4 days by bike from Bordeaux to Arcachon
4 days / 4 days riding / ref. BA3 / Difficulty Very Easy / Linear tripper person
Your cycling tour from Bordeaux to Arcachon:
Grab your bikes and follow the bike paths. From Bordeaux to the Atlantic Ocean, beneath shady Landes forest, calm and pines smell will be your route companions. At the end of your journey: the Arcachon Bay!
The key-word: Enjoy!
Tour highlights
- The quietness of the cycle paths under the shading pine forest
- Arcachon Bay, the Dune du Pilat, the seaside softness
- Bordeaux, World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Day 1Arrival in Bordeaux in the morning | Bordeaux - St Médard-en-Jalles | 22 km
In Bordeaux, take a walk along the Garonne docks, meander in the lively streets of St Pierre quarter, bargain-hunt in the Chartrons quarters, have fun on the reflecting mirror of water. Then follow the bike path to your first hotel were a swimming pool is waiting for you.
Day 2St Médard en Jalles – Lacanau Océan | 45 km
Through the greatest French pines’ forest, follow the bike path to reach Lacanau-Océan. You will enjoy the quietness of the bike paths before joining the ocean. Reach your hotel, nest in the pines.
Day 3Lacanau-Océan – Arcachon | 46 km
Follow the Ocean until Arcachon. This stage is a subtle mix of pines and fines sands’ dunes. Leave your bikes, wherever you wish, to enjoy the beaches. Arriving at the Cap Ferret, take the ferry, with your bikes, to reach Arcachon. The hotel will welcome you, not far from the beaches, to have fun in the Bay waves!
Day 4Excursion to the Dune du Pilat | 23 km
Leave Arcachon, following the beaches on the bike paths. Cross Le Moulleau, lively village, and keep going slowly until the Dune du Pilat. You will need a little effort to climb this 110m-high dune. But the reward, once up there, is this amazing view on the Landes forest, the Arcachon Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Go back to Arcachon under the pines’ forest.
Departure at the end of the day
Possibility to book an extra night in Arcachon.
The little extra with Biking France:
Private return transfer from Arcachon to Bordeaux – (on request).
Documents
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Your accommodation
• 3 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
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Luggage transport during the bike stages (1 luggage 20kg per person)
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Equipped cycle rental for 4 days
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Boat transfer from Cap Ferret to Arcachon (bike included)
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1 travel folder (per room) including colour maps
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A personalized navigation app showing points of interest along the route
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City taxes
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Hotline 7 days a week
• Dinners / Lunches / Drinks
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Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
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Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
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Single room supplement (3 nights included)
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Transfer from Arcachon to Bordeaux and personal bike repatriation
from 3 to 11 years old : - 20%
from 12 to 15 years old : - 10%
(Only if the triple or quadruple rooms are occupied by 2 adults minimum. )
TREK hybrid bike - 27 speed gears
OPEN or CLOSED frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 handlebar bag with map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided
CUBE e-bike
UNIVERSAL frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 handlebar bag with map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided
Practical details
- Rental bikes will be available from our local partner.
- At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes at your hotel, we will pick them up.
Your journey
Tour description
Exclusively cycling paths or signposted routes for cyclists.
Bike stages trip profiles
(click below to see the trip profile of each stage)
Bordeaux – Saint Médard-en-Jalles: 22km / elevation gain: 70m / elevation loss: 37m
Saint Médard-en-Jalles – Lacanau Océan: 45km / elevation gain: 123m / elevation loss: 135m
Lacanau Océan – Arcachon: 45km / elevation gain: 154m / elevation loss: 173m
Excursion to the Dune du Pilat: 23km / elevation gain: 133m / elevation loss: 133m
Navigation app
Besides the maps, we also provide a personalized navigation app showing points of interest along the route.
At the beginning of your tour
Thank you for appearing before 10am on the 1st day to leave your luggage in Bordeaux (next to St Jean train station) and retrieve your bike & travel folder.
How to arrive in Bordeaux
By car :
From A10 then A630 highways >> Exit n°4 direction « Bordeaux centre ».
By Train :
From Paris Montparnasse station >> Bordeaux St Jean station (by TGV train).
For more information, do not hesitate to visit : www.sncf.com/en
By plane :
- From Roissy CDG airport:
– Roissy Charles de Gaulle T.2 train station >> Bordeaux St-Jean train station (by TGV train).
www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle/public-transport
- From Orly airport:
– Taxi transfer to Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St-Jean train station (by TGV train).
– Bus shuttle (Le Bus Direct) : from Orly Sud or Ouest – Line 1 >> Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by TGV train).
www.lebusdirect.com/en/lines-and-schedules/orly-airport-paris-etoile-champs-elysees-line.html
- From Beauvais airport:
– Taxi transfer to Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St-Jean train station (by TGV train).
– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> Metro line 1 + line 13 >> Montparnasse train station >> Bordeaux St Jean train station (by TGV train).
www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-transports/navettes
- From Bordeaux-Mérignac airport:
– Shuttle transfer (30 minutes) to town center (Bordeaux St Jean train station).
www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en
www.30direct.com
Return
> If you have to come back to the start point:
- This return can be carry out by RandoVelo/Biking France: please contact us!
- A return transfer by train is possible and organised on your own. Please visit: www.sncf.com/en
Plan to go to the train station with your luggage (and your potential own bike)
(Personal bike return costs are on your responsibility.)
– Arcachon Station >> Bordeaux Station (by train)
– Arcachon >> Bordeaux (by taxi)
> If you have to return to Paris (city centre) / Paris Airports :
- This return can be carry out by RandoVelo/Biking France: please contact us!
- A return transfer by train is possible and organised on your own. Please visit: www.sncf.com/en
Plan to go to the train station with your luggage (and your potential own bike)
(Personal bike return costs are on your responsibility.)
– Arcachon Station >> Bordeaux Station (by train) >> Paris Montparnasse Station (by TGV).
– Arcachon Station >> Bordeaux Station >> Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 Station (by train + TGV)
> Close Airport:
– Bordeaux airport: www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en
