Cycling the Somme Bay: a center-based tour in Noyelles-sur-Mer

Starting in Noyelles-sur-Mer, you ride along the bay to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. Enjoy this charming medieval town and the animation of the port. You can then choose among different itineraries. You can opt for the short option (28 km) which takes you to Cape Hourdel on a comfortable cycle path. After passing the lighthouse of Cape Hourdel, you keep on cycling on the "white road", a wonderful bike path along the sand dunes of the Channel before riding back towards Saint-Valery. A longer tour (38 or 49 km) takes you first in the back country through the small villages till Cayeux-sur-Mer. You cycle further on the "white road" and pass by Cape Hourdel before riding along the bay back to Saint-Valery and up to Noyelles.

If you do not wish to take the vintage train, you can cycle around the bay from Noyelles to Le Crotoy's beach.

In Le Crotoy, you take the dike and then drive along the Morettes ponds populated by a multitude of birds. You continue onto small country roads to the Marquenterre Park where we advise you to stop. Then continue on the bicycle path that winds through the pine trees and reach the town of Rue, an old seaport and walled town, proud of its medieval belfry, its two churches and the heritage of the Caudron brothers, aviation pioneers at the beginning of the 20th century. You return to Le Crotoy by the small roads of the hinterland.

A shorter stage is available to families or those who wish to spend more time visiting the Marquenterre Park.

If you do not wish to take the vintage train, you can cycle around the bay from Noyelles to Le Crotoy's beach.

From Le Crotoy, you can discover the majestic forest of Crécy. Follow the paths amongst oak and beech trees. The most courageous will be able to make a detour deeper into the woods. Exiting the forest, you can also admire the 500-year old Chartreux oak. You reach Noyelles-sur-Mer by passing behind the hunting huts and then continue to Saint-Valery by taking the cycle track along the bay.