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Named after the majestic river that runs through it, the Vienne department of the Nouvelle Aquitaine, offers cyclists contrasting landscapes, and an abundance of cultural heritage.
Visitors are able to cycle through fields of sunflowers and wheat, unspoilt forests, vineyards dotted with dolmens, and along the valleys using the extensive network of signed cycle paths.
At the heart of the Vienne region you will find a host of Romanesque treasures, which along with the more modern tourist attractions such as Futuroscope make the Vienne a fascinating place to discover by bicycle.The department motto is "Tomorrow belongs to you!"
Bike Hire Poitiers
The vibrant heart of the University city of Poitiers is mainly pedestrianised and is great for cycling around. There are an abundance of cafes and restaurants to be found amongst the narrow streets and the main square where you can prop up your bike and sit with a coffee (or a glass of wine!) and watch the world go by.
How To Use This Guide
We aim to provide a guide to each of the routes described below, however, as there are so many great routes this may take some time.
You can check out the routes close to where you are holidaying on the map to the right of the page. By clicking on the location you are interested in you can see more information about difficulty levels, route length and areas passed through.
For detailed information on each route please click on the route name in the list below. The link will either take you to our English language guide and detailed map or, if we haven’t created a guide yet, to information in French. Please keep checking back as we aim to cover all routes as soon as possible!
Cycling Tourist Routes
The Vienne features 15 Randonnee Cyclotouriste, which are longer cycling routes helping you to discover this beautiful region.
Maps for these routes are available from the local tourist offices, as well as on line from Tourism Vienne
View Vienne - Cycling Routes in a larger map
- Circuit du Haut Loudunais – 54.5km
Loudun - Glenouze - Morton - les Trois Moutiers
- Circuit du Haut Poitou – 73km
Angliers - Aulnay - Chalais - Guesnes - Martaize - Moncontour - Monts sur Guesne - Princay - la Roche Rigault - Saint Clair - Saires
- Circuit des Vallees de l'Envigne et de la Veude – 62km
Saint Christophe - Saint Gervais les 3 Clochers - Serigny - Thure - Cernay - Lencloitre
- Circuit du Pays Mirebalais – 66km
Amberre - Cherves - Chouppes - Coussay - Cuhon - Maisonneuve - Massonges - Mirebeau - Thurageau - Varennes
- Circuit Entre Vienne et Creuse – 63km
Dangé-Saint-Romain - Lésigny - Leugny - Mairé - les Ormes - Oyré - Saint-Rémy-sur-Creuse
- Circuit de la Vallée de la Gartempe – 79km
Angles-sur-l'Anglin - Coussay-les-Bois - Leigné-les-Bois - Lésigny - Pleumartin - La Roche-Posay - Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé - Vicq-sur-Gartempe
- Circuit de la Vallée de la Vienne – 73km
Bonnes - Chapelle Vivier - Civaux - Lussac-les-Châteaux
- Circuit de l'Art Roman – 62km
Antigny - Bourg-Archambault - Jouhet - Journet - Montmorillon - Saint-Léomer - Saint-Savin
- Circuit de la Vienne et de la Clouère – 104.5km
Availles-Limouzine - l'Isle-Jourdain - Mauprévoir - Moussac-sur-Vienne - Queaux - Saint-Martin-l'Ars - le Vigeant - Charroux - Payroux
- Circuit des Abbayes – 37km
Croutelle - Fontaine-le-Comte - Saint-Benoît - Iteuil - Ligugé - Smarves
- Circuit des Boucles de l'Auxances – 63.5km
Avanton - Béruges - Biard - Migné-Auxances - Vouneuil-sous-Biard - Quinçay
- Circuit de Targé – 37km
Availles-en-Châtellerault - Monthoiron - Senillé Saint-Sauveur - Senillé - Targé
- Circuit de Vouneuil-sur-Vienne – 56km
Archigny - Availles-en-Châtellerault - Bonneuil-Matours - Cenon-sur-Vienne - Monthoiron - Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
- Circuit de Colombiers – 55km
Colombiers - Naintré - Thuré - Scorbé-Clairvaux
- Circuit des Six Vallées – 111km
Ceaux-en-Couhé - Celle-Lévescault - Champagné-le-Sec - Château-Larcher - Coulombiers - Curzay-sur-Vonne - Gençay - Jazeneuil - Lusignan - Magné - Marçay - Marnay - Payré - Romagne - Vivonne
EuroVelo Route - Vienne
The EuroVelo network consists of 14 cycling routes stretching 70,000 km across Europe. EuroVelo 3, or the Pilgrims Route, crosses through the Vienne. The entire route is just over 5122 km long and connects Trondheim in Norway to Saint Jacques de Compostela in Spain.
The Pilgrims Route passes through the centre of the Vienne region from the north of the region (from Poitiers) down to the south of the department where it heads towards Bordeaux.
For further information visit the European Cyclist Federation.
Local Vienne Loops
The Vienne department is focussed on providing safe, interesting cycle routes across the region.
Each loop is well marked out with signs featuring small black bicycles.
| Local les-Portes-du-Poitou Loops | ||
|---|---|---|
 Dangé-Saint-Romain Sentier Le chemin des enfants - 3.2km |
les Ormes Sentier Le Chemin de Poizay - 5km |
Oyré Sentier La Corgère - 22km |
| Local Pays-des-Six-Vallees Loops | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Marçay Sentier de La Basilique - 13km |
Quinçay Sentier le circuit de La Vallée de l'Auxance - 18km |
Roches-Prémarie-Andillé Sentier des Roches Prémarie Andillé - 11.4km |
| Local Pays-Vals-de-Gartempe-et-Creuse Loops | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Angles-sur-l'Anglin Sentier Vals d'Anglin et Gartempe - 13km |
La Roche-Posay Sentier Vals et Collines de Gartempe - 13km |
| Local Pays-Chatelleraudais Loops | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Bonneuil-Matours Sentier Corniche et Pinail - 10km |