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Charente-Maritime

Les Portes-En-Ré

The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from Réserve naturelle de Lilleau-des-Niges

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France

Charente-Maritime

Les Portes-En-Ré

The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from Réserve naturelle de Lilleau-des-Niges

Easy

4.7

(262)

1,750

riders

The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from Réserve naturelle de Lilleau-des-Niges

01:55

34.1km

40m

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: August 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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16.4 km

Grand Vasais

Lake

18.3 km

Through the salt flats

Highlight (Segment) • Other

A beautiful rolling section through the salt marshes.

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22.1 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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25.6 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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28.2 km

The Salt Route

Highlight • Structure

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

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28.6 km

Yves Marshes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The salt marshes are best explored by bike.

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28.8 km

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Highlight • Natural

Rent a bike to see the salt marshes

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29.0 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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30.1 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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34.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

7.55 km

4.53 km

461 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.7 km

6.64 km

756 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

23°C

19°C

53 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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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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July 28, 2024,Fahrradtour um den Norden der Ile de Ré

A 100 km long cycle path leads around the island. Today we are going to the north and tomorrow we are going to the south. We pass small, charming villages, through salt pans, swamps, small forests, picturesque landscapes, repeatedly through "vineyards" and past unspoilt beaches. The route is actually easy to ride, there are hardly any differences in altitude and …

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September 18, 2023,🇳🇱Ile de Re - Rundtour🚲

No sooner said than done...we get on the rented bikes. The island has a well-developed network of cycle paths, mostly well away from the main road and well signposted. So we first cycle strongly against the wind through the salt fields to the lighthouse. There it's time to get some refreshment for the return trip and I eat my first …

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August 31, 2023,Runde Ille de Re

A bike ride over the northern Ille de Re. Through the salt fields with their oysters and mussel restaurants, through beautiful towns and various beaches. Almost everything can be cycled on specially designed cycle paths, regardless of the heavy traffic...

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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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The Salt Route – Salt Marshes of Île de Ré loop from Réserve naturelle de Lilleau-des-Niges

Through the salt flats

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Between Vineyards and Salt Marshes

The Salt Route

Yves Marshes Nature Reserve

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Octopus Bridge

Bird paradise

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