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Loire Riverside Gravel Trail – View of the Loire loop from Saulgé-l'Hôpital

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Loire Riverside Gravel Trail – View of the Loire loop from Saulgé-l'Hôpital

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5.0

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Loire Riverside Gravel Trail – View of the Loire loop from Saulgé-l'Hôpital

11:17

189km

950m

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: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 60.4 km for 101 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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17.4 km

Réserve naturelle des étang et boisements de Joreau

Nature Reserve

31.7 km

Le Thouet

Lake

47.6 km

Loire Riverside at Turquant

Highlight • River

magnificent spots on this river that we have cycled along from Nevers to Nantes

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51.8 km

Souzay-Champigny troglodyte site

Highlight • Monument

This portion is really top, we pass in several troglodyte sites.
But watch out for the ribs, short but intense!

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52.3 km

Cave Entrance

54.7 km

Loire Riverside Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very nice gravel along the banks of the Loire. Know that you are not alone here. Enjoy together, each at their own pace.

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81.1 km

View of the Loire

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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81.3 km

View of the Loire from Le Thoureil

Highlight • Other

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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116 km

Pointe de Bouchemaine

Highlight • Settlement

The tip of Bouchemaine is an old village of Loire mariners which is located at the confluence of the Maine and the Loire.

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141 km

Coal mine headframe and lime kiln

Highlight • Historical Site

Coal was mined there from 1541 to 1892. The site consists of the well of the Trench, 185 meters deep, surmounted by a headframe, a seven-fold lime kiln and the …

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151 km

Chalonnes-sur-Loire

Highlight • Settlement

Chalonnes-sur-Loire is one of the many towns that have developed on the banks of the Loire. The location is perfect for watching the river flow by.

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155 km

Le Layon

Lake

189 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

109 km

36.1 km

21.4 km

18.4 km

2.40 km

775 m

727 m

Surfaces

141 km

29.9 km

12.1 km

4.98 km

581 m

438 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 1 June

22°C

15°C

82 %

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Loire Riverside Gravel Trail – View of the Loire loop from Saulgé-l'Hôpital

Loire Riverside at Turquant

Souzay-Champigny troglodyte site

Loire Riverside Gravel Trail

View of the Loire

View of the Loire from Le Thoureil

Pointe de Bouchemaine

Coal mine headframe and lime kiln

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