Explore France on foot or by bike, following carefully researched routes through landscapes, villages and regions chosen for the journey itself. Waybound takes care of the accommodation, luggage transfers, maps and logistics, so you can travel independently at your own pace.
8 Days / 7 Nights
Moderate
Alsace, France
1 April to 5 November
Roughly 12 to 15 km
France earns its reputation for a reason: alpine passes in the east, vineyard backroads through the Loire and Alsace, cliffside coastal paths in Brittany, and hill towns in Provence. Few countries pack this much genuine variety into one self-guided trip list.
What ties it together is infrastructure most countries can’t match, small hotels in villages that still exist because of exactly this kind of travel, and way-marked trails that have carried walkers and cyclists for generations. If this is your first self-guided holiday, start with the Loire Valley or Dordogne, both graded easy, with plenty of time to actually enjoy where you’ve stopped.
Most routes stay easy to moderate, hill-town paths in the Luberon, vineyard walks in Alsace, coastal trails in Brittany. The Tour du Mont Blanc is the one genuine exception: real elevation, longer days, and the most demanding route on our France list.
The Loire and Dordogne offer some of the easiest multi-day cycling in Europe, flat, unhurried, past châteaux that still close for lunch. It’s the natural starting point for a first self-guided cycling holiday.
Flat, unhurried riding past châteaux and vineyards, through villages that still close for lunch.
Walk between vineyards, forests and half-timbered villages along one of France's prettiest wine roads.
Circle three countries entirely on foot, from high alpine passes to quiet valley villages.
Most routes are reachable via Paris or a regional airport near your starting point. Confirmed on each tour page.
Regional trains connect most start and end points, useful for combining two routes into one longer trip.
Accommodation, luggage transfers, route notes and a local contact, on every trip, as standard.
Travel insurance is required. Route notes are in English throughout; French phrases help but aren't necessary.
Independent travel, without the planning burden.
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