Artemare - Annecy

We left the campsite in Artemare, our last planned camp for the trip. Initially we rolled along fairly flat terrain before heading up a steep gorge. The road was fairly wide which was just as well, as there was a good number of cars.

Passing through villages, it was voting day in the European elections and so interesting to see people out on a Sunday to vote.

The heat built through the day and eventually we crossed the Rhone into Savoie, touching on a short bit of the Via Rhona. From there we climbing steadily up, ending up on a great balcony road that took us into Annecy. We’ve always known Annecy’s famous lakeside cycle path; what was really amazing was the network of suburban cycle paths.

We managed to get installed in our hostel/hotel not long before another huge thunderstorm.

A rest day tomorrow.

Thanks for the Qs and support! In answer to a couple of queries:

1) The overall map can be seen by clicking on the Tour title ‘Cycling 2024 York to the Alps’ then clicking on the map to open it up.

2) How far have come so far? Up to Annecy, 1824k since York.Read more