by bike, gravel and even electric bike, the Cotentin can be explored at all speeds and for all levels.
From rising sun to setting sun, from the east coast to the west coast: breathtaking landscapes pass by.
By bike, the Cotentin will be a real discovery for cycle tourists.
Several types of routes are offered: gravel and road for the more sporty, but also cycling loops for the whole family. In a breathtaking landscape, let yourself be guided, take the sunken paths and small country roads and enjoy the pleasures of cycling.
You won't be able to resist a few unexpected poses!
Ride safely on our bike routes
You have been warned! : It is prohibited to ride on the coastal path. Reserved only for pedestrians.
Gravel
Cotentin has become a popular place for practicing gravel, a cycling discipline that combines the characteristics of road cycling and mountain biking. Gravel stands out for its adaptability to various types of terrain, from paved roads to dirt roads and forest trails. The Cotentin, with its varied landscape and its numerous rural paths, offers an ideal setting for lovers of this activity.
Moutain Bike
What could be better than a mountain bike to discover the Cotentin and its wide variety of landscapes while practicing an outdoor sport?
The Tourist Office offers you a selection of mountain bike circuits throughout Cotentin.
We share with you our playground where the diversity of terrain prevents monotony.
You will ride on sandy, stony, rocky paths; through the undergrowth, the dunes, the moor, the bocage, the vegetable fields and the marshes…
So what are you waiting for? Get on your bike and pedal the trails!
Bike routes
Au pays des videcoqs
Deux belles églises
Bike home
Accueil Vélo is a national brand that guarantees a welcome and quality services within 5 km of cycle routes for roaming cyclists.
This Label can concern several types of establishments:
- a host,
- a bicycle rental company,
- a cycle repairer,
- a restaurateur, a tourist office,
- a touristic site…
An establishment labeled Accueil Vélo is the guarantee of services adapted to the needs of cyclists such as the provision of equipment (bike shelter, repair kit, etc.), services and information (practical information, advice, itineraries , …) for cyclists.
The Cotentin Tourist Office is committed to a quality welcome approach for cyclists, by labeling Accueil Vélo, six of its Tourist Information Offices: Barfleur, Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Quinéville, Bricquebec, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Port-Bail-sur-Mer.
This quality welcome for cyclists includes, among other things, the provision of a bicycle repair kit.
