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Maps

While it is possible to cycle both routes using only the maps in this book (particularly the Avenue Verte which is waymarked throughout), larger scale maps with more detail are available, although these are not specifically cycle maps. Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 maps give excellent coverage of the English stages while either Michelin or IGN local maps are good for France. Street atlases might be useful for cycling in London and Paris.

Classic route Avenue Verte OS Landranger (1:50,000) 177 East London 176 West London 178 Thames Estuary 187 Dorking & Reigate 189 Ashford & Romney Marsh 188 Maidstone & Royal Tunbridge Wells 179 Canterbury & East Kent 199 Eastbourne & Hastings 198 Brighton & Lewes (very small part) Michelin (1:150,000) 301 Pas de Calais, Somme 304 Eure, Seine-Maritime 305 Oise, Paris, Val d’Oise 305 Oise, Paris, Val d’Oise IGN (1:100,000) 101 Lille/Boulogne-sur-Mer 107 Rouen/Le Havre (small part) 103 Amiens/Arras 103 Amiens/Arras 108 Paris/Rouen 108 Paris/Rouen

Various online maps are available to download, at a scale of your choice. Particularly useful is Open Street Map (www.openstreetmap.org) which has a cycle route option showing British NCN routes, French voie verte and the Avenue Verte. The official website for the Avenue Verte is www.avenuevertelondonparis.co.uk which includes definitive route maps, details about accommodation and refreshments, points of interest, tourist offices and cycle shops.