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For better visibility, information on roadworks (🟡) and safety (🔴) is arranged from the north (Roscoff) to the south (Hendaye) of the route.
Given the evolving wildfire situation, Gironde and northern Landes are closed to traffic.
Several major wildfires are currently active along La Vélodyssée, on the Gironde and Landes coastline. They are spreading rapidly and the situation is changing hour by hour.
We have no reliable visibility on the state of the route between Gironde and Landes. Several sections are already closed, others may be closed at any moment, without notice and without any way to warn you once you are underway.
Do not set out on this section.
🔴 25/07 at 9:30 AM – UPDATE ON LA VÉLODYSSÉE DIVERSIONS
⚠️ The diversion routes previously communicated have changed.
Gironde's move to black-level wildfire alert – level 5/5 – has resulted in the closure of cycle paths and greenways located in the forested areas concerned.
➡️ Are you coming from the north, heading toward Royan?
⚠️ Do not continue south on La Vélodyssée. Two options are available from Royan:
By train from Royan station
By bike: join Bordeaux via Le Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo, which starts precisely in Royan. This route lets you continue your journey east and south, or reach Bordeaux for a return by train.
📍 Turning point: Royan
🚲 Diversion route: Le Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo, toward Bordeaux
🚉 Fallback stations: Royan, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Bordeaux Saint-Jean
🚲 By bike via Le Canal des Deux Mers à Vélo:
En Charente-Maritime (63km) :
Royan → Saint-Georges-de-Didonne: mainly on cycle paths.
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne → Meschers-sur-Gironde: small shared roads.
Meschers-sur-Gironde → Talmont-sur-Gironde: dedicated paths.
Falaise de Caillaud → Mortagne-sur-Gironde: more sporty and hilly section (paths and shared lanes through the hillsides).
Mortagne-sur-Gironde → Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde: flat route, on small marsh roads and limestone tracks, close to the estuary.
⚠️ Points of caution to be aware of in Charente-Maritime
Forêt de Suzac: temporarily closed as a precaution (severe "forest fire" alert level). A detour is required along the beaches of Meschers-sur-Gironde.
Port des Monards: the road (RD 145) is narrow and winding, please be careful.
Between Chenac and Petit Chenac: steep gradient, risk of slipping on the limestone surface.
Conchemarche (Chenac-Saint-Seurin-d'Uzet): difficult 300 m passage, the "Tirecul" climb.
Between Port Charron and Vitrezay: poorly surfaced track, close to the estuary, an area subject to coastal erosion — stay alert.
⚠️ In Gironde:
The V80 is closed between Eyrans and Étauliers.
➡️ A local diversion has been set up via nearby low-traffic departmental roads.
⚠️ This information does not mean that the V80 is a viable bypass route from Landes. Cycle paths and greenways located in forested areas affected by the black alert level are closed.
The rest is a signposted route, directing cycle tourists onto lightly trafficked roads.
➡️ Are you heading north and approaching Mimizan?
⚠️ Do not continue north on La Vélodyssée
➡️ From Mimizan, cycle tourists wishing to continue their journey northward are advised to:
take the greenway toward Labouheyre via Pontenx-les-Forges;
from Labouheyre, use the train to continue their journey.
⚠️ Do not continue cycling toward Gironde from Landes. The previously proposed solutions via Belin-Béliet / Hostens are no longer viable given Gironde's move to black alert level.
📍 Cycle tourists currently at Biscarrosse-Plage
➡️ People already at Biscarrosse-Plage can evacuate the area southward, toward Mimizan, via the military site exceptionally opened for this purpose.
⚠️ This option is an evacuation solution for people already on site, and not a route to be used to reach Biscarrosse-Plage.
🔥GIRONDE MOVES TO BLACK LEVEL 5/5
Updated 25/07 at 9:30 AM
➡️ Safety Information
⚠️ Given the exceptional wildfire risk, Gironde has moved to the maximum alert level: black level – 5/5.
This level, the highest in the prevention system, brings stricter restrictions: all cycle paths and greenways in predominantly forested areas are closed in Gironde.
⛔ Human presence, including for recreational activities, is now prohibited all day, with no exceptions whatsoever.
🔥Landes - Biscarosse, Parentis-en-Born sectors
➡️ Safety Information
The Biscarrosse Plage – Parentis section of the EV1 (La Vélodyssée) is closed. The fire is spreading rapidly, with progression toward Parentis-en-Born.
Access to this sector is strictly prohibited. You must stop at Biscarrosse Plage, and at Parentis-en-Born to the south, in order to facilitate emergency response operations.
⚠️ Special case – cyclists currently at Biscarrosse-Plage
If you are currently at Biscarrosse-Plage, an evacuation route south is available via the military site, exceptionally opened, toward Mimizan.