ViaRhôna, a route linked to other cycle itineraries
ViaRhôna is connected with several other cycling routes, allowing for additional combinations or excursions.
Here are the main connecting routes from north to south
Here are the main connected itineraries from north to south:
In Switzerland: Continue the route all the way to the source of the Rhône and book your stay packages.
At Culoz or Chanaz: Join Lake Bourget, then Chambéry, where you can follow La Belle Via to Valence.
At Culoz: Join the Grande Traversée du Jura by bike.
Access to the Via Grand Colombier: An 8.5 km fully secured route between Culoz-Béon station and Cressin-Rochefort, connected to ViaRhôna.
Take L’Escampette: An accessible, modular, and unexpected cycling route that links La Voie Bleue (Moselle-Saône à vélo) to ViaRhôna at Jons or Lagnieu (Ain).
In Lyon: Connect with La Voie Bleue - Moselle-Saône à vélo.
In Ardèche: La Dolce Via allows you to make a loop from Tournon-sur-Rhône to Le Cheylard (by train), then return to Tournon by boat.
At Beaucaire: Join La Méditerranée à Vélo towards Nice.
At Bourg-Saint-Andéol: Connect with the Grande Traversée de l'Ardèche VTT.
At La Voulte-sur-Rhône: Continue on La Payre to Privas or Saint-Agrève.
At Le Pouzin: Continue on the Vélodrom towards Saillans.
At Annonay: Take ViaFluvia to reach Yssingeaux or Le Puy-en-Velay.
At Caderousse: Join Via Venaissia, a true link between ViaRhôna and La Méditerranée à Vélo (Robion).
Between Sète and Beaucaire: The route is shared with La Méditerranée à Vélo.
At Beaucaire: Follow the longest Voie Verte du Gard (31 km) to visit the majestic Pont du Gard.
At Sète: At the end of ViaRhôna, you can continue the adventure on Le Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo to the Atlantic, or on La Méditerranée à Vélo towards Perpignan