Cycle route
La Vélobuissonnière
From the Alpes Mancelles to Anjou by the back roads: forests, abbeys, the Plantagenet quarter of Le Mans and the Saumur hillsides.
Normandie → Pays de la Loire
Where to sleep on La Vélobuissonnière
Halta lists 78 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 49 campsites, 29 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
- 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 Vélobuissonnière
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 | Alençon → Sillé-le-Guillaume | 36 km | 383 m |
| 2 | Sillé-le-Guillaume → Le Mans | 36 km | 295 m |
| 3 | Le Mans → La Flèche | 45 km | 166 m |
| 4 | La Flèche → Baugé-en-Anjou | 21 km | 123 m |
| 5 | Baugé-en-Anjou → Saumur | 40 km | 150 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Vélobuissonnière
How many days does La Vélobuissonnière take?
La Vélobuissonnière takes about 3 days, split into 5 stages over 178 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 Vélobuissonnière?
Halta lists 78 places to sleep within 5 km of La Vélobuissonnière: 49 campsites, 29 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 Vélobuissonnière?
La Vélobuissonnière is rated easy, with 1 117 m of cumulative elevation gain over 178 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 223 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Vélobuissonnière go?
La Vélobuissonnière runs from Alençon to Saumur, by way of Le Mans, La Flèche, Baugé-en-Anjou, across Normandie → Pays de la Loire. It is travelled by bike and totals 178 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 Vélobuissonnière (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).