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Pays de la Loire
La Roche-Sur-Yon
Moutiers-Sur-Le-Lay

Tour de Moricq – Tour de Moricq loop from Moutiers-sur-le-Lay

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Road cycling routes
France
Pays de la Loire
La Roche-Sur-Yon
Moutiers-Sur-Le-Lay

Tour de Moricq – Tour de Moricq loop from Moutiers-sur-le-Lay

Moderate

4.0

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18

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Tour de Moricq – Tour de Moricq loop from Moutiers-sur-le-Lay

02:33

62.8km

320m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 48.4 km for 80 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

655 m

The Lay at Moutiers-sur-Lay

Highlight • River

Pleasant picnic area by the river.

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2

6.59 km

Saint-Sauveur Church of Mareuil-sur-Lay

Highlight • Religious Site

The site of Mareuil sur Lay corresponds to that of an old city marked by the proximity of the sea. Former port, it welcomed the barges (traditional boats dedicated to the transport of goods) which went up the Lay by transporting in particular salt. Once at the port, the salt was unloaded and transported overland. Under Napoleon 1st, a national road was laid out, leading to the construction of a new stone bridge and Mareuil became an obligatory passage between La Roche sur Yon and La Rochelle. The bridge you cross here dates from this period and offers a beautiful view of the old town of Mareuil.
The town is also at the heart of the Mareuil vineyard, which is the largest and one of the most famous in Vendée. Located on the slopes of the Lay and Yon rivers, it extends over an area of 300 hectares divided between 10 municipalities. Annual production is approximately 17,000 hl.

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3

18.1 km

Le Lay depuis Port La Claye

Highlight • Other

18.3 km

Le Lay

Lake

5

30.7 km

Tour de Moricq

Highlight • Castle

This isolated tower is an old keep built on the Moricq castle mound. The castle to which it was attached no longer exists today.

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6

30.9 km

Tour de Moricq

Highlight • Castle

The Tour de Moricq has always been surrounded by legends. It was once said that an underground passage would connect it to the Angles church. Also, strange signs engraved on the north facade are said to be a plan to find a treasure buried in its depths. According to tradition, it would be a golden chest which would only be accessible at the time of the Sanctus of Midnight Mass, at Christmas. According to another legend, the tower was built by fairies in a single night.

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7

39.2 km

Grues - Larouix

Highlight (Segment) • Other

I think the direction Grues-Lairoux is more fun, as it is longer downhill

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48.5 km

Bois des Glands

Forest

B

62.8 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.3 km

1.05 km

373 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

60.3 km

2.38 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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