With its varied landscapes and topography, from the mountains to the Rhone valley, the Ardèche is a land of unique contrasts for cyclists, where every valley has its own cycling and walking trail.
Here’s a closer look at the greenways, cycle routes and mountain bike trails in the Ardèche department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Greenways in the Ardèche
Over the years, cycle and soft mobility routes have been developing slowly but surely in the Ardèche.
Whether for road, mountain, trekking or mountain bikes, but also for walking and other soft means of locomotion (rollerblades, scooters, etc.), cycle routes in the Ardèche are evolving towards greater mobility, with a gentle touch.
For each route, a practical page with a presentation is available to tell you more about its location and the proposed route, with a global map and detailed versions.
List of greenways in the Ardèche
From north to south of the department :
VIA FLUVIA
- Via Fluvia: Cance/Deûme and Loire valleys
DOLCE VIA
- Dolce Via (Eyrieux valley)
- La Voulte to Lamastre
- La Voulte to Saint-Agrève
VOIE DE LA PAYRE
- Voie douce de la Payre (Ouvèze valley)
VIA ARDÈCHE
- Via Ardèche (Ardèche valley)
- Vogüé to Grospierres
- Uzer in Saint-Paul-le-Jeune
VIARHÔNA
- Via Rhôna (Rhône valley)
- From Sablons/Sarras to Tournon-sur-Rhône/Glun
- From Tournon-sur-Rhône/Glun to Valence (Drôme)
- From Valence to Le Pouzin
- From Pouzin to Viviers
- From Viviers to Bourg-Saint-Andéol (and towards Pont-Saint-Esprit)
- Another ViaRhôna route in the Ardèche :
4 sections in the Ardèche
VOIE BLEUE
- The Voie Bleue: from Guilherand-Grange to Châteaubourg
GRANDE TRAVERSÉE DE L’ARDÈCHE by mountain bike
- Grandes Traversées de l’Ardèche: mountain biking and hiking
- Annonay to Les Estables
- Saint-Félicien aux Estables variant
- Les Estables aux Vans
- Les Vans in Bourg-Saint-Andéol
BIKE LANDE
- La Lande by bike: a 35-kilometre loop through the villages of southern Ardèche
L’ARDÉCHOISE
- On the roads of the Ardéchoise:
- The Ardéchoise
- Chestnut
- La Méridionale
- Le Doux
Map of greenways and cycle routes
A regularly updated interactive version of the map of greenways and cycle routes in the Ardèche:
Map of cycle routes
In 2019, this was the progress report on the department’s soft paths and cycle routes:
Every year, there are new developments and innovations for cycling and soft mobility.
In 2020, under the banner Émerveillés par l’Ardèche, the following menu was proposed:
