Cycle route · V50
La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo
From Luxembourg to Lyon along two rivers: the reinvented steelworks of Lorraine, Metz and Nancy, the Thousand Ponds plateau, then the Saône down to the Rhône.
Grand Est → Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Where to sleep on La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo
Halta lists 219 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 117 campsites, 4 bivouac spots, 98 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 10 stages of La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône 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 | Apach → Thionville | 24 km | 151 m |
| 2 | Thionville → Metz | 30 km | 65 m |
| 3 | Metz → Nancy | 58 km | 502 m |
| 4 | Nancy → Épinal | 70 km | 464 m |
| 5 | Épinal → Corre | 50 km | 653 m |
| 6 | Corre → Gray | 74 km | 458 m |
| 7 | Gray → Auxonne | 40 km | 159 m |
| 8 | Auxonne → Chalon-sur-Saône | 78 km | 69 m |
| 9 | Chalon-sur-Saône → Mâcon | 65 km | 476 m |
| 10 | Mâcon → Lyon | 70 km | 331 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo
How many days does La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo take?
La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo takes about 10 days, split into 10 stages over 559 km — an average of 56 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo?
Halta lists 219 places to sleep within 5 km of La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo: 117 campsites, 4 bivouac spots, 98 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 Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo?
La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo is rated moderate, with 3 328 m of cumulative elevation gain over 559 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 333 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo go?
La Voie Bleue, Moselle-Saône à vélo runs from Apach to Lyon, by way of Nancy, Gray, Chalon-sur-Saône, across Grand Est → Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is travelled by bike and totals 559 km split into 10 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 Voie Bleue (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).