Description

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A guidebook to cycling the 890km (553 mile) River Rhone cycle route from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean Sea. This long-distance cycle through Switzerland and France is suitable for both first-time and experienced long-distance cyclists and can be cycled in 2 weeks. 

• Presented as 20 stages between 24-65km (15-40 miles) in length
• Route passes through Martigny, Montreux, Geneva, Lyon, Vienne, Valence, Montélimar, Avignon and Arles
• The route uses two waymarked national cycle trails, the Swiss R1 Rhone Route and the French ViaRhona, which together form the EuroVelo route EV17
• Suitable to be cycled April through October
• 1:100,000 maps and profiles are included for each stage
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information about accommodation, refreshments and facilities along the route

About the Author

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Mike Wells has been a keen long-distance walker and cyclist for over 25 years. He has walked all the major British trails, the GR5 through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean and has explored the Italian Dolomites’ Alta Via routes. He has also walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway, and Chilean Patagonia. Mike has cycled the C2C route across northern England and Lon Las Cymru in Wales, as well as the Camino to Santiago de la Compostela. He has completed an end to end traverse of Cuba, a circumnavigation of Iceland, and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape.