{"id":3459475,"date":"2021-09-11T17:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T15:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parc-marais-poitevin.fr\/uncategorized\/la-randonnee-permanente-le-tour-du-parc-naturel-regional-du-marais-poitevin"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T17:25:02","slug":"the-tour-du-parc-naturel-regional-du-marais-poitevin-permanent-cycling-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parc-marais-poitevin.fr\/en\/bike-ride\/the-tour-du-parc-naturel-regional-du-marais-poitevin-permanent-cycling-route","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cTour du Parc naturel r\u00e9gional du Marais poitevin\u201d permanent cycling route"},"content":{"rendered":"

An initiative by the Green Venice Cycling Club<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Cyclists taking a break admiring the house with blue shutters<\/p><\/div>\n

The Marais poitevin is cycling heaven, for both occasional and regular cyclists! Sunday cyclists have 800 kilometres of loop itineraries<\/strong><\/a> at their disposal across the Marais poitevin region, enough to keep everyone happy.<\/p>\n

For seasoned pedallers, there\u2019s now an itinerary to take them all the way around the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park<\/strong><\/a>: 236 kilometres on a mostly flat itinerary to take cyclists from Niort<\/strong><\/a> to Longeville-sur-Mer via Marans<\/strong><\/a> or Saint-Michel-en-l\u2019Herm.
\nThis route approved by the French Cycling Federation<\/strong><\/a> is registered under reference no. 349\/20.<\/p>\n

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A cycling itinerary around the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This route was designed by the Green Venice Cycling Club<\/strong> based in Coulon<\/strong><\/a>. The club\u2019s members had cycled on other permanent routes in France and wanted to see something similar in the Marais poitevin<\/strong><\/a>. Hence, the \u201cTour du Parc Naturel R\u00e9gional du Marais poitevin<\/strong>\u201d was created!<\/p>\n

This cycling itinerary<\/strong> reveals many of the riches of this unique region which is one of the biggest stretches of marshland in Europe. The Marais poitevin is packed with outstanding but fragile habitats, and is home to some remarkable fauna and flora.<\/p>\n

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Coulon, start of the itinerary around the Marais poitevin Regional Natural Park<\/p><\/div>\n

It also boasts a wide diversity of architectural features, from the picturesque villages<\/strong><\/a> with typical pale stone walls and tiled roofs to the abbeys behind the creation of the Marais. From Green Venice to Aiguillon Bay, via the dry marshes, this richness thrives amid a patchwork of manmade landscapes<\/strong><\/a> that have evolved over the last ten centuries.<\/p>\n

Along these paths and waterways, the full beauty of the marshes unfurls:<\/p>\n