Bonnétable JC – Muddy path loop from Tuffé Val de la Chéronne
Bonnétable JC – Muddy path loop from Tuffé Val de la Chéronne
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Bonnétable JC – Muddy path loop from Tuffé Val de la Chéronne
01:49
29.8km
150m
Gravel riding
Moderate gravel 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: March 30, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 28.3 km for 151 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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7.26 km
Bonnétable JC
Highlight • Settlement
12.6 km
Muddy path
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28.3 km
Tuffé Abbey
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28.8 km
Tuffé Val de la Chéronne Leisure Centre
Highlight • Lake
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29.4 km
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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The oldest part of the current building is the nave, much remodeled subsequently but the base of the walls of which shows in places a structure made of small rubble stones from the Romanesque period at the latest. But above all, the north gable wall and the first bay of the gutter walls show traces of openings and corner chains made of bricks alternating with limestone cut stones. This formula, rare if not unique in Perche Sarthois, is debated as to its dating. Some historians see it as a testimony to Carolingian architecture. Others, more cautious, put forward an archaic dating of the 11th century, where the use of brick alternating with stone would be an economic choice rather than an aesthetic one: this would explain a certain irregularity in the implementation, particularly in the arch of the old door of the north gable wall. The same uncertainty hangs over the addition of the buttresses and the opening of the current north gate. The nave is covered with a new framework and a spire and the paneling was installed in 1604 as evidenced by the signature (repainted in 1885) “In 1604 this Church was labruchée – Tomas Mabile attorney of the Fabrique de Séans ".
The dating of the other parts of the church is not much easier. The construction of the east chapel (presbytery side) is not in too much doubt, the Renaissance decoration of the door to the street and the cupboard, although crude, indicates the middle of the 16th century. This chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, belonged to the lords of Chéronne. Its western counterpart (square side), dedicated to the Sacré-Cœur and built by the lords of Ramée, is less easy to date due to lack of ancient decor. This chapel could have been built shortly before or shortly after that of Chéronne, but undoubtedly not simultaneously, as evidenced by the slight asymmetry of the roofs and the different profile of the structural members. The apse, generally considered to also date from the 16th century, could only be from the 3rd quarter of the 18th century, as a bundle of clues suggests: the axial wall left blind probably to accommodate an altarpiece, the plan burrow made between 1757 and 1759 which still shows a circular apse undoubtedly Romanesque, as well as a document from 1775, indicating that the priest "would have had the necessary and pleasant works done to the great altar of the said church caused by the demolition and construction that Mrs de Saint-Vincent would have had the gable of the said church made. The sacristy would be a 17th century addition.
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29.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.5 km
9.91 km
1.04 km
287 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
16.5 km
10.0 km
2.77 km
464 m
< 100 m
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