The Salt Route – Port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré loop from Les Portes-en-Ré

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France

Charente-Maritime

Les Portes-En-Ré

The Salt Route – Port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré loop from Les Portes-en-Ré

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The Salt Route – Port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré loop from Les Portes-en-Ré

02:31

43.2km

50m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.0 km for 209 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.72 km

Yves Marshes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The salt marshes are best explored by bike.

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3.14 km

The Salt Route

Highlight • Structure

There is also a stand here to buy the salt obtained.

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9.17 km

Grand Vasais

Lake

11.1 km

Through the salt flats

Highlight (Segment) • Other

A beautiful rolling section through the salt marshes.

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22.2 km

Port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Highlight • Viewpoint

Always full in the season ... More like a passage to push. But then the delicious ice cream at La Martinière is easier to eat 🤣

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28.1 km

Bassin du Goisil

Lake

34.0 km

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Perfect for an easy bike ride. You can buy salt from self-service kiosk.

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40.7 km

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Highlight • Natural

Rent a bike to see the salt marshes

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42.0 km

Bird paradise

Highlight • Other

The salt marshes are a great paradise for birds. If you have time, you should explore the paths into the salt marshes that are closed to bicycles.

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43.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.9 km

12.4 km

2.42 km

2.35 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

6.70 km

1.20 km

805 m

737 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 2 October

22°C

16°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

June 21, 2025,Île de Ré - Saint Martin bis Le Phare

This island is great for exploring by bike. We chose the western part of the island and cycled along the coast, through vineyards and cornfields, to Le Phare. Here, you can enjoy a refreshing swim in the sea. Along the way, we passed charming little towns, a weekly market, and the salt fields and their shops.

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May 27, 2024,🇨🇵 Radltour zum Phare des Baleines auf der Île de Ré mit Abstecher nach Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Beautiful bike ride through the small villages and over the salt pans on the Île de Ré. There was still a strong headwind on the way to the lighthouse, but then it was very relaxed on the way back and while we were enjoying an aperitif in a bar in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, a princess rally (it really was called that) drove …

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September 20, 2023,Les Ports en Re - Saint Martin de Ré

Wonderfully beautiful through the salt mining area of Fleur de Sel... and now at the end of September... the vines are completely full. ...tasty when the grapes fall in my mouth... it's windfall 😉

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September 17, 2025,Île de Ré - Zwischen Weinreben und Salzgärten 🚴‍♂️🚴🏽‍♀️

Today, a truly unique tour on the Île de Ré through the salt marshes and vineyards.

Salt has been mined on the Île de Ré since the Middle Ages. Even today, in the salt marshes near Ars-en-Ré and Loix, you can watch the salt marshes harvest the famous "fleur de sel" by hand using traditional methods. Hiking and cycling tours …

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May 28, 2026,Ride

I don't know how Komoot found 2160 m of positive elevation gain on Île de Ré 😂🤣😂🤣

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September 15, 2022,Fahrradtour nach Église paroissiale Saint-Martin

The island of Île de Ré is located in the Atlantic off La Rochelle. It is designed for tourism, has barren landscapes for salt production or fields with grapevines.

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