Château de Saint-Offange – Ferme du Désert loop from Rochefort-sur-Loire

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Château de Saint-Offange – Ferme du Désert loop from Rochefort-sur-Loire

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Château de Saint-Offange – Ferme du Désert loop from Rochefort-sur-Loire

01:30

19.8km

40m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.77 km for 97 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.19 km

Château de Saint-Offange

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Remains of a fortified castle located at the top of a rocky outcrop. This was occupied by the Saint-Offange brothers during the wars of religion. Henri IV, enemy of the three brothers, had it destroyed in 1599.

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2.65 km

Le Louet

Lake

9.82 km

Footbridge over the Louet

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This footbridge located at the confluence of the Louet and the Loire is essential in the literal sense because it is the only bridge over the Louet before Rochefort.
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11.6 km

Ferme du Désert

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Impressive ruins of an old farmhouse (probably 19th century). The site would have been occupied since the 16th century, by agricultural monks then also for a mining activity (coal) until …

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12.1 km

Pont de l'Alleud (left bank)

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This railway bridge is remarkable because with its 601 meters it is the longest stone bridge on the Loire. It was inaugurated in 1866.
The gravel path continues to the ruined Desert Farm to the west.
No swimming.

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17.9 km

La Chapelle - Commune de Rochefort-sur-Loire

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Little Chapel, with a bench to take a breather!

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19.6 km

Rochefort sur Loire

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No particularly remarkable monument in Rochefort sur Loire, but a pretty church, visible from afar and a town hall that much larger cities would not deny.
And many beautiful homes …

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19.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

5.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.96 km