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France
Pays de la Loire
Angers
Loire-Authion

Ardoisières Lake – View of the Loire loop from Saint-Mathurin

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Angers
Loire-Authion

Ardoisières Lake – View of the Loire loop from Saint-Mathurin

Hard

4.3

(12)

72

riders

Ardoisières Lake – View of the Loire loop from Saint-Mathurin

03:59

68.3km

260m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 13.9 km for 45 m

After 24.0 km for 45 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

18.1 km

Parc des Ardoisières

Highlight • Natural

Lovely path along a slate mining site, not very long but pleasant.

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2

18.7 km

Ardoisières Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Ardoisières park is the result of the redevelopment of a former slate quarry. Today, the vegetation has regained its place.

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3

38.3 km

Restaurant overlooking the Loire

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A beautiful restaurant located directly on the Loire River. Good food and a great location with a beautiful view.

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4

44.6 km

The town of Le Thoureil is home to a small port welcoming traditional wooden sailing boats.
Le Thoureil also has megalithic sites on its territory, including dolmens and menhirs.

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44.8 km

View of the Loire

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The Fête du Thoureil, a festival of Loire barges, is an Angevin tradition that takes place every year in spring on the banks of the Loire at Thoureil, in Maine-et-Loire, …

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6

45.1 km

Nice view of the moored boats. Definitely worth a stop to capture a nice memory.

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45.1 km

Le Thoureil

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The Fête du Thoureil, a festival of Loire barges, is an Angevin tradition that takes place every year in spring on the banks of the Loire at Thoureil, in Maine-et-Loire, …

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8

52.9 km

Very close to Saumur, do not hesitate to go and discover this church in the very beautiful village of Cunault

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68.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.5 km

13.7 km

9.16 km

7.47 km

313 m

227 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

57.3 km

6.11 km

3.79 km

752 m

194 m

169 m

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