The best cycling routes around Grièges

Magnificent ride mostly in the shade on level, smooth ground.

An idyllic, paved cycle path directly on the riverbank. It is a section of the well-known French long-distance cycle route „La Voie Bleue - Moselle-Saône Radweg" (Route V50) along the Saône. The entire long-distance cycle route covers around 700 kilometers from the Luxembourg border town of Apach (near the tripoint) to Lyon. The Saône section follows the natural meanders of the Saône, passing meadows, historic villages, and well-known wine-growing regions such as Mâcon. The route is mostly flat on former towpaths.

An idyllic, asphalted cycle path right on the riverbank. This is a section of the well-known French long-distance cycle route "La Voie Bleue - Moselle-Saône Radweg" (Route V50) along the Saône. The entire long-distance cycle route runs for around 700 kilometers from the French border town of Apach (near the tripoint) to Lyon. The Saône section follows the natural meanders of the Saône, passing meadows, historic villages, and well-known wine-growing regions such as Mâcon. The route runs mostly flat on former towpaths.

The Monument à Lamartine in Mâcon is dedicated to the city's most famous son - the romantic poet, writer, and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine. Shortly after Lamartine's death in March 1869, the citizens of Mâcon launched a major fundraising campaign to finance a worthy monument. By December of the same year, over 55,000 francs had been raised. The outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) temporarily halted the project. Additionally, the planned location was moved from a central square to the current bank of the Saône. The completed monument was finally solemnly unveiled in September 1878.

The picture shows the Mâcon-Ville train station (Gare de Mâcon-Ville) in the city center of Mâcon. The original historic 19th-century station building was destroyed in World War II. Today's building, with its distinctive, wave-like curved roof structure, was rebuilt in the 1950s as a combined train and bus station. The station has been extensively modernized. A new barrier-free pedestrian bridge with elevators ensures modern, accessible access to the platforms.

The Voie Verte (Green Way) is a former, paved railway line. At the starting point in Charnay-lès-Mâcon is the Vélo-Gare du Mâconnais - a former train station, which today serves as a tourist office and bicycle rental.

Great welcome, even just for a coffee, filling up with water and disposing of our waste. Looking at the menu, the dishes seem delicious.

Along the Saône runs the unfortunately often unpaved, patchy Voie Bleu ("Blue Way"). Incidentally, there is only one Voie Bleu, unlike the Voies Vertes. From Wikivoyage.