Bike route for a group of teens from Nemours to Thiers

Hi everyone, We’re organizing a week-long bike trip for a group of scouts. I’ve already mapped out a route using Géovélo (travel option). The teens will take the train to Nemours (or a bit beyond) and then follow the Loire à Vélo route for a good stretch (until Nevers, which they’ll bypass to the west). After Nevers, things get a bit trickier. I also wanted to avoid Moulins, so I planned for them to follow the Allier’s west bank and cross near Châtel-de-Neuvre. I’m having some doubts about the route and really want to steer clear of busy main roads as much as possible. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the route I’ve chosen, plus any tips you might have. I saw there’s the V70 veloroute, but I decided against it after hearing it has some *very* road-heavy sections.

Good evening! Indeed, after checking Geoportail, there’s no special bike path marked. So you’ll have to take the departmental roads—I assume the attached image shows that? Same on Google Maps. Maybe another route would work better. Otherwise, there’s a greenway along the Canal du Nivernais starting from Décize, just FYI.

We’re organizing a week-long bike trip for a group of scouts. I’ve already mapped out a route using GeoVelo (travel option). The teens will take the train to Nemours (or a bit beyond) and then follow the Loire by bike for a good stretch (up to Nevers, which they’ll bypass to the west). After Nevers, things get a bit trickier. I wanted to avoid Moulins too, so I planned for them to follow the Allier’s west bank and cross at Châtel-de-Neuvre. I’m not entirely sure about this route, and I’d really like to minimize busy main roads.

In Safety mode, BRouter suggests this:



Then, download it in GPX/KML format and copy the file into a smartphone app (Organic Maps, OsmAnd, etc.).

If needed, check out campgrounds via RandoCamping, for example.