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France
Pays de la Loire
Angers
Loire-Authion

View of the Loire – Angers Castle loop from Saint-Mathurin

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Angers
Loire-Authion

View of the Loire – Angers Castle loop from Saint-Mathurin

Hard

4.7

(60)

408

riders

View of the Loire – Angers Castle loop from Saint-Mathurin

06:41

114km

470m

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: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 89.3 km for 60 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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7.66 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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2

7.85 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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28.1 km

Le Thouet

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4

65.3 km

Port Maillard

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Port Maillard is a good place to have a picnic. Tables and water are available. The view on the Loire is great, we enjoyed our lunch there.

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5

77.8 km

The path along Port-Thibault, bordering the Loire, is a magnificent walk offering a peaceful panorama of the river and its banks. This path, surrounded by vegetation and dotted with small …

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80.7 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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7

81.2 km

Quai de la Noé Bouchemaine

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Several terraces that invite you to take a break with a view.

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8

88.6 km

Savatte Slipway

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Nice little port located on the greenway, with a perfect view of the Maine and the castle. Cafes and restaurants.

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9

89.4 km

Angers Castle

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The Château d'Angers, also called the Château des Ducs d'Anjou, dominates the Maine on its rocky promontory. Built in the 13th century under the orders of Louis IX, it was …

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114 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.6 km

31.7 km

18.1 km

9.79 km

404 m

373 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

99.7 km

7.26 km

3.26 km

2.88 km

692 m

170 m

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Saturday 20 June

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Comments

June 16, 2022,3. Etappe Rocheford-sur-Loire nach Saumur
This morning I started a little earlier because it was going to be very hot. However, it was very hazy and the sun wasn't quite as hot as yesterday. La Loire is a very beautiful river, very natural but with very little water and a lot of sandbanks. The bridges are often very long. I cycled past many old houses …

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