Cycle route

Le Tour de Corse à vélo

Around the Isle of Beauty by the coast: Cap Corse, the Piana calanques, the gulf of Ajaccio, the cliffs of Bonifacio and the eastern plain.

Corse

Distance
586 km
Stages
9
Elevation gain
8 385 m
Difficulty
hard
Le Tour de Corse à vélo and its 9 stage points. Base map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Where to sleep on Le Tour de Corse à vélo

Halta lists 183 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 169 campsites, 7 mountain huts, 6 bivouac spots, 1 hotel. 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 9 stages of Le Tour de Corse 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.

Stages of Le Tour de Corse à vélo with distance and elevation gain.
#StageDistanceElevation
1 Bastia → Saint-Florent 23 km 728 m
2 Saint-Florent → Calvi 82 km 1 193 m
3 Calvi → Porto 75 km 1 344 m
4 Porto → Ajaccio 79 km 1 415 m
5 Ajaccio → Propriano 60 km 953 m
6 Propriano → Bonifacio 82 km 1 444 m
7 Bonifacio → Porto-Vecchio 28 km 273 m
8 Porto-Vecchio → Aléria 82 km 639 m
9 Aléria → Bastia 75 km 396 m

Frequently asked questions about Le Tour de Corse à vélo

How many days does Le Tour de Corse à vélo take?

Le Tour de Corse à vélo takes about 12 days, split into 9 stages over 586 km — an average of 49 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.

Where can you sleep on Le Tour de Corse à vélo?

Halta lists 183 places to sleep within 5 km of Le Tour de Corse à vélo: 169 campsites, 7 mountain huts, 6 bivouac spots, 1 hotel. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.

How hard is Le Tour de Corse à vélo?

Le Tour de Corse à vélo is rated hard, with 8 385 m of cumulative elevation gain over 586 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 932 m of climbing a day.

Where does Le Tour de Corse à vélo go?

Le Tour de Corse à vélo runs from Bastia to Bastia, by way of Porto, Propriano, Porto-Vecchio, across Corse. It is travelled by bike and totals 586 km split into 9 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 / Le Tour de Corse à vélo (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).