Ride 2017 downloads

This year we won't be printing any material. Instead we are asking riders to print out what they need before the ride and bring it with them.

Itinerary

You can download the itinerary here.

Route notes

Here are the route notes for all five days in four versions. The PDF versions do not require any special software besides a PDF reader as provided with most web browsers and available as a free download here. If you have suitable software, the Word documents allow you to change the layout and formatting to suit your preferences and bike mounting choice. The A4 versions use A4 paper as used in past rides; the A5 versions use smaller size paper and might be more convenient for you.

PDF version A4 Download
PDF version A5 Download
Word version A4 Download
Word version A5 Download

Digital routes

The following sections provide digital versions of the routes suitable for loading into GPS devices and mobile phones with mapping apps.

These versions are not a substitute for the printed ones. The route notes provided above include advice on where to get refreshments and identify the compulsory check-in points. Please do not rely on the digital route files alone.

We provide multiple routes for some days because we've had to split riders across two hotels.

We provide a GPX file containing a track rather than a route (prevents some devices from re-routing if it 'thinks' it has a better route, or if you go off the route). If you see gobbledegook when you click the 'gpx file' link, go back to the page and right click the link then click 'Save target as' or similar.

The 'visualisation' link allows you to see a route on the Mapometer web site using a map or a satellite view as background. Mapometer also provides height and gradient graphs as well as alternative export options. You do not need a Mapometer account.

If you can't find a gpx file version to suit your device, the gpsvizualizer web site allows you to convert gpx files into a ton of different formats.

Day 1 - St Malo to Saint-Brieuc

Route to the Ibis hotel: gpx file; visualisation.

Route to the Campanile hotel: gpx file; visualisation.

Day 2 - Saint-Brieuc to Vannes

Route from the Ibis hotel to the Campanile hotel: gpx file; visualisation.

Route from the Campanile hotel to Vannes: gpx file; visualisation.

Day 3 - Vannes to Rennes

Just one route needed today: gpx file; visualisation.

Day 4 - Rennes to Coutances

Route to the Cositel hotel: gpx file; visualisation.

Route to the Ibis hotel: gpx file; visualisation.

Day 5 - Coutances to Cherbourg

Route from the Cositel hotel to the Ibis: gpx file; visualisation.

Route from the Ibis hotel to Cherbourg: gpx file; visualisation.

Tipner Lake cycle path

If you intend to use the Tipner Lake cycle path to get to or from the ferry terminal, you might be unaware that flood prevention work has closed a section of the path. This route shows how to by-pass the works and continue on the cycle path: gpx file; visualisation.

Downloading documents and digital routes to phones

There are several ways to do that but the simplest - that works for all types of phone and all versions of operating systems - is to email the files to your phone and extract them from there.

If you use Osmand for route guidance and mapping, opening a GPX file automatically transfers the file to Osmand's route library. Other, similar products might do the same.