Greenway
La Dolce Via
The old Vivarais railway turned greenway: viaducts, the Eyrieux gorges and hilltop villages, from the Rhône up to the Ardèche plateau, with the upper-valley branch.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Where to sleep on La Dolce Via
Halta lists 41 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 33 campsites, 3 bivouac spots, 5 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
- 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 4 stages of La Dolce Via
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 | La Voulte-sur-Rhône → Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut | 30 km | 681 m |
| 2 | Saint-Sauveur-de-Montagut → Le Cheylard | 30 km | 926 m |
| 3 | Le Cheylard → Saint-Martin-de-Valamas | 12 km | 524 m |
| 4 | Saint-Martin-de-Valamas → Saint-Agrève | 20 km | 679 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Dolce Via
How many days does La Dolce Via take?
La Dolce Via takes about 2 days, split into 4 stages over 92 km — an average of 46 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Dolce Via?
Halta lists 41 places to sleep within 5 km of La Dolce Via: 33 campsites, 3 bivouac spots, 5 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 Dolce Via?
La Dolce Via is rated easy, with 2 810 m of cumulative elevation gain over 92 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 703 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Dolce Via go?
La Dolce Via runs from La Voulte-sur-Rhône to Saint-Agrève, by way of Le Cheylard, Saint-Martin-de-Valamas, across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is travelled by bike and totals 92 km split into 4 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 / La Dolce Via (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).