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Map legend

Every line, colour and symbol on the map, from the motorway to the faintest trail. Here is what each one means, and when it appears as you zoom in.

Roads

Motorway
Main road
Road
Pedestrian street
Cycle path / cycle streetDedicated cycling ways, separated from motor traffic.
PathHiking trails and other unbuilt paths, unlike pedestrian streets (built infrastructure).

Every way is drawn by its road type when no sport is selected.

For your sport

RecommendedAmong the area's best ways for your sport.
SuitableA good way for your sport.
RideableCan be ridden, with compromises.
Main road, not advisedKept in grey so you never lose your bearings.
Not advisedA faint solid line: better avoided.

With a sport selected, every way is graded for it against the ways around it. The deeper the blue, the better the way; its width tells its size.

Surface

SolidAsphalt, concrete and paving.
FirmCompacted surfaces that roll well.
ModerateGravel and fine stones.
SoftDirt, earth and grass.
Very softSand and mud: hard going.
Surface tagThe material, written along the way.

The surface colour mode paints each way by how firm its ground is.

Gradient

0 to 1 %Level ground, left uncoloured.
2 %Barely rolling.
3 to 6 %A steady drag.
6 to 9 %A real climb.
9 to 12 %Steep: low gears.
12 % and moreA wall.
Gradient tagThe slope in percent, written along the way.

The gradient colour mode paints each way by its average steepness, up or down, in the bands of a race profile.

Road details

Tunnel
Bridge
CuttingA way sunk below the ground, drawn darker.
Cycle laneA blue border on the side the lane runs.
No accessHatched: closed to cycling.
Barrier
Private
One way
Road name

Marks drawn on every way, whatever the colour mode.

Junctions

Traffic lights
Stop
Give way
Mini roundabout
Traffic calmingA speed bump, table or narrowing.

What you meet on the way in, drawn just before the junction and turned the way you ride.

Points of interest

Mountain passes
Peaks
Viewpoints
Water
Bike repair
Toilets
First aid
Defibrillator
Shelters

Places worth a stop, as the markers the map draws. Tap one for its details.

Signed routes

International routeEuroVelo and cross-border routes.
National route
Regional route
Local route
MTB route
Route name

Waymarked cycling routes, as a soft band over the roads they follow.

Your itineraries

Itinerary
Not yet routedA dashed line while the route is being found.
Start
Stop
Finish

The routes you plan and save, drawn over every map.

Places and areas

Map coverageWhere the cycling network ends.
National park
Protected area
Forest
Region boundary
Department boundary
Municipal boundary
Town
Valley
Mountain range

The backdrop beneath the network: protected areas, boundaries and towns.

Base map

Built-up area
Building
LandmarkTown halls, churches and notable buildings.
Sports groundStadiums, pitches and cemeteries.
Woodland
Heath
Vineyard and orchard
Rock
Sand
Glacier
Water
River
Contour line

IGN's map of France, in calm tones so your routes read first.

Relief

Shaded reliefLit faces and shadows give the land its shape.
LiDAR HD reliefMetre-precise relief over France.

Shaded relief and 3D terrain under every base map.

Aerial photos

Aerial photosIGN BD ORTHO aerial photos.

IGN's aerial photos of France, draped over the 3D terrain.