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Charente-Maritime
La Couarde-Sur-Mer

The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from La Passe

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Charente-Maritime
La Couarde-Sur-Mer

The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from La Passe

Easy

4.7

(231)

1,761

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The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from La Passe

01:48

31.7km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Bus stop

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2.26 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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5.81 km

Between Vineyards and Salt Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A pleasant area to cross with the vineyards on one side and the salt flats on the other.

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8.35 km

The Salt Route

Highlight • Structure

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

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8.77 km

Yves Marshes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The salt marshes are best explored by bike.

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8.96 km

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Highlight • Natural

Rent a bike to see the salt marshes

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9.14 km

Octopus Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Along the wonderful cycling route, you'll find new wooden artworks depicting sea creatures, either standing along the path or through which you have to cycle. We particularly liked this one.

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10.2 km

Bird paradise

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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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14.8 km

La Patache Viewpoint

Highlight • Beach

superb ride

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31.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.6 km

8.92 km

3.11 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.9 km

3.70 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 21 July

29°C

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Comments

July 18, 2024,Balade en Ré
Magnificent walk with my darling. Les Portes en Ré by the nature reserve, picnic on Lizai beach and ice cream at the whale lighthouse 🤩

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September 19, 2023,🇲🇫 Réserve naturelle de Lilleau des Niges
Today we enjoyed the beauty of l'Ile de Ré; We cycled through the nature reserve of Lilleau des Niges, with sunshine to great cloud formation to dark darkness.
Here on the island there are strictly separate cycling and hiking trails, there are appropriate signs on every corner, but a few paths are also permitted for both.
Cycling is forbidden in …

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August 6, 2024,Camping des Ilates in Loix über Ars-En-Ré nach Saint-Clément-des-Baleines und wieder zurück
It is once again a great tour on the Il de Ré. The air smells of salt and a mixture of mussels and oysters. The forest smells of sand, earth and pine trees. The salt production basins characterize the landscape and thus indicate the cycle paths. At market times, between 9:00 and 13:00, there is traffic like on the motorway. …

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