# Chalk cellars, vineyard slopes and migrating cranes – by camper through Champagne from Reims to the Côte des Bar

> From the coronation cathedral in Reims via the Montagne de Reims, Épernay and the Côte des Blancs to the Lac du Der, then on via Troyes to Les Riceys and…

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**At a glance:** 7-day road trip of about 312 km (194 mi) with 14 stops, from Reims to Essoyes. About 4 h 18 min of driving in total. Best time to go: May–September. Tolls and vignettes for a car: about €20 (France). From the coronation cathedral in Reims via the Montagne de Reims, Épernay and the Côte des Blancs to the Lac du Der, then on via Troyes to Les Riceys and Essoyes: around 425 kilometres through vineyards, half-timbered villages and the autumn resting ground of tens of thousands of cranes.

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|---|---|
| Distance | approx. 312 km (194 mi) |
| Driving | 4 h 18 min |
| Suggested days | 7 |
| Stops | 14 |
| Route | Reims → Essoyes |
| Countries | France |
| Best time to go | May–September |
| Tolls and vignettes | ≈ €20 |
| Updated | October 1, 2026 |

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Practical guides for this route: [France by motorhome: tolls, Crit’Air, speed limits and where to stay](https://camping-spirit.com/magazine/eu-france-by-motorhome/)

*From the coronation cathedral in Reims via the Montagne de Reims, Épernay and the Côte des Blancs to the Lac du Der, then on via Troyes to Les Riceys and Essoyes: around 425 kilometres through vineyards, half-timbered villages and the autumn resting ground of tens of thousands of cranes.*

## The spirit of the route

Champagne is quieter than its reputation suggests. Between Reims and Épernay the camper rolls over a wooded ridge whose flanks are lined with vine rows, combed neat, right up to the village walls. Beneath your feet lie kilometres of chalk tunnels in which millions of bottles mature in the cool; above ground, small signs at every other farm gate read “Champagne – Vente directe”. In the morning you look out of the sliding door at mist over the Marne valley, in the evening at golden light on the limestone slopes of the Côte des Blancs. Beyond Châlons the land turns wide and flat – poplars, ponds, half-timbered churches – and then comes the Lac du Der, where in autumn at sunset the cranes fly in in long lines and trumpet until dark. In the south, on the Côte des Bar, the wine country becomes hilly and rural again: winegrowers’ farms instead of grand avenues, stone huts on the vineyard slopes, Renoir’s village on the Ource. Short stages, plenty of time to stop.

## Stage-by-stage plan

### Stage 1: Reims to Val-de-Vesle (Montagne de Reims) (approx. 40 km)

- **The drive:** After a day in Reims, head south via Cormontreuil onto the D9 and at Rilly-la-Montagne join the signposted Route Touristique du Champagne: through the wine villages of Chigny-les-Roses, Ludes and Mailly-Champagne on the northern slope of the Montagne de Reims to Verzenay and Verzy, then down into the Vesle plain. Well-surfaced departmental roads, with some narrow passages through the villages between parked cars; pure driving time around one hour.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Notre-Dame de Reims cathedral, coronation church of the French kings, with the “smiling angel” on the west portal and the Chagall windows in the apse; next door the Palais du Tau with the cathedral treasury.
  - Chalk tunnels (crayères) on the Saint-Nicaise hill – part of the UNESCO World Heritage site “Coteaux, Maisons et Caves de Champagne”; several houses offer cellar tours by reservation only, plus the Romanesque Basilica of Saint-Remi.
  - Phare de Verzenay: a lighthouse in the middle of the vines, now a wine-growing museum with a viewing platform; a few kilometres further on, the Faux de Verzy, hundreds of gnarled, twisted beeches in the state forest, reached on a short loop trail from the forest car park.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** There is no campsite in Reims itself. The municipal Aire de camping-cars at the Centre International de Séjour (CIS) on Chaussée Bocquaine/Allée Polonceau next to the Parc Léo Lagrange has only around seven spaces, water and waste disposal, no electricity; ask at the CIS reception about access and length-of-stay rules. The city centre is within walking distance, motorway noise included. It is often full by midday. For the night after the Montagne stage: Camping Municipal de Val-de-Vesle in Courmelois on the Canal de l’Aisne à la Marne, a simple, quiet municipal site with electricity, sanitary facilities and waste disposal; open seasonally, check dates in advance.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** On the edge of the Montagne de Reims there are small municipal aires, for example in Trépail and Chamery, with a few spaces and usually water and waste disposal. You may park during the day in forest and hiking car parks in the Parc naturel régional de la Montagne de Reims, but camping behaviour is prohibited there, as everywhere in France; overnight stays are not intended at the Faux de Verzy. Field tracks in the vineyards are working tracks for the winegrowers, not pitches.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Reims operates a ZFE (low-emission zone) that applies around the clock and covers not only the city centre but also the A344 urban motorway; unclassified vehicles as well as Crit’Air 5 and 4 are excluded, and the ban on Crit’Air 3 has been postponed to 2029 at the earliest. Foreign motorhomes also need the sticker. The CIS aire is right on the A344 – do not head for it without a valid sticker, and check the exact perimeter on the Grand Reims map before you set off. Do not take the camper into the old town: car parks have height restrictions, and the tram runs to the cathedral.

### Stage 2: Val-de-Vesle to Épernay via Hautvillers (approx. 50 km)

- **The drive:** Along the south-eastern slope of the Montagne de Reims via Trépail, Ambonnay and Bouzy, then through the vineyards near Louvois down into the Marne valley to Ay. Via Dizy up to Hautvillers – steep, narrow village streets – and back down into the valley on the D386 to Épernay. Short sections with tight bends on the slopes, otherwise an easy route; around 1.5 hours’ driving.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Bouzy and Ambonnay: Grand Cru villages where, alongside Champagne, the red Coteaux Champenois is also made from Pinot Noir – taste it at small producers direct from the farm.
  - Hautvillers: the abbey church of Saint-Pierre with the grave of the monk Dom Pérignon, wrought-iron guild signs on the houses and the view from the vineyard terraces over the Marne valley.
  - Avenue de Champagne in Épernay: a good kilometre of grand buildings belonging to the major houses above extensive cellars, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site; the town museum in the Château Perrier covers the history of wine-growing and the region.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping municipal d’Épernay on the Marne north of the centre, with electricity, sanitary facilities, water and waste disposal, and a walk over the bridge into town; open seasonally. The town also has a small Aire d’accueil for motorhomes on Avenue Paul-Bert with six spaces, electricity and time-limited water and cassette disposal, fee-paying, fenced; full disposal is at the service point on Allée de Cumières by the campsite. The town lists the aire as open all year, but users occasionally report a locked gate and management that is hard to reach – have a plan B. A good 4 km to the east, Chouilly offers a managed aire with a barrier.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Hautvillers is cramped and busy at weekends; leave the camper on the edge of the village, not in the lanes. For a night in the forest above, there is the municipal aire of Saint-Imoges; in the valley, those of Damery and Mareuil-sur-Ay. Many winegrowers in the region are part of a network in which motorhome travellers with an annual pass may stay one night free of charge on the estate – no obligation to buy, but with advance notice, and with the consideration you owe a host. Some houses also have their own small parking areas.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Cellar visits at the major houses in Épernay and Reims are mostly possible only with an online reservation, whereas small winegrowers often welcome you spontaneously – ring the bell where it says “Visite – Dégustation”. Many estates are closed on Mondays and over lunch (usually 12 noon to 2 pm). During the harvest (depending on the year, late August to late September) the field tracks and village streets are full of tractors and buses of grape pickers: drive slowly and do not park on working tracks.

### Stage 3: Épernay to Châlons-en-Champagne via the Côte des Blancs (approx. 60 km)

- **The drive:** South-east via Chouilly onto the D10 along the Côte des Blancs: Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger and Vertus are strung out along the foot of the limestone slope, where almost nothing but Chardonnay grows. From Vertus a short detour to Mont Aimé, then across the flat chalk plain of the Champagne crayeuse to Châlons. Easy route, around 1.5 hours’ driving.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Cramant with the oversized Champagne bottle at the village entrance and the hillside paths above the Grand Cru plots – walk from Cramant to Avize through the vines.
  - Le Mesnil-sur-Oger: a winegrowing house’s museum of viticulture with old presses and equipment, visits by appointment only – ask in advance whether it still receives visitors; numerous small Blanc de Blancs producers in the village.
  - Châlons-en-Champagne: the collegiate church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (UNESCO World Heritage as part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela) with the Musée du Cloître, plus the Mau and Nau canals and Le Jard park.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping de Châlons-en-Champagne in the south of the town, a large site with a good 120 pitches, electricity, sanitary facilities, water and waste disposal; the cycle path runs along the water into the centre. Check seasonal opening times in advance.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Avize has a small municipal aire with water on the Place du Bourg Joli, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs. The vineyard tracks between the villages are narrow, belong to the winegrowers and are off-limits for overnight stays. There are also winegrowers from the estate network mentioned above on the Côte des Blancs.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The village through-roads on the D10 are narrow and lined with walls; motorhomes over 7 m are better off staying on the main road and parking at the village entrances. If you buy bottles, use cartons with dividers and stow them flat and low in the camper – otherwise they soon rattle on cobblestones. You will find supermarkets with fuel stations conveniently on the outskirts of Châlons.

### Stage 4: Châlons-en-Champagne to Lac du Der (Giffaumont-Champaubert) (approx. 60 km)

- **The drive:** On the N44 through the Marne lowlands to Vitry-le-François, then on country roads via Arrigny or Larzicourt to the Lac du Der. The landscape changes from the open chalk plain to the damp, wooded Champagne humide with ponds and rows of poplars. Wide roads, about one hour’s driving.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Vitry-le-François: Baroque collegiate church on the grid-plan town centre, market square for a coffee stop.
  - Half-timbered churches of the Champagne humide, for example in Outines and Châtillon-sur-Broué on the north shore, with wooden porches and wooden shingles.
  - First evening watch at the Giffaumont dam: from the lakeside promenade at the Station Nautique you can see across the open water.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Around the Lac du Der there are several managed motorhome aires with a barrier and booking by card or app, among them at the Station Nautique and by the casino in Giffaumont-Champaubert and in Chantecoq on the west shore, with water, waste disposal and in some cases electricity; they can usually be used all year round. Campsites: Camping de la Presqu’île de Champaubert near Giffaumont, La Cornée du Der on the east shore, Camping de la Forêt on the north shore – many close towards the end of September, so in autumn ring ahead.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Around the lake, overnight stays outside the aires and campsites are frowned upon; many lakeside car parks have height barriers or camper bans. Parts of the lake are a bird sanctuary and a Ramsar wetland – only go onto the dams and observation points on foot, and respect barriers.
- **Insider tip for campers:** During the autumn crane season the motorhome aires fill up quickly at weekends: arrive early in the afternoon. The payment and barrier systems work by card; set up your login in the operator’s app in advance – mobile reception is good on the shore.

### Stage 5: Lac du Der to Lac du Der (lake circuit and cranes) (approx. 50 km)

- **The drive:** A day without moving on: a road runs around the lake over the dams and through the villages of Giffaumont, Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement and Eclaron, with a well-surfaced cycle path running parallel. Drive slowly and use the lay-bys on the dams.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Cranes: the lake is one of the most important resting places for common cranes in Western Europe. From mid-October into the winter – tens of thousands now stay until January – and again briefly in February/March, several tens of thousands of birds regularly roost here on the sandbanks, around 100,000 on peak days; they fly out to the fields at sunrise and return at dusk.
  - Champaubert church on the peninsula: the only remnant of the village flooded when the lake was impounded in the 1970s.
  - Village-Musée du Der in Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement: relocated half-timbered houses, a forge and a church from the submerged villages.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Second night on the same aire or campsite as the previous day – if you want to be at the dam for dawn, you will be glad not to have to look for a place first.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** For watching at daybreak and at sunset you may use the public car parks on the dams; overnight stays there are not intended. Do not drive or walk on the field tracks where the cranes feed during the day – the birds take off when approached from hundreds of metres away.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The lake is a flood-retention reservoir for the Marne: in autumn the water level is low and wide mudflats are exposed – which is why the birds rest here. The regional bird protection association LPO, based in the former Maison de l’Oiseau et du Poisson near Outines (the aquarium there has long been closed), offers observation sessions on the dam and guided tours in season. A spotting scope is worthwhile; the cold and wind on the dams are regularly underestimated.

### Stage 6: Lac du Der to Troyes via Brienne-le-Château and the Lac d’Orient (approx. 90 km)

- **The drive:** South via Montier-en-Der, then on the D400 to Brienne-le-Château and through the Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d’Orient with its forest lakes to Mesnil-Saint-Père on the Lac d’Orient. On the D619 to Troyes. Quiet, wide country roads through forest and farmland; around 1.5 hours.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Montier-en-Der: the abbey church of Notre-Dame and the former national stud, a Monument historique, now an equestrian centre with carriage-driving training; the grounds are freely accessible on weekdays.
  - Brienne-le-Château: Napoleon museum in the former military school attended by the young Bonaparte.
  - Troyes: an old town shaped like a Champagne cork, with 16th-century half-timbered houses, the Ruelle des Chats, the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul and the Cité du Vitrail devoted to stained glass.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Aire de camping-car de Troyes in Pont-Sainte-Marie on the north-eastern edge of the city, on the grounds of the former municipal campsite: 37 spaces with water, waste disposal and electricity, open all year, maximum seven nights; a bike-hire station is nearby and the old town is not far. On the Lac d’Orient, the large aire at Mesnil-Saint-Père near the harbour and beach has room for many vehicles; campsites on the lake include Aux Rives du Lac in Géraudot and Le Lac d’Orient in Mesnil-Saint-Père – both seasonal.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** In the nature park, overnight stays and camping in forest car parks and on the lakeshores are prohibited; the Lac du Temple is a bird sanctuary. The aire in Mesnil-Saint-Père is the legal alternative with a lake view.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Troyes’ old town has narrow one-way streets and car parks with height restrictions – leave the camper at the aire. On Saturdays the market hall (Les Halles) in the old town is worth a visit. For shopping and fuel, use the supermarkets on the ring road before heading into the Côte des Bar, where fuel stations become scarcer.

### Stage 7: Troyes to Les Riceys and Essoyes (Côte des Bar) (approx. 75 km)

- **The drive:** On the D671 through the Seine valley to Bar-sur-Seine, then via Polisy and the vineyard slopes to Les Riceys; back north-east on narrow country roads through vineyards and forests into the Ource valley to Essoyes. Beyond Bar-sur-Seine the route becomes hilly, and some of the minor roads have no centre line; around 1.5 hours.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Les Riceys: three villages in one, with three churches and three appellations – Champagne, Coteaux Champenois and the rare Rosé des Riceys made from Pinot Noir.
  - Cadoles: the winegrowers’ dry-stone huts along walking trails on the slopes around Les Riceys.
  - Essoyes: the Renoir family’s village, with the painter’s studio, the visitor centre on the Ource and the family graves in the cemetery.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Aire de camping-car des Riceys in the village, with water and waste disposal; in addition, individual Champagne estates welcome motorhomes on their own pitches, in Les Riceys as well as near Essoyes. A fully equipped campsite, Camping du Marais in Riel-les-Eaux, lies just over the border in the Côte-d’Or, a good 20 km east of Les Riceys. The aire at Buxeuil in the Seine valley is another simple option.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The Côte des Bar is rural and quiet, but the rule still applies: parking yes, camping behaviour no. Do not stay overnight on working tracks in the vineyards. The estates of the farm network are especially numerous here – a good opportunity to combine the stage with a tasting at the producer.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The Côte des Bar has its own signposted Route Touristique du Champagne. Les Riceys and Essoyes have only small shops; buy bread and provisions beforehand in Bar-sur-Seine. For the journey home, the A5 (towards Paris or Dijon) and the A26/A31 (towards Reims or Lorraine) pass close by – note the toll class.

## Camping practice & local rules

### Wild camping & overnight parking

- In France a motorhome counts as a vehicle: it may park wherever parking is permitted – for a maximum of 7 days in the same place – provided no municipal order (arrêté) prohibits it. Camping behaviour such as levelling jacks, awning, table and chairs or draining waste water is prohibited outside campsites and aires. Blanket bans covering an entire municipality are legally contestable.
- Wild camping is prohibited in sites classés, within 500 m of Monuments historiques (in Reims, Épernay, Châlons and Troyes this covers large parts of the old towns), near drinking-water catchments and under the rules of the Montagne de Reims and Forêt d’Orient nature parks. The Lac du Der and the Lac du Temple are bird sanctuaries and wetlands with their own access rules.
- Vineyard tracks are the winegrowers’ working tracks; staying overnight or parking there causes trouble and parking tickets, especially during the harvest.
- You can stay overnight legally on campsites, on municipal aires (often free or very cheap), on managed aires with a barrier and on wine estates that take motorhomes – individually or as part of a farm network with an annual pass. Apps: park4night, Campercontact; aire guides for France.

### Waste disposal & supplies

- Water and waste disposal is called “aire de services” or “borne”; many service points work with coins, tokens from the town hall or bakery, or by card. Managed aires include water and electricity in the overnight price.
- Only empty grey water and cassettes at the service point. In late autumn, the taps at some municipal aires are turned off when there is frost – travel with a full fresh-water tank.
- Tap water is drinkable unless marked “eau non potable”.
- Gas: French exchange cylinders (butane/propane) are available at almost every supermarket; foreign cylinders are not exchanged. LPG pumps for filling refillable tanks (Dish/Euronozzle adapter) are not found everywhere in Champagne – check beforehand in a fuel-station app.

### Vehicle size & traffic rules

- Speed limits: motorhomes ≤ 3.5 t and vehicle-trailer combinations up to 3.5 t gross combined weight as for cars – 130/110/80 km/h (90 where signposted)/50, in rain 110/100/80. Motorhomes over 3.5 t up to 12 t: motorway 110, dual carriageways 100, other roads 80, built-up areas 50, with a speed-limit disc on the rear. Combinations over 3.5 t: motorway and dual carriageway 90, other roads 80.
- Low-emission zone: the Grand Reims ZFE (city centre and A344, around the clock) excludes unclassified vehicles as well as Crit’Air 5 and 4; the ban on Crit’Air 3 has been postponed to 2029 at the earliest; cameras and checks, fine of €68 for car categories. The Crit’Air sticker also applies to foreign vehicles and is ordered only from the official site certificat-air.gouv.fr – allow for delivery time. The nationwide abolition of ZFEs was struck down by the Conseil constitutionnel in May 2026; check the current situation before you travel.
- Tolls: the A4 (Paris–Reims–Metz), A26 (Calais–Reims–Troyes) and A5 (Paris–Troyes–Dijon) are toll roads. Class 2 applies to vehicles ≤ 3.5 t with a height of 2 to under 3 m, class 3 to two-axle vehicles from 3 m high or over 3.5 t, class 4 to vehicles with three or more axles. Payment by card or toll tag.
- Vehicles over 3.5 t, explicitly including motorhomes, must carry the blind-spot stickers (“Angles morts”) on the sides and rear; otherwise €135.
- A high-visibility vest within the driver’s reach (recommended for everyone) and a warning triangle are compulsory. Blood-alcohol limit 0.5, 0.2 for new drivers; using a phone at the wheel is prohibited even with a headset or earphones, as are radar detectors. For cellar visits and tastings, designate a driver – checks at the exits of the wine villages are common.

## CampingSpirit packing & preparation checklist

- Spotting scope or powerful binoculars with a tripod – the cranes at the Lac du Der stand on sandbanks far out, and approaching them is off-limits.
- Windproof, warm clothing, a hat and a head torch for watching at dawn and dusk on the dams in October and November.
- Bottle-transport cartons with dividers or a wine crate with a strap – so that Champagne bottles survive cobblestones and field tracks intact.
- Crit’Air sticker ordered in good time before the trip and fixed to the windscreen – for Reims and other French cities with a ZFE.
- Bikes for the cycle path around the Lac du Der and the vineyard-slope paths of the Côte des Blancs; a lock for parking at wineries.
- Full fresh-water and gas reserves: in autumn some municipal aires have no water because of frost, and many campsites are already closed.

_As of 2026-10. Closures, fees and booking rules change: check official sources before you go._

## Sources

- [Grand Reims – Arrêté ZFE-m (via FFVE)](https://ffve.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/reims_arrete_zfe_v15_part1.pdf)
- [Leocare – Ce qui change pour la ZFE de Reims en 2026](https://leocare.eu/fr/assurance-auto-en-ligne/conseils/zfe/reims/)
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## Which stops are on the route from Reims to Essoyes?

1. **Reims** (France)
2. **Verzenay** (France)
3. **Verzy** (France)
4. **Hautvillers** (France)
5. **Épernay** (France)
6. **Cramant** (France)
7. **Le Mesnil-sur-Oger** (France)
8. **Châlons-en-Champagne** (France)
9. **Giffaumont-Champaubert** (France)
10. **Brienne-le-Château** (France)
11. **Troyes** (France)
12. **Bar-sur-Seine** (France)
13. **Les Riceys** (France)
14. **Essoyes** (France)

## When is the best time for the route from Reims to Essoyes?

The most pleasant months are usually May–September. Still fine, with some compromises, in October. Cold, short days in January–February. July and August are the busiest months: book campsites early. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## What should you know before driving the route from Reims to Essoyes?

Tolls and vignettes for a car: about €20 (France).

- **France: Motorway tolls.** Tolls on most autoroutes; the limit drops to 110 km/h in rain. Motorway limit for cars: 130 km/h.

## FAQs

**How long is Chalk cellars, vineyard slopes and migrating cranes – by camper through Champagne from Reims to the Côte des Bar?**
7-day road trip of about 312 km (194 mi) with 14 stops, from Reims to Essoyes. About 4 h 18 min of driving in total.

**How many days do you need for Chalk cellars, vineyard slopes and migrating cranes – by camper through Champagne from Reims to the Côte des Bar?**
We suggest 7 days: about 4 h 18 min of driving, which leaves time for the stops.

**Where does Chalk cellars, vineyard slopes and migrating cranes – by camper through Champagne from Reims to the Côte des Bar start and end?**
It starts in Reims and ends in Essoyes.

**Which countries does Chalk cellars, vineyard slopes and migrating cranes – by camper through Champagne from Reims to the Côte des Bar pass through?**
France.

**Where can you camp along Chalk cellars, vineyard slopes and migrating cranes – by camper through Champagne from Reims to the Côte des Bar?**
OpenStreetMap lists 73 campsites and motorhome stopovers within 20 km of the stops on this route. For example: Camping municipal Epernay, Camping de Châlons-en-Champagne and Halte Nautique - Pogny.

**How much are the tolls on the route from Reims to Essoyes?**
Tolls and vignettes for a car: about €20 (France). Estimate with typical rates; motorhomes pay more, and vehicles over 3.5 t often pay by distance.