By bike Ham > Péronne Somme Valley
Ham > Péronne on the Somme Valley cycle route
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Ham > Péronne
Itinerary in the making
Ham is a small town in the east of the Somme. It has a number of interesting points on our itinerary on the Vallée de Somme cycle route!
The first is its station: on the Amiens – Laon line, Ham is well served and offers an easy return to its point of departure via Amiens.
Other interests include heritage and activities! The remains of the listed castle, theNotre-Dame church whose foundations date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, thetown hall and some art-deco facades dating from the reconstruction period. Ham was almost completely destroyed during the 1st World War.
In the town center, you’ll find the signposting for the Vallée de Somme cycle route, which indicates the start of the route via the little-used departmental roads leading out of town to the Canal du Nord at Buverchy.
Link to the Scandiberique
Cycling on EuroVelo 3
The Véloroute Vallée de Somme is linked to EuroVelo 3, known as La Scandibérique in France. There are two possibilities:
– To the east: the Aisne department, follow the signs to Tergnier via Pithon, Dury and Saint-Simon.
– Head for the Oise and follow the signs to the Trans’Oise via Ercheu and Frétoy-le-Château.
The Scandibérique is a 1,700 km itinerary that crosses the whole of France. It also crosses much of Picardy. The Véloroute Vallée de Somme is directly connected to this itinerary, and will enable you to dream of longer journeys by bike!
If you want to see the heritage and have a picnic, you’ll have to leave the towpath. Follow the signs along the entire length of the Vallée de Somme cycle route!
The sources of the Somme
within wheel’s reach
The Somme rises in the Aisne at Fonsomme. Starting the route from this point is symbolic! It’s also the starting point of the GR800 hiking trail, recently created to the delight of hiking enthusiasts.
After leaving Fonsomme, the Somme shares its waters with the Canal de Saint-Quentin and the Canal du Nord. It’s only after Péronne that the Somme flows on its own through the entire department of the same name.
Please note: work is underway between Offoy and Saint-Simon. The aim is to reopen navigation on this section in the near future. The towpath will be rehabilitated at the same time. All should be accessible by 2026!
Where to eat?
On the course
Restaurants
Le Vivier d’Omignon fish farm, Saint-Christ-Briost
Le Bistrot d’Antoine, Péronne
Bakeries
Ham: Les Hamoisines, le Fournil d’Eppeville and Emma Boulangerie
Hombleux: Au bon pain
Péronne: La P’tite Boulange de Péronne and Boulangerie-Patisseries Obry Fabrice et Aurélie
Picnic areas
– Béthencourt-sur-Somme
– Epenancourt
– Briost
– Péronne, marina
Where to sleep?
With his bike
Voyennes
Brie
- La Suite du 12 guest rooms
Vraignes-en-Vermandois
Péronne
- L’Auberge des Remparts, youth hostel
- Camping du Port de plaisance
- Camping Le Brochet
- Bed and breakfast Le Noir Lion
What to see, what to do?
Points of interest
Notre Dame church, castle remains and Délicourt park in Ham
Les canards de la Germaine local produce store and farm visit in Sancourt
An arboretum with over a hundred species at Rouy-le-Petit.
Le Vivier d’Omignon in Saint-Christ-Briost for an introduction to fishing.
Historial de la Grande Guerre, Alfred Danicourt museum and Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Péronne
