Banks of the Indre River – Azay-le-Rideau loop from Villeperdue
Banks of the Indre River – Azay-le-Rideau loop from Villeperdue
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Banks of the Indre River – Azay-le-Rideau loop from Villeperdue
06:19
107km
540m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 5, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 24.7 km for 55 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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559 m
Boisbonnard Castle
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This private castle is an old fortress of which only:
- the wide medieval moats in their entirety and which form 2 quadrilaterals and a 3-sided figure
- 5 cylindrical towers including the South-East tower pierced with circular loopholes called the “couleuvrine tower”.
The surrounding walls disappeared, the eastern ones were pulled down in 1856.
Access is controlled by 2 entrance towers, capped with pepper shakers, guarding the wooden footbridge which replaced the drawbridge. A portal with a curved pediment connects them.
The enclosure demolished in the last century has retained 3 corner towers.
The current castle was built in several stages. The residential building, which dates from the 16th century, had its facades completely redesigned in 1856. Part of it disappeared at the beginning of the 20th century.
To the south-west, a main building covered with a 4-pitched roof and presenting stone windows on the ground floor had been lined with another building in 1731; these buildings were demolished in 1979.
The outbuildings near the front door were built in Renaissance style around 1856 in place of the old farm buildings.
Numerous renovation and restoration works have been carried out since 1994.
During the cleaning of the moat an oak door was discovered under the water level. We can assume that there was an underground passage between the castle and the village church or to other undergrounds.
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13.5 km
Allée des Platanes
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16.9 km
Banks of the Indre River
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24.8 km
Azay-le-Rideau
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47.2 km
Bois des Lacs Damour
Forest
48.5 km
Montbazon
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48.7 km
Le Moulin de Montbazon
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48.9 km
Noble House on the Indre
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64.9 km
Church of Courçay
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107 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
86.2 km
13.3 km
6.00 km
1.12 km
162 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
68.8 km
36.7 km
984 m
156 m
127 m
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Elevation
Highest point (120 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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