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Charente-Maritime

Le Bois-Plage-En-Ré

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré – The Salt Route loop from Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré - Village Océanique

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France

Charente-Maritime

Le Bois-Plage-En-Ré

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré – The Salt Route loop from Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré - Village Océanique

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Salt Marshes of Île de Ré – The Salt Route loop from Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré - Village Océanique

02:41

47.3km

60m

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: August 24, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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13.1 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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16.6 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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25.0 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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26.1 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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26.3 km

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Highlight • Natural

Rent a bike to see the salt marshes

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26.5 km

Yves Marshes Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The salt marshes are best explored by bike.

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26.9 km

The Salt Route

Highlight • Structure

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

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34.0 km

Grand Vasais

Lake

35.9 km

Through the salt flats

Highlight (Segment) • Other

A beautiful rolling section through the salt marshes.

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47.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.3 km

10.2 km

5.35 km

475 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.9 km

11.0 km

180 m

146 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 27 August

22°C

17°C

95 %

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Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

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 30, 2025,Boucle Réserve magnifique ! – La Route du sel au départ de La Noue

Very beautiful loop between marshes, animals and beaches.

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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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July 24, 2022,L'appel des pigeons

Great bike paths on the Ile de Ré. However, they are used by all cycle tourists in summer, so that a faster pace should only be enjoyed with caution. The cycle paths connect the beautiful little towns, such as Ars-en-Ré. You can make a short stopover anywhere.

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June 20, 2026,Nach Saint-Clément-des-Baleines

Unfortunately, the tracking didn't work well today and just paused.

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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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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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May 8, 2022,Rundfahrt auf der Ile de Re

Today we took it a bit easier again. A small exploration tour on the Ile-de-Re was pending.

First we went in the direction of Ars-en-Re past beautiful salt pans and swamps. In Ars-en-Re there was a small market with local products. We went on to the Phare des Baleines (lighthouse) and then on to Les Portes-en-Re.

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Salt Marshes of Île de Ré – The Salt Route loop from Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré - Village Océanique

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Between Vineyards and Salt Marshes

Bird paradise

Octopus Bridge

Salt Marshes of Île de Ré

Yves Marshes Nature Reserve

The Salt Route

Through the salt flats

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