Linking Paris and Bruges by barge and guided e-bike, this two-week journey pairs steady daytime rides with evenings aboard a comfortable floating base. Routes track the Seine, Oise, Somme and Scheldt along towpaths, forests and farmland. The barge transits the Ruyaulcourt tunnel en route to Flanders, where flat country leads through Doornik/Tournai, tapestry-rich Oudenaarde and university-minded Ghent (canal tour included), finishing amid Bruges’ intact medieval core. With moderate daily distances, a rest day in Péronne and time based in Bruges, the rhythm balances unhurried cycling with relaxed onboard meals and low-key city walks.
Embarkation in Paris mid afternoon, cruise to Bougival
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Cycle Bougival to Auvers-sur-Oise (42 or 46km/26 or 28 mi)
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Cycle Beaumont via Chantilly Chateau to Pont-Ste-Maxence (45km/28.1mi)
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Cycle Pont-Ste-Maxence to Compiegne (52km/32.5mi)
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Cycle from Compiegne to Pont l'Éveque (42 or 51km/26 or 31 mi)
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Cruise to Haudival, cycle through Ham to Peronne (45 or 56km/28.1 or 34mi)
Rest day in the charming town of Peronne
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Cycle to Ytres, by boat through the Ruyaulcourt tunnel (40 or 52m/24 or 33mi)
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Cycle to Cambrai and Arleux, by boat to Pont Malin (35 or 50km/21 or 31mi)
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Cruise to Denain, cycle into Belgium to Doornik (Tournai) (47 or 51km/29 or 31mi)
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By bike to Oudenaarde in the Flemish region (41 or 43km/26 or 27mi)
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Cycle along the Scheldt river through idyllic scenery to Ghent (45km/27mi)
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Cycle through pleasant flat countryside to Bruges (52km/32.5mi)
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In Bruges (50km/31mi)
Trip concludes in Bruges
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