Poitou Charentes Cycling Holidays

From the north of the Charente to the edge of the Perigord, there are over 1,000km of mainly off-road cycle routes, ideal for families with young children. If you're looking for flat routes, there is a good selection through parts of Deux-Sevres and Charente-Maritime and on the Ile de Re. The city of La Rochelle has some 180km of cycle routes and for the long-distance rider there are 4 routes criss-crossing the Poitou Charentes region created by the Ligue Regionale de Cyclotourisme:

280km, Argention-Chateau to St Pierre d'Oleron

281km, Confolens to Royan

291km, Cerizay to Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

329km, Angles-sur-l'Anglin to Ars-en-Re