View of Cour-sur-Loire – Port of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire loop from Menars

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View of Cour-sur-Loire – Port of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire loop from Menars

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View of Cour-sur-Loire – Port of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire loop from Menars

03:37

56.2km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 3.32 km for 752 m

After 52.2 km for 752 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.24 km

The Loire

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4.44 km

View of Cour-sur-Loire

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Nice view over Cour-sur-Loire, located on the opposite bank, along the Loire. Small wooden sailboats sometimes settle in this place, along a poorly developed and untamed shore.

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7.83 km

Quai de la Loire

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In this section, the cycle path signage leads largely through the areas behind and along the Route d'Orléans. Just courage. You can stay along the Loire, but this is a single trail. Still very nice.

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8.14 km

Port of Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire

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charming village

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9.82 km

Towpath of the Loire Valley

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28.0 km

View of the Beaugency bridge

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this bridge is quite long!
With a length of 440 m, it is one of the longest medieval bridges in France!

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43.5 km

Muides-sur-Loire Bridge

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The construction was declared of public utility by a royal order of August 3, 1840. It began to be built from 1841. It is a suspension bridge made of iron …

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48.1 km

Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire village center

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Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire is a small historic and picturesque town, on the banks of the Loire. Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire forms the junction between the Loire à Vélo cycle path and the famous Château de Chambord.

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56.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

16.7 km

7.94 km

7.71 km

4.68 km

1.50 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

12.4 km

10.6 km

5.97 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

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8°C

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Comments

June 11, 2023,Loire - Von Beaugency nach Blois 🇨🇵

1st stage on our bike tour on the Loire and I have to say the path fully lives up to its reputation. Rarely driven such a beautiful bike path, great route almost 100% away from traffic. And the Loire is a prime example of what a river should look like! Not a "channel" like most rivers in D, but a …

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