Avenue Verte (French section)

[Dupont]

The Avenue Verte looks decent enough. Has anyone done this from Dieppe to Paris?

Is so, how did you find it?

[Jdsk]

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Jonathan

[Dupont]

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Jonathan

I did that, but a lot of the info was about doing it on a Brompton and the UK section.

I will ask Google.

[nirakaro]

I’ve ridden it a few times. Dieppe to Forge-les-Eaux is a very pleasant converted railway line; after that, as I recall, it’s quiet French back roads and then suburban Paris.

“a lot of the info was about doing it on a Brompton and the UK section.” – that’s true at the start of those search results, but have a look at e.g. page 15.

[Dupont]

I’ve ridden it a few times. Dieppe to Forge-les-Eaux is a very pleasant converted railway line; after that, as I recall, it’s quiet French back roads and then suburban Paris.

“a lot of the info was about doing it on a Brompton and the UK section.” – that’s true at the start of those search results, but have a look at e.g. page 15.

Thanks. Very helpful, but some of the info is 15 years old. I imagine things have changed a bit re signage, accommodation etc.

[ChrisF]

I did it in August 2022. Short ride the first day to a nice campsite next to the route at Neufchatel-en-Bray, Then a long day to the outskirts of Paris where I stayed in a cheap hotel.
I used a Rohloff touring bike with added e-motor.
Very easy ride, good surfaces, reasonable scenery.

[MrsHJ]

You could join it to the Velo scenic and head to Saint malo to make it a longer ride. The Saint malo ferry goes to Portsmouth.

Or avoid Paris (which isn’t cheap accommodation wise) and join the veloscenic to the Velo Francette at domfront and use the Caen Portsmouth ferry one way and the Saint malo Portsmouth ferry the other. https://cycle.travel/map/journey/544813

[roberts8]

I have cycled bits from Dieppe when riding the Dieppe Raid which is a great weekend.
Cycled down to Swiss Normandie on the Francette in a heatwave using Caen and spent a few days cycling the area.
The surface was really good but stock up on water and bites as you will need to turn off into villages.
I like the idea of the above route then swinging across to St Malo.
Roll on summer.

[Slowroad]

I did there and back in 2019, so the whole French route except the bit right into central Paris. Routefinding was mostly fine, though there was a bit of off-road which I would have been happy to miss out another time. Campsites near Paris were a bit tricky, and one ex-municipal had been taken over by a membership group and cost an arm & a leg. Was a bit hillier than I expected.
Really enjoyed it! Would do the area again for sure.
I'd be happy to share more details if needed.

[Dupont]

I did it in August 2022. Short ride the first day to a nice campsite next to the route at Neufchatel-en-Bray, Then a long day to the outskirts of Paris where I stayed in a cheap hotel.
I used a Rohloff touring bike with added e-motor.
Very easy ride, good surfaces, reasonable scenery.

How did you charge the engine on the continent?

[Dupont]

I did there and back in 2019, so the whole French route except the bit right into central Paris. Routefinding was mostly fine, though there was a bit of off-road which I would have been happy to miss out another time. Campsites near Paris were a bit tricky, and one ex-municipal had been taken over by a membership group and cost an arm & a leg. Was a bit hillier than I expected.
Really enjoyed it! Would do the area again for sure.
I'd be happy to share more details if needed.

How far outside Paris did you stop? Which parts were hilly and how long did it take you? Thanks.

[ChrisF]

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I used a Rohloff touring bike with added e-motor.
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How did you charge the engine on the continent?

I just took the charger with an adaptor for the campsite power points (ones used by caravans etc). I don't think any sites charged me to use the power points if I told them it was just for the bike charging. Sometiimes though I didn't ask . Sometimes I used a normal powerpoint in a washroom etc.