Date: Sat 12 Jul, 2025 - Sun 13 Jul, 2025
Venue: France
This inspiring weekend away offers a 2-day adventure, taking you from Dieppe to the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, along beautiful off-road trails.
Type of riding: Gravel / XC MTB
Distance: Day 1: 135km / 84 miles with 1,500 metres of climbing / Day 2: 110km / 68 miles with 1,500 metres of climbing
Route information: The riding is mostly non-technical off-road trails, ideal for a gravel and (hardtail or short travel full-suspension) MTB's.
Note: The route will not be waymarked, but we will provide GPX files, route maps and have support staff riders.
ITINERARY
Friday night: Catching the (11pm*) ferry from Newhaven, we sail through the night to Dieppe.
Alternatively, you could travel across earlier and get a good nights sleep at one of the many good hotels in Dieppe, and join us for the ride at 6am on Saturday morning. p.s. Hotel Windsor is good value, comfy and has secure bike storage.
Saturday: An early start will deliver us into the quiet French countryside, where we get to enjoy some wonderful empty trails and a quiet sunrise as you weave your way southwards towards the 'city of love'. The Rough Ride Guide team will be on-hand throughout, with support riders and vehicles, providing amazing refreshments and support all the way. After 130km/80 miles we finally finish the fun (for today) in a town on the banks of the river Seine, where our bike-friendly hotel awaits, who lay on a special sports menu for us, before a good nights sleep.
Sunday: More wonderful riding awaits us today, with both scenic tracks beside the Seine, to fun forests and beautiful royal parks for lots of off-road, traffic-free riding right to the foot of the Eiffel Tower. There will be time for a few photos and a bite to eat before we transport you (and your bike) back to Dieppe in comfort, ready to catch the overnight ferry back to England, arriving back in Blighty on Monday morning.