The Creuse area of the Limousin offers peaceful cycling on routes much less crowded than those in the Loire to the north and in the Dordogne to the south.
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Two main long-distance routes cut through the Creuse, both making great multiple day trips or shorter stretches of day rides.
La Véloroute Ouest Creuse covers a distance of 80km, with a mix of flat and hillier parts. It's a quiet route along mostly backroads and coincides with the Santiago de Compostela pilgrims' route.
La Véloroute Creuse Est, meanwhile, is a longer 174km route from the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional de Millevaches and stretching out into the east with two branches to the north-east. The route passes Lac de Vassivière, which has the lovely Raymond Poulidor bike route – full ride report here.
Lac de Vassiviere on La Véloroute Est Creuse. Photo: Haute Vienne Tourisme
