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Pays de la Loire

Fontenay-Le-Comte

The Mother – Pierre Blanche Cliff loop from Mervent

Bike touring routes & trails

Pays de la Loire

Fontenay-Le-Comte

The Mother – Pierre Blanche Cliff loop from Mervent

Hard

3.0

(2)

26

riders

The Mother – Pierre Blanche Cliff loop from Mervent

01:27

18.0km

280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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3.80 km

The Mother

Highlight • River

Viewpoint by large crucifix on outskirts of Mervent giving lovely views over Vendee river valley

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2

3.85 km

Steep climb in Mervent — 21%

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Only a 500m climb but it averages 10% and peaks at 21% around the second bend. A great hill to attack full gas and beat the KOM.

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3

4.54 km

View of the Valley from the Castle Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

dominant view over the valley, magnificent!

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4

6.57 km

Route along the Mère River in the Mervent-Vouvant Forest

Highlight • River

Pretty shaded road which crosses the national forest of Mervent-Vouvant. It runs alongside then crosses the Mother which brings a welcome freshness in summer.

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8.81 km

Pierre Blanche Cliff

Highlight • Natural Monument

6

13.8 km

Climb in the Forest of Mervent

Highlight • Climb

in the full forest of uneven up to 16% a real corner 🤩 and in the heart of this superb forest of mervent

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.00 km

3.76 km

3.64 km

2.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.04 km

6.72 km

1.50 km

1.26 km

461 m

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Tuesday 7 July

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