Lime Kiln – La Pommeraye Trail loop from Montjean-sur-Loire

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Lime Kiln – La Pommeraye Trail loop from Montjean-sur-Loire

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Lime Kiln – La Pommeraye Trail loop from Montjean-sur-Loire

04:33

17.1km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Enclaves calcaires de Châteaupanne

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.37 km

Coal Mine Headframe and Lime Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

1.58 km

Coal mine headframe and lime kiln

Highlight • Historical Site

Coal was mined there from 1541 to 1892. The site consists of the well of the Trench, 185 meters deep, surmounted by a headframe, a seven-fold lime kiln and the …

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3.87 km

Maison Blanche Lime Kilns

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This place has an impressive set of old lime kilns. (limestone site). Lime is obtained by calcining limestone at approximately 900°C.
These very imposing cylindrical ovens
The oven was fed …

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3.90 km

Lime Kiln

Highlight • Monument

Very nice loop. Prefer trail shoes in winter.

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7.18 km

Ruins of the Windmill at La Pommeraye

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La Pommeraye is crossed from south to north by two streams that flow into the Loire: the Moulins stream to the east and the Benoist mill stream to the west. …

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9.49 km

Moulin de Bêne

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On the Rivière des Moulins (which bears its name very well), the Moulin de Bêne is a water mill inserted in a magnificent green site. Upstream is the Grenet mill and downstream the Argone mill.

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17.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.48 km

5.56 km

3.46 km

1.59 km

Surfaces

6.84 km

5.22 km

4.04 km

606 m

360 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 10 November

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Comments

April 19, 2026,La Pommeraye, Des fours aux moulins

A beautiful hike, lots of people on the trails with this beautiful sunshine

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April 24, 2023,La Pommeraye - Des fours à chaux aux moulins. ❤ 49

Gorgeous ! In the top 5 of the most beautiful hikes I have done so far.
A big congratulations to those who created this course.
It is very varied, hilly and of remarkable ecological richness. You won't get bored for a single minute on these superb trails, which most of the time run along waterways.
There is very little tar …

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