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Hi Ile de Re is fantastic for off road cycle paths. We don't use the car whwn we are there and can get to most of the towns on the island as its not very big. We have been 5 years. Best site for us & town was Ars en Re, site Camping Soleil with amazing on-site restaurant, lovely pool.

Nellie

Hi Nellie and Kelper

Regarding the Ile de Re and the cycling - is there enough cycling off road that you could go out for the day with a picnic ie say a round trip of 20miles or is it just routes getting from A to B? We have cycled in Holland (Dunreill) and in the Loire on very quiet roads and I was wondering what this area is like regarding cycling. I've seen the cycling maps of the area and it does look tempting.

Thanks

Agree with kelper the cycling paths are a major attraction mostly off road & FLAT !! good for kids, safe & not too hard work. Not too forget the picturesque villages (around 10)  The other sites we have stayed are ESSI at Ars - directly onto beach & cycle path and Interlude at Bois en Plage again on cycle path & directly onto beach - probably a bit more for kids here.

Good luck with the research, just talking about it makes me want to go back again, we were giving it a miss this year and currently at Lake Maggiore but.....maybe we could make a detour ??

Nellie

Hi there

We have just returned from Ile D'Oleron which is fantastic for bikes. We stayed at Camp Indigo, a fantastic wooded site, next to the forest.

Lovely tracks though there to get to the beaches and local village. The grand plage is amazing, a massive flat beach with amazing rolling waves.