Art along the Vire – Maloué Church loop from Étouvy
Art along the Vire – Maloué Church loop from Étouvy
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Art along the Vire – Maloué Church loop from Étouvy
03:11
40.7km
680m
Mountain biking
Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 23, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 21.6 km for 153 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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12.2 km
Les Monts de Mérol
Peak
14.4 km
Grotte de Bion
Highlight • Other
Around 1830, two workers from Pont-Farcy, whose initials are only known (M.L and M.B), placed a statuette of the Virgin in the hollow of an old oak tree at a place called Bion. Unfortunately the oak fell in 1917. The statue was restored in 1925.
In 1932, a grotto intended to house the statue of the Virgin was built on the model of Lourdes. The first cave is destroyed and rebuilt, the consecration takes place on May 2, 1937, in front of 3000 faithful.
In 1946, a chapel was erected above the cave. For a long time two pilgrimages took place each year, on May 2 and September 8. Today, the pilgrimage takes place at the Assumption on August 15.
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Tip by
16.5 km
Art along the Vire
Highlight • Other
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Tip by
20.9 km
Viking Fjord
Highlight • Gorge
24.5 km
Maloué Church
Highlight • Religious Site
40.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
21.5 km
8.91 km
5.23 km
3.92 km
813 m
205 m
Surfaces
13.5 km
13.3 km
11.9 km
951 m
774 m
166 m
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Elevation
Highest point (190 m)
Lowest point (50 m)
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Weather
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Thursday 23 July
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