From Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean, the ViaRhôna takes you by bike or on foot along the greenway of the Rhône valley. Here is a selection of cycle guides for your next trip along the Rhône.
The ViaRhôna guides?
The ViaRhôna is a unique greenway that follows the Rhône from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean. To discover this journey along one of France’s greatest rivers (French), a number of cycle guides are available, including but not limited to the following.
ViaRhôna travel diary
Published for Ouest-France, this guide to the ViaRhona is like a travel diary, with lots of photos and a practical guide to all the stages of the Rhone greenway.
Presentation by the publisher :
The first complete travel diary on the ViaRhôna: a beautiful, inspiring book on the history and major stages of the route, highlighted by 200 mostly previously unpublished photos.
The 500 km of easy-to-navigate routes include stops and visits not to be missed, as well as a host of escape routes and side connections in Savoie-Mont-Blanc, Isère, Ardèche, Drôme and Vaucluse, and a wealth of heritage attractions.
It’s an incredible voyage of discovery, between Saint-Gingolph (kilometre zero on Lake Geneva), Lyon, Valence, Avignon, Arles and Sète, finishing on the Etang de Thau…
This book is for everyone, from those who already travel by bike to those who want to dream about one of the most attractive itineraries after the Loire à vélo.
ViaRhôna, the cycle route due south / éditions Ouest-France
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Cycling guide for the ViaRhôna Bikeline
Are you familiar with Bikeline bicycle guides? Published in Germany by Verlagesterbauer with a spiral binding and long format, they’re ideal for making a road-book on the front of your bike. With precise maps, step-by-step changes in altitude and distances, all accompanied by maps of the towns with practical and tourist information for your route. By cyclists, for cyclists.
Presentation of the Viarhona guidebook by the publisher :
The name ViaRhôna sounds like a symphony. A symphony of dazzling and varied sounds – that’s what awaits you on this journey, from the birth of the Rhône in the Swiss Alps to its warm meeting with the Mediterranean in the south of France.
Breathtaking scenery such as the shores of Lake Geneva and Napoleon beach, peaceful stretches of river in the heart of nature parks, grandiose remains from Gallo-Roman times in Lyon, Orange and Arles, vibrant artistic cities such as Geneva and Avignon, plenty of places for water sports and swimming, and culinary discoveries such as the wines of the Côtes du Rhône and the cuisine of Lyon and Provence. All this is to be discovered along the ViaRhôna.
The cycle route takes in excellent greenways along the Rhône and pleasant roads to make the most of the wide variety of landscapes leading all the way to the Mediterranean.
ViaRhôna, the Rhône by bike from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean, Bikeline guidebook
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Vélo-guide de la ViaRhona Ouest-France
Here’s another ViaRhona cycle guide to take you from the banks of Lake Geneva to Sète via the Canal du Rhône to the Etang de Thau. All the practical information you need by stage, local greenways, maps and addresses for your journey.
Presentation of the ViaRhona bike guide by the publisher :
An updated and expanded ViaRhona bike guide from Geneva to Sète with :
– More than 800 km of routes (selection of the best stages on safe roads) ;
– 18 stages guaranteed to be effortless for everyone + 4 escapes: the Dolce Via, the Vélodrôme, the Peyre and the Véloroute de l’Isère ;
– 36 detailed route maps and 1 general map ;
– A rich heritage to discover at every stage: towns, tourist sites, museums, etc.
– Practical addresses (accommodation along the way, bike hire companies, etc.).
Vélo-guide : ViaRhôna, from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean / éditions Ouest-France
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Cycling itinerary on the ViaRhôna
In the Grands Itinéraires à vélo collection published by Chamina, here is the green route along the Rhône. This guide to the ViaRhôna includes addresses, maps and information for each département crossed.
Presentation of the guide by the publisher :
A new edition of one of France’s most famous major cycle routes: the ViaRhôna, which continues to raise expectations due to the exceptional appeal of its route.
Heading due south, from Lake Geneva to the Camargue, then on to Sète, with 38 stages, including 3 new ones in Switzerland, and 829 km of a route entirely mapped out by bike by the authors.
You’ll be travelling with a guide featuring over 300 useful addresses (bike repair shops, accommodation, etc.), all of which are kept up to date.
Indispensable for organising your cycling trip: accurate, reliable maps on IGN backgrounds, easy to read, accompanied by town maps.
Departments crossed : Valais (Switzerland) Haute-Savoie Savoie Ain Isère Rhône Loire Ardèche Drôme Vaucluse Bouches-du-Rhône Gard Hérault
The Viarhona from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean / Chamina editions
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Guide du Routard ViaRhôna
To accompany you on your journey, step by step, the latest edition of the ViaRhôna Routard guide makes it easier for you to discover the region and find accommodation and restaurants along the way.
Presentation of the guide by the publisher :
Cross the impressive gorges of the Rhône on the new 160-metre-long Himalayan footbridge between Virignin and La Balme;
make your way gently to Lyon through the Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage;
enjoy a bite to eat in one of Lyon’s countless “bouchons”, before choosing from among the thousand and one discoveries on offer in the capital of the Gauls;
in the Ardèche, take your bikes on the bus from Valence to Le Cheylard and ride down the Eyrieux valley on the Dolce Via; ride along the back roads between the vineyards and orchards of the Drôme;
wind your way through the vineyards and orchards of the Drôme ;
stopping off to taste the nougat at Montélimar…So many unforgettable experiences to discover along the ViaRhôna route!
Each stage has its own colour map. With a list of addresses for bike hire, accommodation and, of course, restaurants. With Le Routard, map out your own route!
Guide du Routard : ViaRhôna, from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean
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- Map and stages of the ViaRhôna
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- The Rhône cycle route in Switzerland