Our Lady of Loreto – Statue of Joan of Arc loop from Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
Our Lady of Loreto – Statue of Joan of Arc loop from Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
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Our Lady of Loreto – Statue of Joan of Arc loop from Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois
02:21
39.1km
250m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. 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 17, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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2.56 km
Our Lady of Loreto
Highlight • Other
3.81 km
Courtineau Valley and Troglodyte Houses
Highlight • Historical Site
The chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, carved into the rock, would have been the refuge of a hermit in the fourteenth century2. On March 6, 1429, Joan of Arc would have taken shelter there to protect herself from a downpour while she was traveling the Courtineau valley to go to Chinon to see King Charles VII, after two nights spent in Sainte-Catherine-de -Proudwood.
The water mills:
- The Moulin de la Chaise: from 1241 to 1789, it belonged to the Chapter of Saint-Martine de Tours and depended on the Provost of Saint-Epain.
- The Courtineau mill
- The Malicorne mill: in the fourteenth and at least until the seventeenth century, it depended on the seigneury of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine. We grew hemp there
- The Souvres mill.
- The mill of Mareille, large building of three floors which appears on the map of Cassini and the Napoleonic land register of 18274. According to the elders, the building was before 1900 a sawmill, the paddle wheel was placed further.
The village of Courtineau is made up of troglodyte houses. In the mid-twentieth century he still owned a café, a grocery store and a school.
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Troglodyte Houses of the Courtineau Valley
Highlight • Historical Site
30.8 km
The Gate of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
Highlight • Castle
38.7 km
Statue of Joan of Arc
Highlight • Monument
39.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
34.4 km
2.74 km
1.25 km
681 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
23.7 km
15.4 km
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (110 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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Friday 10 July
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15 %
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