Why this ride
Rolling secondary roads, villages and strong food-and-culture stops. It also links naturally to Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Champagne Scenic Route
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 140 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 56
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check mountain-pass openings, low-emission zones and local restrictions. Specific flag: seasonal traffic.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Scenic road chapters
Champagne Tourist Route
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 25 km this is Champagne Tourist Route, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 25 km
- Named road
- Champagne Tourist Route
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Reims
For over a thousand years the kings of France came to Reims to be crowned, and the cathedral that still dominates the city shows why. The tradition goes back to Clovis, baptised here around the year 500 by Bishop Remigius, and some thirty-odd monarchs followed, ending with Charles X in 1825. The present Gothic building dates from the thirteenth century, its west front crowded with statues, among them the Smiling Angel, and it was damaged badly by German shelling in the First World War before being painstakingly restored. Inside, stained glass by Marc Chagall glows blue behind the apse, installed in the 1970s.
Read the complete Reims write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Reims sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Épernay.
2. Épernay
Épernay is the sort of town that makes a bubble feel like an institution. It sits on the Marne river, in the heart of Champagne, and its main street, the Avenue de Champagne, is lined with the grand houses of famous producers: Moët and Chandon, Perrier-Jouët, Pol Roger, Mercier and others, in mansions of stone, brick and wrought iron, set behind gardens and gates. The avenue is sometimes called the most expensive street in the world, a joke based on the value of the bottles stored beneath it.
Read the complete Épernay write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Épernay comes up 54 km in. Next is Troyes.
3. Troyes
Planning note
140 km in you reach Troyes.