8/7/2019 French Ardennes GREEN TRACK
1/2
How Green is Meuse Valley
Running along the spectacular Meuse River valley, The
Trans-Ardennes Green Track is, without question, one of the great
successstories of The French Ardennes in recent years.
Offering an easy 85 km walk or cycle-ride between Givet in the
north,and the capital of CharlevilleMzires, it can now be explored
evenmore easily by UK holidaymakers thanks to the decision of two
Britishcycle holiday companies to feature it in their programmes of
tours for2011.
The companies are Cycling for Softies:
www.cycling-for-softies.co.uk and French Pedals
www.frenchpedals.co.uk.
Cycling for Softies full package features hotel
accommodationthroughout the five, seven, nine or eleven night
holiday; gourmetevening meals each night; bicycle hire; information
packs; andemergency back-up and assistance.
And with each bicycle, they also provide-A roomy, three
sectioned pannier for carrying clothes, with twoadditional small
pockets for a bottle of wine and baguette!-A provanti bag for the
front handlebars with map holder.-A personal water bottle.-A lock,
pump, tool kit and spare inner tube.
Prices range from 929 for a five night holiday package.
French Pedals holidays, meanwhile, last five nights, and are
priced at alittle under 600 per person based on two people
sharing.
Once again, all of the necessary equipment, back-up and
advicecomes as part of the package along with a very clear
itinerary forholidaymakers to follow at their own pace. Children
are also welcome.
French Pedals price include a buffet breakfast and a satisfying
eveningmeal. Luggage transfer between hotels and the use of good
bicycles isincluded in the price. Customers holidays can be
extended on request.
Running the length of the spectacular Meuse Valley - from
Charleville-Mzieres in the south, to Givet on the Belgian border in
the north - theGreen Track itself cuts a swathe through what was
once the main traderoute between Flanders and Burgundy.
http://www.cycling-for-softies.co.uk/http://www.cycling-for-softies.co.uk/http://www.frenchpedals.co.uk/http://www.cycling-for-softies.co.uk/http://www.cycling-for-softies.co.uk/http://www.frenchpedals.co.uk/
8/7/2019 French Ardennes GREEN TRACK
2/2
It also helps visitors to discover many of the mysterious
legends of theArdennes region, such as the 'Four Sons of Aymon',
and the 'Ladies of
the Meuse'. More importantly still, being entirely traffic-free,
it provideswalkers, cyclists, horse riders and even skaters with
more than 80km ofwell-marked and secure pathways.
Located just 1 hour and 45 minutes by TGV from Paris, the
'regionalcapital' of Charleville-Mzieres is an ideal entry point to
the GreenTrack, which is punctuated by hotels, country Gtes,
B&Bs andcampsites.
A free guide to The Trans-Ardennes Green Track is now available
inevery Tourist Office, and at the Tourist Board office in
Charleville-Mzieres. Alternatively, it can be downloaded from
www.voiesvertes.com.
Ambitious plans to extend the Green Track much deeper into
theFrench Ardennes, to form a 150km path that will eventually
reachSedan, are already well under way. And it is hoped that this
will becompleted by the summer of 2014.
Copies of the latest Discovery Guide to the French
Ardennes,meanwhile, can be obtained by telephoning +33 (0) 3 24 56
06 08, orby e-mailing [email protected].
For further information, visit www.ardennes.com.
-Ends-
Images, further information, and full press packs can be
obtained bycontacting:
Jrg HartwigTEL: +33 (0) 3 24 56 67 77E-MAIL:
[email protected]
orIan WeightmanTEL: +44 (0)1782-680963E-MAIL:
[email protected]
http://www.voiesvertes.com/http://www.voiesvertes.com/mailto:[email protected]://www.ardennes.com/mailto:%[email protected]%20mailto:[email protected]://www.voiesvertes.com/mailto:[email protected]://www.ardennes.com/mailto:%[email protected]%20mailto:[email protected]
