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France
Centre-Val de Loire
Orléans
Chaingy

Moulin des Béchets – Saint-Mesmin Nature Reserve loop from Chaingy-Fourneaux-Plage

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Centre-Val de Loire
Orléans
Chaingy

Moulin des Béchets – Saint-Mesmin Nature Reserve loop from Chaingy-Fourneaux-Plage

Hard

9

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Moulin des Béchets – Saint-Mesmin Nature Reserve loop from Chaingy-Fourneaux-Plage

06:03

149km

460m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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16.2 km

Moulin des Béchets

Highlight • Monument

Known to be the most picturesque mill in the Loiret, the stone arch that houses the Ferris wheel is superb. It was a successful wheat mill until World War I.

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16.2 km

Mandatory stop

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16.8 km

Moulin du Bac

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The oldest mill in Olivet, it belonged to the monks of Micy Abbey in the 10th century. Named so because it was initially installed on a boat, it was first …

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22.1 km

Saint-Mesmin Nature Reserve

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The nature reserve of Saint-Mesmin protects many rare species, and includes the tip of Courpain (confluence of the Loire and the Loiret) and the islands of Mareau.

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30.8 km

Loire à Vélo south of Meung-sur-Loire

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This part of the Loire à Vélo links Meung-sur-Loire and Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin, before heading towards Orléans to the east and Beaugency to the west.
The town of Meung-sur-Loire with its listed …

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84.6 km

The bridge that crosses the Loir at Montigny-le-Gannelon offers a beautiful viewpoint below the castle. The splendid facades of this Renaissance-style building are clearly visible. A feast for the eyes.

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89.7 km

Le Loir

Lake

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98.6 km

Château de Châteaudun

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The castle is already impressive, with the size, the location and the incredible "wall". It is the residence of a faithful companion to Joan of Arc. John of Dunois, known …

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99.2 km

This large neo-Renaissance style fountain was inaugurated in 1860 to symbolize the arrival a few years earlier of a modern drinking water supply system in the upper town. It is …

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149 km

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Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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121 km

13.0 km

8.19 km

6.56 km

135 m

Surfaces

132 km

16.7 km

431 m

165 m

< 100 m

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