 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 197 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Loire à Vélo go?
La Loire à Vélo runs from Orléans to Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, by way of Amboise, Saumur, Nantes, across Centre-Val de Loire → Pays de la Loire. It is travelled by bike and totals 399 km split into 7 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après France Vélo Tourisme / La Loire à Vélo (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).