Mayenne / Laval La Vélo Francette: Normandy / Atlantic by bike

Cycle route

Setting out from Mayenne-town, follow the Mayenne River’s east bank. You join the towpath as you leave town. At the level of the small business park, the ZA de l’Huilerie, there’s an interconnection with the greenway linking Ambrières-les-Vallées > La Chapelle-Anthenaise.
Follow the signs indicating the Chemin de halage de la Mayenne.

Tourist Offices

• Vallée de Haute-Mayenne Tourist Office
• Laval Tourist Office

SNCF train services

Laval train station: TGV high-speed services and TER regional services on line 22, Le Mans > Laval > Rennes
www.ter.sncf.com/pays-de-la-loire

Buses

Line N°28 Nantes > Laval
Line N°29 Angers > Laval
Contact TER: +33 (0) 810 324 324
Bikes are allowed in the hold if there is room. The Perrin bus company decides on an individual basis, so try checking in advance: +33 (0)2 99 47 42 42.

Don’t miss

Mayenne-town: Musée du Château (archaeological and history museum) +33 (0)2 43 00 17 17; Les Calvairiennes Chapel; Notre-Dame Basilica; river-boating +33 (0)2 43 04 19 37 ; the Mémorial de la Déportation (dedicated to those deported from the county of Mayenne during the Second World War)  +33 (0)2 43 08 87 35
Laval: the castle and its Musée d’Art Naïf, +33 (0)2 43 53 39 89; the Lactopole André Besnier (a museum on milk production, also known as La Cité du Lait, in this, a major French milk-producing area), +33 (0)2 43 59 51 90; further museums, river wash sheds, boat hire companies and river cruises from the river port, +33 (0)2 43 49 46 46