Weekend and cycling trip ideas

Around the Vexin Normand

To devour kilometers of pretty scenery with your little queen, Gisors is a prime starting point, with several routes discovering the heritage of the Norman and French Vexin, or the Oise. La Voie Verte de la Vallée de l’Epte, on the route of several courses, is conducive to a gentle warm-up before joining the major cycling itineraries with which it shares a common route.

Bike route

Discover its variants and our ideas for alternative routes from the Vexin Normand.

A beautiful escape by bike

For a day or a weekend

You can design your own day trip or 2-3 day weekend based on these itineraries. Several stations allow you to reach Paris if you wish to do only part of it. Whether you choose one or other of these options, the scenery and many heritage nuggets line all route and bike trip options, with Gisors as your starting or finishing point.

55 kmIn 1 dayBeauvais - Gisors via Saint-Germer de Fly

On a day trip from Paris, take the train to Beauvais. = Gisors is an easy and pleasant route: from Beauvais, take the voie verte built on an old railroad line to Saint-Germer de Fly (25 km – 1h40). On your way to Beauvais, be sure to stop off in season to visit the splendid garden of the painter André Van Beek at Saint-Paul. Then join the Avenue Verte London – Paris from Saint-Germer-de-Fly (this is where the two Oise and Normandie variants of the Avenue Verte London Paris converge) towards Paris as far as Gisors. Of course, you’ll have plenty of time to visit Gisors at the end of your day, before taking the train back to Paris.

Velo Voie Verte 3bis Ml Vittori Vexin Normand Tourisme

69 kmIn 1 weekendPontoise -Gisors

Explore the Vexin between Gisors and Pontoise in a weekend (in 2 days and 1 night) This itinerary is for you if you’re traveling without a car from Paris or the Val d’Oise.
These two ancient medieval cities are linked by a pleasant route crisscrossing the French Vexin Regional Nature Park to the Norman Vexin, through fields and small unspoilt villages with beautiful heritage sites along the way.

Voie Verte De La Vallee De Lepte A Gisancourt 2mo Ml Vittori

162 kmFrom 3 to 6 daysThe loop of the two Vexins in the Pays de Nacre

From Cergy via the Paris-London green avenue, you’ll explore the two Vexins, whose luminous landscapes made a strong impression on the Impressionist painters. After reaching the estate
of Villarceaux, you’ll follow the voie verte de la vallée de l’Epte to Gisors, capital of the Norman Vexin. From there, you’ll head for Chaumont-en-Vexin, passing through the picturesque villages of Boury-en-Vexin, Montjavoult and Reilly. You’ll then reach Méru, capital of the Nacre, and follow the Esches and Sausseron valleys to the Oise valley in the footsteps of Van Gogh, Cézanne and Pissarro, before reaching Pontoise, a city of art and history.

There are several stations linking Paris on this route, allowing you to choose the number of stages to match the length of your trip.

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L'Avenue Verte London - Paris

Gisors - London

PARIS LONDRES EN VÉLO via l’Avenue verte

Don’t feel like cycling through the Paris region? Prefer to start your trip in Normandy to right away taste the pleasures of the small Normandy country roads to London? There are several options open to you, including starting your journey from Gisors!

Also check out Caroline’s testimonial about her bike trip from Paris to London.

Leave your car in the garage

Come by train with your bike

You can travel by train with your bike from Paris Saint-Lazare (Transilien line J) to Gisors station, off-peak:

Monday to Friday, before 6:30 am, between 9:30 am and 4:30 pm and after 7:30 pm.
On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays with no schedule restrictions.

Bicycle spaces are provided on trains.

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Leaving from Gisors

At the start of your cycling trip from Gisors, drop by the tourist office to leave your bikes and luggage for a halte détente and discovery of the town and its heritage. You’ll also find useful documentation for your travel by bike.

The tourist office, which has the Accueil Vélo label, is located at the foot of the fortified castle, 100 m from the exceptional Saint-Gervais Saint-Protais church, in the heart of the town center and its restaurants and stores.

Drop off your bikes and leave your luggage in the office’s locker, just long enough to visit the must-sees of Gisors. You’ll also be able to stock up on gourmet snacks for your journey, or a lunch or breakfast stop.

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