Two key trekking and cycling tourism routes, well worth the trip, that invite you to enjoy a different kind of visit across the department's slightly rolling scenescapes. So, get your hiking boots on or jump on your bike and head off to discover our heritage! 

Saint-Martin's Way 

This 170 km-long walking route, which starts off in Ligugé, south of Poitiers, ends in Candes-Saint-Martin in Indre-et-Loire. Walk in the footsteps of Saint Martin, who founded the first Western abbey located in Ligugé! 

On your way, stop off and contemplate a host of iconic heritage sites: Ligugé Abbey, where 25 monks still live today, Saint Hilaire Church in Poitiers, 5 other small St. Martin churches as well as the famous Fontevraud Abbey, a historical landmark. 

White-stone direction milestones with cardinal points and D St M written on them are interspersed along the way to guide you. 

The Scandiberian 

This bikeway starts off in Norway in Trondheim and ends in Spain in Santiago de Compostela. A 5,122-kilometre stretch of trails to delight cycle tourists! Here, in Vienne, the route begins north of Port-de-Piles and finishes in Availles-Limouzine in the south of the department. 

Don't forget to stop off on the must-sees on your route: Châtellerault with its industrial history, Chauvigny one of the “Plus Beaux Détours de France” (Most Beautiful Detours of France) with its sumptuous medieval district, Lussac-les-Châteaux and its prehistoric vestiges, Availles-Limouzine and its natural landscapes. 

The Greenway (La Ligne verte) 

The Greenway (la Ligne verte), which links Châtellerault to Loudun, is a former railway line converted into a bikeway. Enjoy the peacefulness as you ride along and discover the local fauna and flora as well as the history of old train stations described on information panels.