Moulin pendu de Champtoceaux – Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste loop from Champtoceaux

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Moulin pendu de Champtoceaux – Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste loop from Champtoceaux

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Moulin pendu de Champtoceaux – Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste loop from Champtoceaux

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19.9km

300m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.67 km

Chemin du Paradis

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11.0 km

Typical fishing village of La Patache

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A peaceful and pretty village on the banks of the Loire with old terraced houses on the hillside. The site is part of a very beautiful marked walk along the Loire and offering remarkable views of Champtoceaux.

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12.6 km

Champtoceaux Suspended Mill

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Place called "le Cul du Moulin" at the foot of Champtoceaux, near the pier of the boat "La Luce" and the nautical base.
Very nice place for a stopover. Several …

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16.7 km

Ruins of the Citadel of Champtoceaux

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The Chemin du Voinard connects the town center of Champtoceaux to the departmental road below the rocky outcrop and the Loire à Vélo. It is a path that is relatively …

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18.4 km

Viewpoint and orientation table on the Loire

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Belvedere and orientation table over the Loire

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18.8 km

Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste

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Ruins of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste priory, belonging to the Marmoutier abbey, created in the 11th century
The ruins visible on the site date from the modifications carried out in the 15th …

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18.9 km

Champtoceaux Castle Gate

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The Champtoceaux Castle Gate is the gate to the ancient fortified town and castle of Champtoceaux, which was a strategic site in the Middle Ages and witnessed numerous battles and …

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19.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.24 km

4.97 km

4.19 km

4.12 km

410 m

Surfaces

6.23 km

5.07 km

3.00 km

2.67 km

1.50 km

1.46 km

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

23°C

11°C

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

March 21, 2026,Champtoceaux, Loire et Coteaux

GPS connection lost for 2 km in the Champenière stream bed, fiddling on visugpx to redo the track.
At the same spot, over 20 meters, a ''dam'' of cows focused on my dog. I had to jump the stream and bypass the herd through barbed wire and bramble bushes! 😅

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