Biking Camino Turonensis

[J_lasala]

Hello. I would like to rent a bicycle in Paris, France and then bike to Saint Jean where I will start the Camino Frances on foot. Is this possible?

 

[mspath]

For your desired combo of cycling via Tours plus walking from SJPdP see
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...-tours-route-walking-the-frances-route.26191/

For many forum posts/links re the Via Turonensis see the topic
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/the-tours-route.47/

For more on renting a bike in Paris see
https://parisbikeco.com/road-bike-rentals/

For a recent blog in French re biking from Paris to Saint Jean Pied de Port and onward to Santiago see
http://www.radiocamino.net/personnel/vers-saint-jacques-a-velo/comment-page-1

Happy research and Bon chemin!

 

[jsalt]

Hello. I would like to rent a bicycle in Paris, France and then bike to Saint Jean where I will start the Camino Frances on foot. Is this possible?

Hi, if you do cycle from Paris, then have a look at La Voie Littorale, from Soulac (on the coast near Bordeaux), to Bayonne. There are some fabulous cycle tracks all the way, going in and out of the coastal towns and through the pine forests.
Jill

 

[pudgypilgrim]

Sure. It's actually very much more popular by bike, and there's a nifty glossy booklet of routes and maps available for the route as far as Tours that you can pick up in tourist offices.

I would imagine that the cathedral in Tours would have info for going on from there, just as they do for pedestrians.