Cycle tour around Saint Malo
3 days / 3 days riding / ref. BR2 / Difficulty Easy / Star tourper person
Your bike stay in Saint Malo:
Breathe in the fresh sea air in Saint Malo for your weekend getaway! Discover this splendid pirate city and its surroundings by bike: its beautiful fishing ports, its spectacular landscapes mixing peaceful beaches and rugged coasts. You will enjoy Cancale, famous for its oyster beds settled on the Mont St Michel bay as well as the very elegant city of Dinard.
Stay in a hotel close to the “Intra-Muros” center and benefit from direct access to Saint-Malo’s main beach: the great “Plage du Sillon”.
Tour highlights
- Saint Malo, the pirate city: its fortifications, its beaches, its legends
- Taste oysters on the old port of Cancale
- Dinard and its exceptional seaside heritage
- Saint-Suliac, small fishermen villages, one of the “Most Beautiful Villages of France”
Day 1Arrival in Saint Malo and bike excursion to Cancale | 33 km
Save time to visit Saint-Malo, the fabulous “cité des corsaires” or pirate city. Many legends are still haunting the narrow streets of the centre of this town fortified by Vauban!
For your 1st bike excursion, join the charming and typical port of Cancale famous for its oyster farms. Then continue up to the ‘Pointe du Grouin’ : a fabulous bird sanctuary and wonderful site offering a view of the Mont St Michel bay. Come back to St Malo riding along the coast and enjoy the wild flower and sea fragrances.
Day 2Excursion to Dinard and Saint Lunaire | 38 km
Embark on a bus boat to cross the Rance river and reach Dinard a beautiful town presenting a fantastic seaside heritage: from beautiful manor-houses facing the sea to magnificent beaches and pathways along the sea. Then ride peacefully along the greenway before reaching the sea again. Make a stop in Saint Lunaire before embarking on the bus boat to enjoy a nice view over Saint-Malo.
Day 3Excursion to St Suliac | 37 km
After cycling past St Servan and its Tour Solidor, start an excursion through the heart of the Rance Valley which offers unique panoramic views, before reaching Saint-Suliac, a fishing port that is considered as one of France’s most beautiful villages.
Departure at the end of the excursion.
Possibility to plan an extra night in St Malo.
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Your accommodation
• 2 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
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Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
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Boat transfer Saint Malo <> Dinard (both ways)
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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
• 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 (2 nights included)
• 2 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
•
Equipped cycle rental for 3 days
•
Boat transfer Saint Malo <> Dinard (both ways)
•
A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
•
City taxes
•
Hotline 7 days a week
• Dinners / Lunches / Drinks
•
Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
•
Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
•
Single room supplement (2 nights included)
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)
VTC GITANE bike - 21 speed gears
(bike included in this tour)
A bike that favors an upright, comfortable position, ideal for leisure riding.
OPEN frame, until 1m83
CLOSED frame, from 1m83
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 front pannier with a map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 smartphone holder
- 1 lock
- 1 bottle cage
Helmet not provided.
SCOTT Sub Sport 20 - 27 speed gears
A “sport” bike that favors a more athletic position and riding style.
OPEN frame, until 1m83
CLOSED frame, from 1m83
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 front pannier with a map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 smartphone holder
- 1 lock
- 1 bottle cage
Helmet not provided.
MOUSTACHE e-bike
OPEN frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 front pannier with a map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 smartphone holder
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided.
(These models of e-bikes may be replaced by another one, similar)
Equipment & Bike for children
We provide bikes and equipment for children such as :
- children’s bike
(from 16 to 24 inches – from 1,05m to 1,45m / from 3’5’’ to 4’9’’)
- “follow-me” tandem
(for children from 5 to 8 years old – about 1,05m / 1,30m – from 3’5’’ to 4’4’’)
The “follow-me” is a clever coupling device that allows you to attach the child’s bike to your bike with ease. It can be removed easily to let the child ride alone.
- trailer
(for baby or 25 kg maximum children)
- baby seat
(for baby or 22 kg maximum children, fixed on the rear rack)
Practical details
Bikes will be delivered at the 1st hotel.
At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes at your hotel, 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.
In addition to the app, you’ll receive a complete digital roadbook by email, including color maps of your stages.
If you would like a printed version of the roadbook, please let us know when you book your trip. It will be provided at your first accommodation.
Your journey
Tour description
Small traffic roads with some signposted routes for cyclists.
Bike stages trip profiles
(click below to see the trip profile of each stage)
How to arrive in Saint-Malo
By train
From Paris Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (about 2h30 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 >> Rennes train station (by TGV train) >> Saint Malo train station (by train or TGV train).
www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle/public-transport
- From Orly airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (by TGV train).
– Bus shuttle (Le Bus Direct) : from Orly Sud or Ouest >> Line 1 >> Paris Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (by TGV train).
www.lebusdirect.com/en/lines-and-schedules/orly-airport-paris-etoile-champs-elysees-line.html
– Bus shuttle (Orly Bus) : from Orly Sud or Ouest > > Paris centre – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 4 >> Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (by TGV train).
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlybus.php
– Orly Val (automatic metro): from Orly Sud or Ouest >> Paris – stop ‘Antony’ >> RER B – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 4 >> Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (by TGV train).
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlyval.php
www.transilien.com/en
www.ratp.fr/en/plans-lignes
- From Beauvais airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (by TGV train).
– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> Metro line 1 + line 13 >> Paris Montparnasse train station >> Saint Malo train station (by TGV train).
www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-transports/navettes/
- From Nantes airport:
– Taxi transfer or Bus shuttle « TAN » : Nantes train station >> Rennes train station >> Saint-Malo train station.
https://www.tan.fr/fr/menu/se-deplacer/tan/navette-aeroport/
- From Rennes airport:
– Taxi transfer to Rennes train station >> Saint-Malo train station.
– Bus shuttle: from Airport >> Line 57– stop ‘République’ >> Metro – Line A >> Rennes train station >> Saint-Malo train station.
www.rennes.aeroport.fr/en/bus
- From Dinard Bretagne airport:
– Taxi transfer to Saint-Malo city centre.
www.dinard.aeroport.fr/en/access/taxis
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.)
– Saint-Malo train station >> Paris Montparnasse train (by TGV train).
– Saint-Malo train station >> Rennes train station (by train).>> Roissy Charles de Gaulle T.2 train station (by TGV train).
Nearby Airports:
– Dinard Bretagne airport: www.dinard.aeroport.fr/en
– Rennes airport : www.rennes.aeroport.fr/en
