Brittany ...maps advice please, Voies vertes etc

[SteppenwolfSM5]

Hello folks, we are planning a cycle jaunt to Brittany shortly , I have the Red Dog guide to the Voies Vertes and have seen lots of onlien maps of the cycle network in Brittany. BUT I would like if possible to get hold of a paper map of the Voies vertes, ideally a bit like the nice online map produced by Brittany Tourism (see https://www.freewheelingfrance.com/wher ... -ways.html). Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a paper version? Thanks, Rob

[Mark S]

Have you seen IGN sheet 924? At 1:1,000,000 it covers the whole of France, so the scale is quite small but okay for planning purposes.
http://www.stanfords.co.uk/France-IGN-G ... 2758534600

[Cyril Haearn]

Better to buy maps over there, more choice, better prices, up-to-date, just take a bit of time in a bookshop

[Thehairs1970]

There's an online map shop called Stanfords. They have all the French maps you could need. I think they also have an actual shop you can ring for advice.

http://www.stanfords.co.uk

[st599_uk]

There's an online map shop called Stanfords. They have all the French maps you could need. I think they also have an actual shop you can ring for advice.

http://www.stanfords.co.uk

They do, near Covent Garden. They also do talks by Authors of various route guides. Went to an entertaining one on cycling the Camino de Santiago.

[ajj]

They have a shop in Bristol as well.

You can quite often get decent free cycling maps at Tourist Information centres in France.

[tatanab]

IGN Top 100 series at 1:100,000 show voies verte

[SteppenwolfSM5]

Thanks all, will digest all this...

[b1ke]

I was in France in February and picked up a decent map from tourist info for free that covered Brittany. I was riding the Velodysee and did the whole thing with free regional and city maps. They had sufficient detail for my needs.

[bretonbikes]

Hello folks, we are planning a cycle jaunt to Brittany shortly , I have the Red Dog guide to the Voies Vertes and have seen lots of onlien maps of the cycle network in Brittany. BUT I would like if possible to get hold of a paper map of the Voies vertes, ideally a bit like the nice online map produced by Brittany Tourism (see https://www.freewheelingfrance.com/wher ... -ways.html). Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a paper version? Thanks, Rob

You should be able to pick up a very similar map at the first tourist office. Otherwise the sections of the V6 and Canal Nantes-Brest are available as very very detailed (and lovely) maps from tourist offices in Cotes-D'Armor - I have scans of most available if you want some sections. Also feel free to crib the map off the route on our site - it follows the V6/ V3 and Canal to make a lovely loop and using the google map I've drawn you can download a .gpx file as well... https://www.bretonbikes.com/hotel-based ... -adventure

[Angstrom]

The new edition of IGN Maps TOP 100 (1/100.000th scale) contains the voies vertes now. It results from a partnership with af3v Not for Profit in charge of Voies Vertes in France.

I did a blog post about this new edition on my blog.

Translated into English by GooTran. It does a fair job.
https://translate.google.fr/translate?client=opera&client=tw-ob&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmonexperiencevelo.blogspot.com%2F2019%2F05%2Fnouvelle-edition-cartes-ign-top-100.html

[Des49]

The new edition of IGN Maps TOP 100 (1/100.000th scale) contains the voies vertes now. It results from a partnership with af3v Not for Profit in charge of Voies Vertes in France.

I did a blog post about this new edition on my blog.

Translated into English by GooTran. It does a fair job.
https://translate.google.fr/translate?client=opera&client=tw-ob&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=fr&sl=fr&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmonexperiencevelo.blogspot.com%2F2019%2F05%2Fnouvelle-edition-cartes-ign-top-100.html

Thanks to this thread I updated my Michelin 1:200,000 map that was falling apart for a set of the new IGN 1:100,000. These are excellent and much clearer to use, the Voies Vertes on them is very useful. They do take up a lot of room, but on my recent trip to Brittany we got away with just maps 114 and 115.

Though even at 1:100,000 a lot of nice cycleable roads/tracks aren't shown, as we discovered one afternoon. My daughter's Garmin showed some non-surfaced roads that headed in our direction and we enjoyed a memorable afternoon through very quiet and beautiful countryside.

[al_yrpal]

A lot of Voies Vertes are boring. Like riding in small Devon lanes, no views, no towns or villages. Avoid IMO

Al

[hamster]

While the trees either side make them a little dull, in the current weather then can be far cooler and pleasanter! Certainly it was a life-saver to do 30 miles of 78 in shade on such routes a few weeks ago when it was 30C all day.