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France
Centre-Val de Loire
Blois
Avaray

View of the Beaugency bridge – César Tower loop from Avaray

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Running trails & routes
France
Centre-Val de Loire
Blois
Avaray

View of the Beaugency bridge – César Tower loop from Avaray

Hard

40

runners

View of the Beaugency bridge – César Tower loop from Avaray

02:05

19.6km

80m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Natura 2000 Vallée de la Loire de Mosnes à Tavers

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991 m

Saint-Laurent des Eaux nuclear power plant

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1.40 km

As I stroll from one castle to another on the banks of the Loire, I write in my notebook about the nuclear power plant of Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux:

"While passing Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux, I discovered a new kind of castle. Concrete has replaced freestone and large chimneys, more commonly known as cooling towers, evaporate thick masses of compact wadding. It is a heap of modern materials, ingeniously installed for the sole purpose of producing inexpensive and less carbon-intensive electricity. Two reactors of a model called CP-2 generate for one nine hundred and fifteen megawatts, for the other eight hundred and eighty. Annually, the two reactors create twelve thousand gigawatts, the estimated annual need for almost three million inhabitants. In other words, a technological feat.

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8.47 km

Barchelin Trail, Tavers

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4

9.17 km

Promenade de Barchelin

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Beautifully landscaped bike path on the Loire

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9.42 km

View of the Beaugency bridge

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this bridge is quite long!
With a length of 440 m, it is one of the longest medieval bridges in France!

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10.2 km

César Tower

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Towering in front of us, the Tour César, like a fortress 36 meters high, burned down during the Wars of Religion in 1568 and completely collapsed inside in 1849.

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10.3 km

Château de Beaugency

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Located in the heart of the medieval town of Beaugency, the Château de Beaugency is a remarkable site. This 11th-century Loire Valley château was once owned by the lords of Beaugency, the French crown, and later the Dukes of Orléans.
Today, it houses a Digital Art Center and is one of France's leading cultural centers dedicated to digital art.

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10.6 km

Beaugency

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Beaugency is a town on the right bank of the Loire, some twenty kilometers south of Orléans. Crossed by the GR 3 or the Loire à Vélo, the city is best known for its castle, its abbey or its huge stone bridge. If your stomach is crying out for food, go and have a look at César and Firmin, their refined and local cuisine is delicious.

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19.6 km

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14.7 km

2.81 km

1.14 km

925 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

3.75 km

3.49 km

783 m

603 m

257 m

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Wednesday 27 May

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15°C

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