Dieppe
- Thread starter Polite
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
I would head for Ghent. Much nicer than France.
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
I remember really liking the little coast road to the West around Fecamp, Yport and Etretat. Or to the East, there is Le Treport (looks pleasant enough, but we didn't stop there for long).
Abbeville is nice, and so is Amiens. There is a good path along the Somme joining the two, I will try and find photos. I was there exactly a year ago according to Strava!
Abbeville is about 70 km from Dieppe.
Edit.... Just checked on Google maps and it looks like there is an "Avenue verte" (like Sustrans but better!) route from Dieppe to Amiens. At 113 km it's slightly more than your 50 mile limit but if you were to do it on day 1 straight off the ferry at 6 am, you'd do it easily. Day 2 you could go along the path following the Somme to Abbeville and on to St. Valery sur Somme, where the Somme meets the English Channel. That would leave day 3 for the coastal route back to Dieppe. There you go; weekend sorted!
Last edited:
OP
OP
Polite
Über Member
Thanks, so there's definitely an avenue verte from Dieppe to Amiens?
Check it out thoroughly. I did a section north of Avenue Verte this summer which was a nightmare of grassy tracks and post-rain shower bogs. They're not all as good as the one to Forges le Eaux.
My route was north (but not sticking to the coast) to Eu/Tréport. Then inland to Amiens, and back via the AV from Forges.
Probably two days of 60 miles plus an easy last day.
You must be kidding!I would head for Ghent. Much nicer than France.
Ghent is a great city but the countryside is dire compared to Pays de Calais, Somme etc.
I did a half marathon consisting of 4 laps around Abbeville and it appeared to be a dump. Maybe I missed something?
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
But the food is so much nicer in Ghent, and as for the beer it's the best in the world.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
OP
OP
Polite
Über Member
No, I didn't go to France in May but I'll be going in December. In the meantime I've managed a few others tours - Valencia to Gibraltar for one!Seven months planning for a three day tour?
Pre-tour nerves?
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Excellent!
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
The Avenue Verte out of Dieppe is a lovely surface. I rode as part of a charity ride on London-2-Paris in May so used the route. IIRC from a little out of Dieppe as far as Fourges-les-Eaux is the old railway line on a nice surface, and then it jumps back onto country roads for a bit. The rough gravel tracks are some way after Gisors and it gets a bit confused and Sustransy after Cergy le Haut I think. Both would be a long way further inland than it sounds like you would like to go.
Also out in the rural areas, the drivers are a lot more respectful of cyclists than in the UK. Until we got close to Paris I felt perfectly comfortable, even on short sections of N road
Also out in the rural areas, the drivers are a lot more respectful of cyclists than in the UK. Until we got close to Paris I felt perfectly comfortable, even on short sections of N road