Greenway
La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises
Three routes strung into a single loop: the Via Fluvia up to the Velay, the Dolce Via down to the Rhône, and back along the ViaRhôna and the Hermitage slopes.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Where to sleep on La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises
Halta lists 104 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 73 campsites, 2 mountain huts, 6 bivouac spots, 23 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 8 stages of La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annonay → Bourg-Argental | 16 km | 428 m |
| 2 | Bourg-Argental → Dunières | 25 km | 700 m |
| 3 | Dunières → Yssingeaux | 25 km | 438 m |
| 4 | Yssingeaux → Saint-Agrève | 33 km | 588 m |
| 5 | Saint-Agrève → Le Cheylard | 18 km | 212 m |
| 6 | Le Cheylard → La Voulte-sur-Rhône | 50 km | 947 m |
| 7 | La Voulte-sur-Rhône → Tournon-sur-Rhône | 36 km | 339 m |
| 8 | Tournon-sur-Rhône → Annonay | 32 km | 684 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises
How many days does La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises take?
La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises takes about 4 days, split into 8 stages over 235 km — an average of 59 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises?
Halta lists 104 places to sleep within 5 km of La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises: 73 campsites, 2 mountain huts, 6 bivouac spots, 23 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises?
La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises is rated moderate, with 4 336 m of cumulative elevation gain over 235 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 542 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises go?
La Boucle des voies vertes ardéchoises runs from Annonay to Annonay, by way of Yssingeaux, Le Cheylard, Tournon-sur-Rhône, across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is travelled by bike and totals 235 km split into 8 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après France Vélo Tourisme / Via Fluvia / Dolce Via / ViaRhôna (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).