Châteauneuf-sur-Charente / Cognac La Flow Vélo

The route

La Flow Vélo alternates between stretches on roughly surfaced greenways beside the Charente and very quiet, small country roads. There are no particular difficulties along this stage, a delight for families. There’s just one slope, after Bourg-Charente. For the time being, until further development, the route passes several hundred metres from Jarnac, but it is easy to reach that town’s centre safely.

⚠️ An incident has occurred on the bridge between the towns of Triac and Jarnac: part of the structure recently collapsed. For safety reasons, this bridge is closed to cyclists until further notice. Pending the implementation of corrective measures, users of the La Flow Vélo cycle route are asked not to use this crossing and to strictly follow the marked detour route (alternative route).

https://en.laflowvelo.com/news/works-under-way

Train stations

• Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, Jarnac and Cognac
• Regional train line (TER) Angoulême - Châteauneuf-sur-Charente - Jarnac - Cognac - Saintes - Saujon - Royan
• Train connection at Saintes for La Rochelle, Bordeaux
• Train connection at Angoulême for Bordeaux, Poitiers, Tours, Paris

Don't miss

• Châteauneuf-sur-Charente : Le Bain des Dames - Bases de loisirs, les iles de la fuie, L'église
• Angeac-Charente: paleontological site, one of the largest dinosaur deposits in Europe
• Saint Simon: the house of the gabarriers, the walls of the gabarriers, the church with the only ex-voto in Charente
• Bassac: The abbey
• Jarnac: Francois Mitterrand's birthplace, Francois Miterrand museum, Saint Pierre church
• Bourg Charente: Romanesque church, nursery museum
• Saint Brice: Chatres Abbey, Dolmen
• Cognac: L'espace découverte du pays de Cognac, Musée des arts du Cognac, Musée d'art et d'histoire, Musée des Arts du Cognac, La Cognacthèque, Hôtel de ville gardens, Parc francois 1er, maisons de négoce