EuroVelo 17 | The Rhone Cycle Route | Swiss Valais – Mediterranean Sea


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The Trans-European Cycle Route 17 (EV17) in Provence : it is taking shape !

EuroVelo 17 Map - Europe | Swiss Valais to the Mediterranean Sea in the south of France EuroVelo 17 Map - Europe | Swiss Valais to the Mediterranean Sea in the south of France

EuroVelo 17 - The Rhone Cycle Route
(ViaRhôna - V60)

■ SWITZERLAND - canton of Wallis▻
■ FRANCE - Provence (V60A) and Languedoc (V60B)

The Trans-European Cycle Route 17 (EV17) is part of the EuroVelo Network set-up by the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF).
It follows the Rhône on 1,165 km from ■ Gletsch in the Swiss Alps to the coast and the beaches of the ■ Mediterranean Sea in the south of France.

This route is known as ViaRhôna and also La Route du Rhône on the Swiss side of the border.
It joined the EuroVelo network in 2016.
Signposting has been carried out with ViaRhôna logo and completed with EuroVelo 17 logo.

Althrough work in progress is not frequently updated, online maps of the sections together with description in french may help at Carte des services ViaRhôna - Région Rhône-Alpes.

EuroVelo 17 Map - France | Vienne to the Camargue or Sète EuroVelo 17 Map - France | Vienne to the Camargue or Sète

EuroVelo 17 in France

■ HAUTE SAVOIE - Valleiry ▻
■ GARD - Beaucaire (crossing for V60A or V60B) ▻
■ BOUCHES DU RHÔNE - Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône (V60A)
■ HÉRAULT - Sète (V60B)

It is a 800 km long stretch linking Valleiry (département 74 - Haute Savoie) to Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône(département 13 - Les Bouches du Rhône) or Sète (département 34 - Hérault) :
Chancy - ■ Valleiry - Swiss border
▻Lyon
▻Valence
▻Montélimar
▻Avignon
▻Beaucaire - crossing with the cycle route EuroVelo 8 that links Cadiz to Athens (& Cyprus)
■ Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône or
■ Sète via Le-Grau-du-Roi.

EuroVelo 17 in France - gallery

picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Sablons picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Sablons picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: usine écluse (hydroelectric plant and lock) in Sablons 38550, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Saint-Rambert-d'Albon picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Andancette picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Andance picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Andance picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Andancette picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Andancette picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near La Tuilière picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: Eurovélo 17 in orchads in blossom by the freight railway along the right bank of the Rhone river picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near La Tuilière picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: the Pinguely 103 steam engine and the statue of Marc Seguin in Tournon 07300, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Tain-l'Hermitage picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: Marc Seguin footbridge between Tournon and Tain l'Hermitage, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: Marc Seguin footbridge between Tournon and Tain l'Hermitage, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Tain-l'Hermitage picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Tain-l'Hermitage picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Châteaubourg picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near La Roche-de-Glun picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near La Roche-de-Glun picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Pont-de-l'Isère picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Pont-de-l'Isère picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Les Combeaux picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: rest area by la Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (producer of hydroelectricity along the Rhone river) dedicated to bee-keeping picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: greenway “La Voie Bleue” in Ardèche in front of le port de l'Épervière (Valence harbour) picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Soyons picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Charmes-sur-Rhône picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near La Voulte-sur-Rhône picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: suspension bridge of La Voulte-sur-Rhône (completed in 1889 - renewed in 2016) - central pillar picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: suspension bridge of La Voulte-sur-Rhône (completed in 1889 - renewed in 2016) - central pillar picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: the Rhône river from the suspension bridge of La Voulte-sur-Rhône (completed in 1889 - renewed in 2016) picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: touring cyclists on the magnificient ViaRhôna section near Le Pouzin picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: suspension bridge of La Voulte-sur-Rhône (completed in 1889 - renewed in 2016) - central pillar picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Le Pouzin picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: bent cycling on the suspension bridge of La Voulte-sur-Rhône (completed in 1889 - renewed in 2016) - central pillar picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: recumbent trike catrike 700 on the ViaRhôna greenway below the suspension bridge of La Voulte-sur-Rhône (completed in 1889 - renewed in 2016) picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Meysse picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: Himalayan-style footbridge at Rochemaure (old bridge restored in 2013 - for pedestrian and ViaRhôna traffic only)1,40 metre wide and 340 metres long picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: Himalayan-style footbridge at Rochemaure (old bridge restored in 2013 - for pedestrian and ViaRhôna traffic only)1,40 metre wide and 340 metres long picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: the EuroVélo 17 greenway on the Rhone canal bank near Montélimar picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Montélimar picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Châteauneuf-du-Rhône picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Viviers picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: suspension bridge of Le Robinet (1847) picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Donzère picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Pierrelatte picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Pierrelatte picture taken along the EuroVelo 17: Bourg-Saint-Andéol 07700, France and the Rhône river picture taken along the EuroVelo 17 near Lapalud
EuroVelo 17 Map - Provence Côte d'Azur | Lapalud to Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône EuroVelo 17 Map - Provence Côte d'Azur | Lapalud to Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône

eurovelo 17 in Provence & Languedoc

■ VAUCLUSE - Lapalud ▻
■ BOUCHES DU RHÔNE - Plage Napoléon - Camargue (V60A)
■ HÉRAULT - Sête (V60B)

■ Lapalud
▻Pont-Saint-Esprit
▻Avignon
▻Beaucaire - crossing with the cycle route EuroVelo 8 that links Cadiz to Athens (& Cyprus)
At Beaucaire, the eurovelo 17 splits into two sections : The western route - (Common stage with EuroVelo 8 - runs closed to the Petit Rhône at Saint Gilles and then leads to the port of Sète (region Languedoc Roussillon) through the Camargue Gardoise taking the old towpaths of the Canal du Rhône à Sète.

The eastern route continues alongside the Rhône river through the Camargue and leads down to Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône where it reaches the sea at Plage Napoléon.

THE WESTERN ROUTE (V60B)
All the way to Sète (final destination), it takes the same route than the EuroVelo 8 that leads to Andalousia.

Beaucaire
►Canal du Rhône à Sète (the canal that links the Rhône to Sète)
▻Bellegarde
▻Saint Gilles
▻Gallician
▻Aigues Mortes
▻Le Grau du Roi
▻La Grande Motte
▻Carnon
▻Palavas les Flots
▻Frontignan
■ Sète

THE EASTERN ROUTE (V60A)
Beaucaire
▻Arles
►Canal d’Arles à Fos
▻Port-St-Louis-du-Rhône - Route de Napoléon
■ Plage (beach) Napoléon

EuroVelo 17 in Provence & Languedoc - gallery

picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) | Tarascon - porte Condamine picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) | Beaucaire - Château picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): canal du Rhône à Sête (the canal that links the Rhône river to Sête) heading north at Saint-Gilles 30800, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): canal du Rhône à Sête (the canal that links the Rhône river to Sête) heading south at Saint-Gilles 30800, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): west view from l'Escalassoun du Cougourlier picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): Franquevaux bridge picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): Tourradons bridge picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Saint Gilles picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Gallician picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Gallician picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Gallician picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Gallician picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) (V60B) near Aigues-Mortes picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) (V60B) near Aigues-Mortes picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) (V60B): sunrise with cirrocumulus reflections on l'Etang du Médard at Le Grau du Roi 30240, France picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Le Grau du Roi picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Le Grau du Roi picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Le Grau du Roi picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Carnon-Plage picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Vic la Gardiole picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Sète picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) near Sète picture taken along the EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B): EuroVelo 8 & EuroVelo 17 (V60B) | Sète - canal de la Peyrade

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