Avre Aqueduct – Anet Castle loop from Mézières-en-Drouais
Avre Aqueduct – Anet Castle loop from Mézières-en-Drouais
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Avre Aqueduct – Anet Castle loop from Mézières-en-Drouais
02:11
54.1km
250m
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: April 21, 2026
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Parking
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549 m
Centre Nautique du Pays Drouais – Mézières-Écluzelles Lake
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More info here: centrenautiquedupaysdrouais.fr
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8.14 km
Avre Aqueduct
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13.9 km
Entrance to Eure-et-Loir
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15.7 km
Saint Nicholas Church
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The current church was rebuilt starting in the 13th century, with the chevet completed in the 15th century, and the first two bays of the nave and the northern seigneurial chapel in the 16th century. The bell tower was built in the 17th century by blinding a window. The building is constructed of flint, lime, and white stone on a sandstone base. The upper part is made of Vernon stone.
The tiled roof is supported by a beautiful rafter frame whose tie beams are decorated with chimera heads, also called "howling devils." In the choir, the 19th-century altar recalls medieval sculptures. An interesting collection of stained-glass windows dating from 1850.
After extensive renovations, masses have been celebrated again since 2007.
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22.8 km
Anet Castle
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26.1 km
Saint Martin Church
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39.4 km
Saint Blaise Church
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The choir, older and narrower than the nave, ends in a three-sided chevet. Constructed of flint blocks, the building is erected on a sandstone base. Two-stepped buttresses rise to the cornice.
The western door appears to date from the 19th century, based on a Gothic-inspired model. It consists of a pointed arch with two tori exposed by wide grooves resting on prismatic bases. A lowered arch supports the blind tympanum. A shell is carved on the lintel of the south door, now walled up.
A pointed octagonal spire rises from the bell tower. The roof is slate. Inside, the roof structure is exposed and retains the original stencilled decoration on the shingles. The name of the clergyman who commissioned it can still be seen: "M[ai]stre Jehan Menere p[re]b[t]re chaplain of this place."
The furnishings of Havelu church are remarkable for their uniform 18th-century decoration. A partition altarpiece is located in the choir. Signed and dated by the artist, Pierre Pilastre (1753), it features, in the center, a painting of the Resurrection, inserted between two fluted pilasters flanked by scrolls with floral and fruit motifs and topped with fire pots. At the ends, each of the two doors is surmounted by a painting, one depicting Saint Blaise, the other Saint Barbara. At the choir entrance, the triumphal arch—by the same craftsman—also survives. A work bench, a confessional, and a lectern from the same period complete this decorative ensemble.
In 1998, the Sauvegarde de l'Art Français (French Art Protection Association) granted a donation of 60,000 francs to strengthen the bell tower's framework.
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Les Marnes
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47.9 km
Catholic Church - St-Martin de Germainville
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After leaving the Roman army, he became a monk in Ligugé, under the protection of Hilary of Poitiers. But his fame became so great that the inhabitants of Tours captured him and forced him to become their bishop. Other times, other mores!
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52.2 km
Les Treilles Bois
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54.1 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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50.0 km
2.51 km
965 m
490 m
162 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
53.4 km
560 m
229 m
< 100 m
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