Cycle route
Le Vélocéan
The Atlantic coast from the Loire to the Vendée: the salt marshes of Guérande, the Pornic corniche, state forests and long beaches.
Pays de la Loire
Where to sleep on Le Vélocéan
Halta lists 285 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 261 campsites, 24 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 Le Vélocéan
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 | Saint-Nazaire → La Baule | 16 km | 60 m |
| 2 | La Baule → Pornic | 50 km | 216 m |
| 3 | Pornic → Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 48 km | 89 m |
| 4 | Saint-Jean-de-Monts → Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 17 km | 43 m |
| 5 | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie → Les Sables-d'Olonne | 30 km | 95 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le Vélocéan
How many days does Le Vélocéan take?
Le Vélocéan takes about 3 days, split into 5 stages over 161 km — an average of 54 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le Vélocéan?
Halta lists 285 places to sleep within 5 km of Le Vélocéan: 261 campsites, 24 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 Le Vélocéan?
Le Vélocéan is rated easy, with 503 m of cumulative elevation gain over 161 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 101 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le Vélocéan go?
Le Vélocéan runs from Saint-Nazaire to Les Sables-d'Olonne, by way of Pornic, Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, across Pays de la Loire. It is travelled by bike and totals 161 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 / Le Vélocéan (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).