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Saumur – View of the Loire loop from Vauchrétien

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Saumur – View of the Loire loop from Vauchrétien

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4.7

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Saumur – View of the Loire loop from Vauchrétien

10:16

171km

890m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.9 km for 101 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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24.1 km

Réserve naturelle des étang et boisements de Joreau

Nature Reserve

38.4 km

Le Thouet

Lake

42.1 km

Viewpoint

43.3 km

View of Saumur

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Superb panorama over the city of Saumur!

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44.1 km

Saumur

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Saumur was built on the basis of a 9th-century castle. It's a pretty little town with a pretty square with half-timbered houses. Nice cafes and a very good bakery on the square.

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66.0 km

View of the Loire

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The Fête du Thoureil, a festival of Loire barges, is an Angevin tradition that takes place every year in spring on the banks of the Loire at Thoureil, in Maine-et-Loire, …

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66.2 km

View of the Loire from Le Thoureil

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The town of Le Thoureil is home to a small port welcoming traditional wooden sailing boats.
Le Thoureil also has megalithic sites on its territory, including dolmens and menhirs.

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99.3 km

Bouchemaine

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In the 17th century, the bishops of Angers made the abbey their second home. Today it is above all a place where you can discover excellent exhibitions of paintings and …

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101 km

Pointe de Bouchemaine

Highlight • Settlement

The tip of Bouchemaine is an old village of Loire mariners which is located at the confluence of the Maine and the Loire.

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126 km

Coal mine headframe and lime kiln

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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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128 km

Parc de la garenne

Forest

141 km

Chalonnes-sur-Loire

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Chalonnes-sur-Loire is one of the many towns that have developed on the banks of the Loire. The location is perfect for watching the river flow by.

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145 km

Le Layon

Lake

171 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

107 km

33.4 km

16.8 km

12.0 km

1.61 km

216 m

182 m

Surfaces

130 km

29.3 km

6.68 km

3.80 km

1.02 km

323 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

32°C

16°C

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 1, 2025,Der Weg nach Euskadi Tag13 von Montsoreaux nach Montjean-sur-Loire

Today was a very beautiful and varied cycling day. Right after setting off, I discovered that some of the local natives live in caves. For 2-3 kilometers, people have carved cave dwellings into the sandstone cliffs and equipped them with doors and windows. The next stop was Saumur, the castle, and the old town. Fantastic. The climb was worth it …

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Saumur – View of the Loire loop from Vauchrétien

View of Saumur

Saumur

View of the Loire

View of the Loire from Le Thoureil

Bouchemaine

Pointe de Bouchemaine

Coal mine headframe and lime kiln

Chalonnes-sur-Loire

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