La Voie Bleue - Moselle Saône
690 km cycle route.
690km
10-16days
easyDifficulty
2,113 mClimbing
yesE-bike friendly
The route at a glance
La Voie Bleue Moselle Saône runs about 700 kilometres from Apach on the Luxembourg border to Lyon, following the Moselle and then the Saône. In the Moselle valley you ride through wine villages to Metz with its Gothic cathedral and to Nancy, known for its grand squares and Art Nouveau buildings. Further south you follow the Saône through Burgundy, past vineyards and through Chalon-sur-Saône and Mâcon. The route ends in Lyon, famous for its food, and works well as a long bike trip right across France.
Example stages
A suggestion with overnight stops in towns along the way. Adjust it to your pace in the planner.
- Start → Metz187 m up · approx. 4:09 h63 km
- Metz → Nancy133 m up · approx. 4:12 h68 km
- Nancy → Charmes162 m up · approx. 3:16 h49 km
- Charmes → Thunimont279 m up · approx. 4:18 h61 km
- Thunimont → Montureux-lès-Baulay228 m up · approx. 3:53 h56 km
- Montureux-lès-Baulay → Ray-sur-Saône186 m up · approx. 3:41 h55 km
- Ray-sur-Saône → Talmay217 m up · approx. 3:55 h57 km
- Talmay → Laperrière-sur-Saône115 m up · approx. 3:32 h57 km
- Laperrière-sur-Saône → Allerey-sur-Saône106 m up · approx. 3:27 h56 km
- Allerey-sur-Saône → Tournus139 m up · approx. 3:42 h58 km
- Tournus → Belleville-en-Beaujolais90 m up · approx. 3:27 h57 km
- Belleville-en-Beaujolais → Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon128 m up · approx. 3:23 h53 km
Ø 58 km per day690 km · 1,970 Hm