Brasserie du Perche – Saint John the Baptist Church loop from La Ventrouze
Brasserie du Perche – Saint John the Baptist Church loop from La Ventrouze
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Brasserie du Perche – Saint John the Baptist Church loop from La Ventrouze
04:43
73.6km
730m
Gravel riding
Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 24, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
290 m
Manoir de La Ventrouze
Highlight • Historical Site
From its medieval past, it has preserved its round towers and traces of an old drawbridge.
Visible from the path behind the church.
Private property.
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3.82 km
Ruins of Gannes Castle
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5.86 km
Château de Miserai
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6.51 km
Brasserie du Perche
Highlight • Other
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6.77 km
Like in Canada, near the Brasserie du Perche
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16.5 km
Mairie la Lande sur Eure
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16.6 km
Saint John the Baptist Church
Highlight • Religious Site
Placed on the ground against the wall, a 17th century painting. depicts Jesus immersed up to his knees in the waters of the river, leaning with his hands crossed on his chest to receive the baptism of penance from the hand of John kneeling on the bank.
We see “the Spirit descending on him like a dove” and we recall the words of John reported in the Gospel: “I am not worthy to bow down at his feet… I have baptized you in water; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.” Beside him, the angel wearing Jesus’ clothes turns his face towards a young child whom he guides with a hand placed on his shoulder, as if to teach him the profound meaning of baptism.
Above the arch through which the nave opens onto the choir, the group of Christ on the cross surrounded by Mary and Saint John the Evangelist is a fine example of 16th century religious sculpture, faithful to traditional iconography. Similarly, at the back of the nave is the charming naive statue of Saint Fiacre: this young monk from Ireland loved to cultivate the vegetable garden of his monastery, near Meaux. Patron saint of gardeners, he holds his spade, and in the Perche region he was also invoked to cure various illnesses.
More unique in style, the large Renaissance chest serving as a central altar was the former “work bench of the factory” reserved for the administrators of the parish’s resources and expenses. Let us admire the skill and imagination of the cabinetmaker who carved this series of full-length figures in oak under the arcades separated by “terms” inspired by Roman antiquity.
Their distinctive attributes make us recognize Saints Christine, Barbara, Madeleine and Catherine on the front, and on the sides Saints Peter and Paul on the right, John the Baptist and Bartholomew on the left. Their silhouettes are more reminiscent of fairy tale characters…
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27.8 km
Saint-Germain Church of Le Mage
Highlight • Religious Site
Quite eventful, its territory is divided into two very distinct parts: a mountainous and wooded part, and a cultivated part made up of various small fresh and fertile valleys, separated from each other by sandy hillsides whose nature is less suitable for cultivation. .
In the heart of the village, from the small square between the old presbytery and the church, the view extends between large trees towards the valley. You have to go down the slope below the church to admire the old Romanesque porch with arches, resting on columns whose capitals worn by time retain their interlacing decoration in places. It is the remains of a first church from the 12th century. The current building was rebuilt on the foundations, probably in the 15th century.
Inside, the eye is drawn to the altarpiece in a beautiful classic style, enhanced with colors and gilding. On the right side, matching Saint James, the statue of a bishop wearing the crosier and the miter, reminds us that The Magus is honored to have Saint Germain of Paris as his patron.
A side chapel was created in 1646 in which several lords of the neighboring castle of Feillet were buried.
The interior decoration is from the 18th century, notably thanks to the attentions of Claude-Adrien Helvétius, farmer general and lord of Voré and Feillet, but also poet and philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
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73.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
50.5 km
19.3 km
3.03 km
857 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
30.2 km
22.3 km
20.8 km
331 m
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