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La Gartempe – Saint Peter's Collegiate Church loop from VéloRail de Chauvigny

La Gartempe – Saint Peter's Collegiate Church loop from VéloRail de Chauvigny

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La Gartempe – Saint Peter's Collegiate Church loop from VéloRail de Chauvigny

03:16

68.1km

440m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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381 m

Good Place

Highlight • Other

23.0 km

Saint-Savin Abbey on the Gartempe

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This magnificent abbey on the banks of the Gartempe is a national treasure. More than 400m2 of ceiling are covered with frescoes, painted in the 11th and 12th centuries making it a picture book of biblical scenes located 17 meters above the ground.
André Malraux, who was Minister of Culture at the time of General de Gaulle, had nicknamed him "the Roman Sixtine".
The Abbey of Saint Savin has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1983 for its outstanding universal value.
It is also positioned as the starting point of the Valley of the frescoes.

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Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

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23.7 km

View of Saint-Savin Abbey Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The abbey is inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List due to its comprehensive and well-preserved collection of Romanesque wall paintings. It is worth visiting just for that. The abbey site has been occupied since at least the 9th century.

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28.0 km

La Gartempe

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The Gartempe river runs about a hundred kilometers from east to west through the granite lands of the Creuse, which gives it this slightly black color of water. The Gartempe is the main tributary of the Creuse.

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37.9 km

The Gartempe at Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé

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66.5 km

Saint Peter's Collegiate Church

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Hardly visible from the outside because of its location, the interior is striking with the space that emerges. The columns and painted walls accentuating this so luminous effect.

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66.7 km

Château d'Harcourt

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In the photos, it is not the Château d'Harcourt, but the Château Baronnial ... 😏

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.3 km

5.84 km

915 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km

32.4 km

285 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

38°C

19°C

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La Gartempe – Saint Peter's Collegiate Church loop from VéloRail de Chauvigny

Good Place

Saint-Savin Abbey on the Gartempe

Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

View of Saint-Savin Abbey Church

La Gartempe

The Gartempe at Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé

Saint Peter's Collegiate Church

Château d'Harcourt

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