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Self Guided in France

Delicious food, excellent wine, picturesque French villages and warm sun.

In this section of the Freedom Treks site you will find a broad selection of cycling vacations across a number of Regions of France. Each of these holidays has been graded to help you decide. If you are an experienced rider you may choose a cycling holiday in France with a higher grading. If you’re new to cycling you may prefer to keep to the lower grades.


  • Bordeaux - Martillac to Arcachon

    Bordeaux - Martillac to Arcachon

    The Bay of Arcachon is a haven for outdoor-lovers with pine forests, sand dunes, chic towns, historic oyster-farming villages, and some lovely cycle trails to discover it all by. This cycling tour is based south from Bordeaux, in the vineyard ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    6 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Burgundy  - Alongside the Canal

    Burgundy - Alongside the Canal

    Cycling gently alongside the Burgundy Canal, you will have time to savour beautiful landscapes and many charming and picturesque Burgundian villages. From Dijon, the Burgundy Wine Capital, to Auxerre, you will cross a region rich in history ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Burgundy - Leisurely Wine Trails

    Burgundy - Leisurely Wine Trails

    Burgundy is a fabulous choice for a cycling tour. Quiet roads, charming accommodation and of course many opportunities to sample the famous  wine and gastronomy make it a firm favourite with many leisure cyclists. On this cycle holiday you ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    6 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Corsica Cape

    Corsica Cape

    This circuit will let you discover the littoral of Cape Corsica, flowing and peaceful on the East coast, wild and abrupt on the West side, as well as its inland with a specific and different nature each day. Throughout your stay you will come ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    6 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Family Glamping in Burgundy

    Family Glamping in Burgundy

    Come and enjoy a holiday different from any other. Close to nature, a unique adventure! During the day you pedal along greenways and in the evening you can relax in the peaceful and green space that surrounds you. Your tent will be comfortable ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    4 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Loire Valley - Bike and Spa

    Loire Valley - Bike and Spa

    This is a centre based short break in a very nice 3 star chateau hotel, a traditional manor with typical architectural style for the Tours region, located on the banks of the River Loire between Amboise and ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    4 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Lorraine and Mosel Valley

    Lorraine and Mosel Valley

    Discover the beautiful landscapes of Lorraine and Mosel Valley. This guided cycling tours leads you over quiet lanes and country roads, newly laid bicycle paths and old (well-maintained) towpaths along the rivers Mosel, Meurthe and ...

    Cruise & Cycle Family cycling
    Guided and Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    8 days 7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Quercy Family Special

    Quercy Family Special

    Designed for families with young children, this tour uses shorter routes (approx 12 miles per day) that pass through gorgeous scenery and pretty villages leading you to magical places - castles, pre-historic caves and open-air museums - and ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy Gastro/wine
    6 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Atlantic Coast - La Rochelle to Bordeaux

    Atlantic Coast - La Rochelle to Bordeaux

    A trip south along the Atlantic coast from La Rochelle, a city with an important cultural, architectural and historical inheritance to Bordeaux, the wine capital of France. Travelling along the coast, you will spot many oyster beds, take time ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Burgundy - The Best of Burgundy

    Burgundy - The Best of Burgundy

    Come and discover the secrets of this region of Burgundy. Crossing vineyards from the Côte de Nuits via the Côte de Beaune to the Mâconnais, you will fall in love with the colourful hills and vineyards punctuated by ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Canal Du Midi - from Toulouse to Agde

    Canal Du Midi - from Toulouse to Agde

    Let the canal be your guide, as it crosses this landscape of vineyards, pine and olive trees, and enjoy a countryside dotted with historical and cultural treasures. The region's history will intoxicate you and your tour ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Canal Du Midi - Toulouse to Narbonne

    Canal Du Midi - Toulouse to Narbonne

    Toulouse is your point of departure for this journey along the ‘Canal du Midi’ which was classed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. The journey is one of exceptional beauty; the canal is bordered almost all of the way by ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    8 days 7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Canal de Garonne - Bordeaux to Toulouse

    Canal de Garonne - Bordeaux to Toulouse

    Cycle along the beautiful Canal de Garonne, this route shows you a breathtaking scenery as well as several wine growing regions, including the world famous St Emilion.This pleasant bike tour takes you through this exceptional region of south ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    8 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Champagne - Bike & Bubbly

    Champagne - Bike & Bubbly

    You will experience a region, proud of its glorious past, offering many attractions and firmly turned to the future. Reims, where your tour begins, will offer you a UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as the Reims cathedral for example. You will ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    4 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Loire Valley - Orléans to Saumur

    Loire Valley - Orléans to Saumur

    A fantastic self guided tour around the Loire Valley where you will encounter more than two hundred castles, luxuriant natural landscapes and fine French cuisine. The tour has been created to give you plenty of time to visitthe many castles ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Loire - Discover Chateaux Country

    Loire - Discover Chateaux Country

    Discover the Loire Valley treasures: Chateaux, ponds and forests… Follow this Royal River by discovering the most prestigious chateaux and sampling the local cuisine and wines of the region. A perfect area for a cycling holiday with all ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 days 6 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Loire Valley from Orléans to Atlantic Coast

    Loire Valley from Orléans to Atlantic Coast

    Follow the new cycling path ‘Loire à vélo’. You can either tackle this as 3 separate stages or any permutation ranging from 6, 10 or 15 days to discover this great valley and reach the Atlantic coast.  Stage A: ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    6 to 15 days Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Normandy - Around Mont St Michel

    Normandy - Around Mont St Michel

    A magnificent tour in the heart of Brittany, a land where villages and castles, farmland and shores are in total harmony with the land and the sea. Riding along the marvellous Emerald coast, you pass through the stunning "Mont Saint Michel" to ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Normandy - Bayeaux to Honfleur

    Normandy - Bayeaux to Honfleur

    Land of traditions and authenticity this tour will take you along the Normandy coast from Bayeux to Honfleur. Discover the splendours of this area with its half timbered cottages, seaside views and fragrance of apple trees in ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    5 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Paris to London

    Paris to London

    A cycling holiday between two or the world's most iconic cities. Choose whether to start from Paris or London before enjoying a wonderfully, eclectic journey scattered with castles, cathedrals, verdant countryside and picture postcard ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Guided and Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Provence & Camargue

    Provence & Camargue

    A tour through delightful Provence and wild Camargue, rich in Roman heritage in some parts and pristine wilderness in others. This really is a varied itinerary, unveiling different scenery each day. The Rhone delta itself (aka Camargue), the ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Provence Cruise and Cycle

    Provence Cruise and Cycle

    A wonderful tour through the wild Camargue nature with its bulls and horses: from the medieval fortress of Aigues Mortes to Saintes Maries de la Mer and then gradually by boat towards Arles. After that you visit the most typical Provence ...

    Cruise & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided and Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Quercy Treasures

    Quercy Treasures

    Time and people have provided the Quercy and Dordogne regions with a rich inheritance - charming villages and ancient cities, delicious local specialities, beautiful scenery and friendly people. The best and most typical Chambres d'Hôtes ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Champagne Trail

    Champagne Trail

    Exploring the Champagne region by bicycle is a journey rich in diversity. Where this fine bubbly is made, holds so many treasures: a rolling countryside, dotted medieval churches, timeless castles and villages along winding waterways, and ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    6 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Van Gough's Provence

    Van Gough's Provence

    Explore the unique beauty of Provence that inspired the great master Van Gough and cycle through classic French countryside!   Provence is one of the most fascinating regions in Europe, a land of incredible natural diversity and home to ...

    Cruise & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Easy to Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Baden and Alsace Wineroute

    Baden and Alsace Wineroute

    Freiburg, the capital of the Black Forest, is one of the most attractive cities in Germany thanks to its climate and geographical situation. As a lively and cosmopolitan university city with an almost 900-year history, Freiburg has made a name ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Corsica - Cap Corse to the Castagniccia

    Corsica - Cap Corse to the Castagniccia

    Rich in monuments, Corsica is also rich in culture, crafts and lively traditions in which gastronomy plays a central role: prisuttu, a delicious lean ham from half-wild pigs fed on acorns and chestnuts. Figatelli is a liver sausage, while coppa ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Moderate Gastro/wine
    7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND
  • Provence - Hidden Secrets

    Provence - Hidden Secrets

    Come and discover Provence with its large areas of natural beauty, villages filled with history, loved for its art de vivre, gastronomy, vineyards and traditions. Leave the main roads behind and meander through olive groves, vineyards, ...

    Hotel & Cycle Family cycling
    Self Guided E-bikes
    Moderate Gastro/wine
    8 days 7 nights Luxury
    Short break
    JFMAMJJASOND