Loir Valley by Bike Cycle Route

The Loir Valley by Bike Cycle Route is 320 kilometres long, including 31 km in the Angers urban area. It starts at the source of the Loir (in Saint-Eman in Eure-et-Loir) and terminates in Angers where it intersects with two major long-distance cycle routes, the Loire à Vélo and the Vélo Francette. From Angers, you can follow a temporary itinerary which is waymarked as far as Villevêque, passing through a section of the Lower anjou valleys wetlands area.

Good to know :
Find practical information and timetables for the Rochefoulques ferry on the Loir between Villevêque and Soucelles.
Download the instructions for the route.
You can also find this route on the map Angers by bike.
Highlights in the area:
- The watermill experience L’Engrenage: this 800-year-old mill on the banks of the Loire produces electricity for the village of Villevêque (a sub-commune of Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou).
- The Nov'art contemporary arts route in the streets and parks of Rives-du-Loir-en-Anjou, from June to August.
- The educational marsh in Briollay where you can see all the plant varieties found in the Lower Anjou Valleys.
- A drink at one of the riverside cafés or restaurants on the banks of the Loir, Sarthe or Mayenne.
- A rest under the trees at the picnic area on the banks of the Mayenne in Cantenay-Épinard.
- Helping the ferry man pull the cable ferry across the Mayenne to the car-free island of Saint-Aubin.

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July 2024 - New service launched in the Pays de la Loire region:

Pedal, drop off and send your bike wherever you want.
The process to follow :
1/ I'm travelling by bike in Pays de la Loire region
2/ I book bike transport via the Colisport platform
3/ I drop my bike off at a drop-off point
4/ I collect it at the location I want: either from another partner shop to continue my journey, or directly from my home.

In Angers, you can count on Cycles Cesbron.
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