All stages on La Vélomaritime / EuroVelo 4
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin / Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Leaving behind Bricquebec, you pedal along peaceful roads lined with farms and villages. You'll note the talus, high banks dividing up the meadows, fields and orchards, creating a typical Normandy landscape. Brix is your last stop before Cherbourg, with its ferry services to England and Ireland. At Cherbourg's port, a cycle path runs alongside one of the longest harbour walls in the world, dating as far back as 1783.
Gradients and elevation
Ascents: 326m
Descents: 353m
Lowest point: 3m
Highest point: 166m
Répartition des pentes
1km descente forte (< -5%)
11km descente légère (-5% à -1%)
16km plat (-1% à 2%)
6km montée (2% à 5%)
0.51km montée difficile (5% à 8%)
Road types
10km (28%) de voies cyclables
25km (72%) de routes partagées
Surface
34km (98%) de surface lisse
0.63km (2%) de surface rugueuse
The route
From Bricquebec to Rocheville, you pedal along a greenway, then the stage follows peaceful, rural roads before descending to Cherbourg, a port well provided with cycling facilities. The shift in altitude along this stage makes it quite challenging in parts.
SNCF
- Nearby station Cherbourg: direct TER to Paris (3h) / Caen (1h15)
Sea crossings To England
- Poole and Porstmouth (Brittany Ferries) To Ireland: Rosslare (Stena Line), Rosslare and Dublin (Irish Ferries)
