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France
Centre-Val de Loire
Chinon
L'Île-Bouchard

View of Château de Chinon – Château du Rivau loop from L'Île-Bouchard

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Centre-Val de Loire
Chinon
L'Île-Bouchard

View of Château de Chinon – Château du Rivau loop from L'Île-Bouchard

Moderate

4.0

(3)

28

riders

View of Château de Chinon – Château du Rivau loop from L'Île-Bouchard

02:42

46.2km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.4 km for 62 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

15.8 km

Forest Cycling Trail in Parc Naturel Régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine

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2

18.6 km

Ascent to the Fortress

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Tough calf biter. Here you know why there are gears on your bike.

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3

19.6 km

Chinon Fortress

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4

20.0 km

View of Château de Chinon

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From here you can see the whole castle.
On July 14th there will be an illumination for the national holiday.

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5

25.7 km

6

31.0 km

Greenway from Chinon to Richelieu

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It is a pretty cycle path made up for the most part of fine gravel.

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7

32.7 km

Château du Rivau

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The Château du Rivau, like many castles in the Loire, is an old medieval fortress which was redeveloped in the 15th century in a Renaissance style. Its particularity is to …

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45.6 km

Saint-Maurice Church of L'Île-Bouchard

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L'Île-Bouchard has a unique configuration as it consists of two suburbs, Saint Maurice and Saint Gilles, after which the two churches are named, are respectively on the left and right …

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46.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

10.9 km

7.16 km

1.39 km

568 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.0 km

20.5 km

355 m

242 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 4 July

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