DAY ONE Dieppe - Forges-les-Eaux

The route is clearly signposted from exiting the DFDS Ferry Terminal though the GPX directions may contradict these at some points through the city streets before reaching the proper start of L'Avenue Verte.

The remainder of the days cycling follows what was the trackbed of a former railway line. Any gradients are little and the surface is a smooth tarmac. Care should be taken where roads cross at points where formerly there were level crossings. These passages are marked today by the former homes of those men whose respnsibility it was to raise and lower the crossing gates.

Opportunties to rest and eat are provided by picnic tables and the occasional restaurants. Slight detours into nearby villages will provide further opportunities to sightsee.

The day ends in Forges-les-Eaux where there are several hotels, restaurants, bars and cafés to welcome cyclists.