Veloroute or Voie Verte ?
Veloroute
A Veloroute is a safe, pleasant, long-distance cycling itinerary (with very few exceptions, the gradient must not exceed 3%). It is made up of different stretches which may take different forms: voies vertes, quiet country roads shared with motorised traffic*, cycling corridors, etc.
These véloroutes may also be used by rollerbladers, walkers and persons with restricted mobility. On certain stretches, cyclists may also come across waterway officials, local residents, farmers, etc.
* Fewer than 1000 vehicles per day according to national specifications.
Voie Verte
A Voie Verte is aspecial itinerary exclusively reserved for non-motorised traffic:pedestrians, cyclists, roller-bladers, people in wheelchairs. Thanks to its many towpaths, Burgundy boasts a higher proportion of voies vertes than most other French regions. It should be noted that a voie verte is neither a pedestrian area nor a road and is not yet covered by any precise legal definition.
