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Troglodytes – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

Troglodytes – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

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5.0

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Troglodytes – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

02:26

54.5km

430m

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 16, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 11.6 km for 397 m

Open: • April-November (otherwise closed)

After 49.2 km for 2.97 km

After 52.7 km for 1.48 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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822 m

Fontevraud Royal Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

The Royal Abbey of Fontevraud is one of the largest monastic communities in Europe dating back to the Middle Ages. It is a place with a rich history, located in the heart of the Loire Valley and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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10.4 km

troglodytes

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15.5 km

Panoramic View of the Loire River

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On the heights of Saumur, view of the Loire and the city's suburbs

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20.1 km

Park and picnic area on the banks of the Thouet river

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Bike paths flow through the beautiful park that sits besides the Thouet. Nice spot for a lunchbreak or a way to leave Saumur traffic free.

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27.9 km

Le Coudray-Macouard, a village with character

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In 1147, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, built a fortified castle on top of the hill and surrounded it with fortifications. Of the castle, only the chapel, which became a parish church in the 17th century, and of the ramparts, only the eastern part, remain. But this ancient fortified city perched on a limestone hill has retained its old-world charm and offers, along its narrow streets, behind high tuffeau walls, or in the embrasure of a vast portal, fleeting views of old aristocratic manors or rich residences in the colours of Anjou.

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35.6 km

Château de Montreuil-Bellay and Historic Town

Highlight • Castle

Montreuil, or small monastery, and Bellay, named after Lord Berlay installed in 1025 by Foulque de Nerra, founder of the rich province of Anjou, has been a walled town since the 13th century. Located at the crossroads of Anjou, Touraine and Poitou, the city became a strategic and commercial issue from the Middle Ages. This interest is reflected in the construction of fortified enclosures. A first belt (11th century), direct protection of the castle, is completed by an impressive rampart (13th century) encompassing the upper and lower towns, while a third enclosure ensures control of the ford. Six monumental gates, four of which still exist, were opened by the lords of Harcourt. These great builders endowed Montreuil-Bellay with exceptional architecture, which characterizes the appearance of the town even today: tuffeau lacework on the facades of the houses, the bossage of the towers of the Porte Saint-Jean, the tangle of the roofs of the house of the castle, turreted manors, castle chapel turned collegiate church, castles, Saint-Jean hospital... The 15th century is undoubtedly the golden century of Montreuil-Bellay, which can now be discovered in this preserved setting.

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36.2 km

La Gente Dame – Former Baronnie Registry

Highlight • Historical Site

The Market Square is lined with houses whose construction dates from the 14th to the 19th century: the oldest house in the
town (probably 1399) at no. 3, the old town house at no. 15 and
the old Barony Registry (16th century) at no. 42.

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36.4 km

Montreuil-Bellay Castle

Highlight • Castle

Superb castle along the Thouet which flows into the Loire at Saumur. Many women prisoners, victims of the plague were saved by the inhabitants of Montreuil-Bellay horrified by the conditions of detention in the castle.

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54.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.8 km

5.60 km

4.97 km

1.84 km

177 m

168 m

Surfaces

45.0 km

9.20 km

217 m

105 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Troglodytes – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Fontevraud-l'Abbaye

Fontevraud Royal Abbey

troglodytes

Panoramic View of the Loire River

Park and picnic area on the banks of the Thouet river

Le Coudray-Macouard, a village with character

Château de Montreuil-Bellay and Historic Town

La Gente Dame – Former Baronnie Registry

Montreuil-Bellay Castle

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