Cycle route
La Seine à Vélo
From Paris to the sea following the meanders of the Seine: riverside guinguettes, Impressionist gardens, Rouen and the Norman cliffs, down to Le Havre.
Île-de-France → Normandie
Where to sleep on La Seine à Vélo
Halta lists 97 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 43 campsites, 1 bivouac spot, 53 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 5 stages of La Seine à Vélo
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 | Paris → Mantes-la-Jolie | 59 km | 290 m |
| 2 | Mantes-la-Jolie → Vernon | 30 km | 166 m |
| 3 | Vernon → Rouen | 62 km | 527 m |
| 4 | Rouen → Rives-en-Seine | 34 km | 407 m |
| 5 | Rives-en-Seine → Le Havre | 56 km | 240 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Seine à Vélo
How many days does La Seine à Vélo take?
La Seine à Vélo takes about 4 days, split into 5 stages over 241 km — an average of 60 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Seine à Vélo?
Halta lists 97 places to sleep within 5 km of La Seine à Vélo: 43 campsites, 1 bivouac spot, 53 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 Seine à Vélo?
La Seine à Vélo is rated easy, with 1 630 m of cumulative elevation gain over 241 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 326 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Seine à Vélo go?
La Seine à Vélo runs from Paris to Le Havre, by way of Vernon, Rouen, Rives-en-Seine, across Île-de-France → Normandie. It is travelled by bike and totals 241 km split into 5 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 Seine à Vélo (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).