Champagne vineyards bike tour
- 4 days / 3 days riding
- / ref. CH2
- / Difficulty Moderate
- / Round trip
Your bicycle tour in the great Champagne vineyards:
Discover the Champagne area, a region known all over the world for its vineyards, through the countryside routes which will guide you to charming villages between vineyards, forests and the Marne river valley …
Enjoy a privileged moment to taste this ‘divine nectar’ and the authentic gourmet products from this province.
Tour highlights
- Hautvilliers: The nice hilltop village of Dom Perignon
- The famous « Côte des blancs » Chardonnay cradle!
- The best part of Champagne in 3 bikes stages
Day 1 Arrival in Épernay
The Capital of Champagne! Don’t miss the visit to one of the famous Champagne Houses, in the famous ‘Avenue de Champagne’ located in the heart of the town center.
Moët & Chandon
Discover the greatest cellars in Champagne! The tour will end with a tasting of two of the House’s champagnes to discover two facets of the Moët et Chandon style.
Day 2 Épernay – Baulne en Brie or Reuilly Sauvigny | 45 km
An itinerary between vineyards and charming villages offering magnificent views over the Marne Valley before reaching Baulne-en-Brie, one of the oldest villages from this region.
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Champagne tasting at a winegrower’s.
Day 3 Baulne en Brie or Reuilly Sauvigny – Vertus | 42 km or 58 km
Enjoy this stage to discover the local heritage such as the Gothic style church from Orbais l’Abbaye, or the Renaissance château de Montmort Lucy as well as the charming town of Vertus and its old houses.
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Champagne tasting at a winegrower’s.
Day 4 Vertus – Épernay | 28 km
Leaving Vertus, the itinerary will guide you to the ‘Côte des Blancs’ famous for its vineyards and also for its villages built on the hillsides such as : Avize, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger before coming back to Épernay.
Departure at the end of the day.
Possibility to book an extra night in Épernay.
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Your accommodation
• 3 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
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1 dinner (drinks not included)
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Luggage transport during the bike stages (1 luggage 20kg per person)
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Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
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A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
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City taxes
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Hotline 7 days a week
• 2 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)
• 3 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
•
1 dinner (drinks not included)
•
Luggage transport during the bike stages (1 luggage 20kg per person)
•
Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
•
A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
•
City taxes
•
Hotline 7 days a week
• 2 dinners / Lunches / Drinks
•
Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
•
Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
•
Single room supplement (3 nights included)
from 3 to 11 years old : - 20%
from 12 to 15 years old : - 10%
(Children's discounts only apply when triple or quadruple rooms are occupied by at least 2 people paying the full rate)
hybrid bike GIANT Argento RS4 - 21 speed gears
(bike included in this tour)
UNIVERSAL frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 smartphone holder (per booking)
- 1 repair kit
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided.
(These models of bike may be replaced by another one, similar)
e-bike LAPIERRE E-Urban
UNIVERSAL frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 smartphone holder (per booking)
- 1 repair kit
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided.
(These models of e-bike may be replaced by another one, similar)
Practical details
Bikes will be delivered at the 1st hotel.
At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes in our hotel partner indicated on the voucher; we will pick them up.
Your travel app
You’ll have personalized access to our travel app, which you can download onto your smartphone.
This app includes all your cycling stages, tourist and practical content, as well as your accommodation. The application will guide you along your route, like a GPS, during your cycling stages.
If you would like a printed version of the roadbook (including color maps of your stages), please let us know when you book your trip. It will be provided at your first accommodation.
Your journey
Tour description
Mostly small traffic roads. Mix of cycling paths or signposted routes for cyclists near Epernay.
Bike stages trip profiles
(click below to see the trip profile of each stage)
- stage Epernay – Baulne en Brie (Vineyards version) : 45 km / elevation gain : 691m / elevation loss : 675m
- stage Epernay – Baulne en Brie (“Voie Verte” greenway version) : 46 km / elevation gain : 729m / elevation loss : 713m
- stage Baulne en Brie – Vertus : 42 km / elevation gain : 436m / elevation loss : 424m
- stage Vertus – Epernay : 26 km / elevation gain : 410m / elevation loss : 437m
How to arrive in Epernay
By train :
From Paris Gare de l’Est train station >> Epernay train station (about 1h20 by 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 >> Gare de Champagne Ardenne (by TGV train) >> Reims Maison Blanche train station (by train) >> Epernay train station (by train).
www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle/public-transport
- From Orly airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Gare de l’Est train station >> Epernay train station.
– Bus shuttle (Orly Bus) : from Orly Sud > > Paris centre – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 4 >> Gare de l’Est train station >> Epernay train station.
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlybus.php
– Orly Val (automatic metro) >> Paris – stop ‘Antony’ >> RER B – stop ‘Gare du Nord’ >> Metro line 5 >> Gare de l’Est train station >> Epernay train station.
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlyval.php
- From Beauvais airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Gare de l’Est train station >> Epernay train station
– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> Metro line 1 + line 4 >> Gare de l’Est train station >> Epernay train station.
www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-transports/navettes/
- From Paris Vatry:
– Taxi transfer or shuttle transfer: Châlons-en-Champagne train station > Epernay train station.
www.navettevatry.fr/reservation-navette-aeroport-gare/gare_description/chalon
Return
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.)
– Epernay train station >> Paris Gare de l’Est train station (by train).
Nearby Airports:
– Paris Vatry Airport : www.parisvatry.com/en
– Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport : www.parisaeroport.fr/en/homepage
– Beauvais Airport : www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/passengers/
Trip overall rating : / 2 testimonials
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« Très beaux hébergements. »Hervé France« Très belle randonnée. Très beaux paysages. Parcours sportif (étapes de 50 et 60 km). Attention par temps ... »
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« Beau parcours varié »Claude France« Beau parcours varié au relief changeant le long de la Marne, dans les vignobles, dans la campagne. »
