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Brissac Castle – Bajoulière Dolmen loop from Brissac-Loire-Aubance

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Brissac Castle – Bajoulière Dolmen loop from Brissac-Loire-Aubance

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Brissac Castle – Bajoulière Dolmen loop from Brissac-Loire-Aubance

04:23

57.4km

420m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine

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97 m

Brissac Castle

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Brissac Castle is located in the French town of Brissac-Quincé, around 15 kilometers south of Angers. The château has seven floors and 204 rooms and is nicknamed the "giant of the Loire" (Wikipedia).

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26.7 km

Beautiful view facing the barges! With a beautiful sunrise ⛅☀

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

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26.7 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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31.9 km

Bajoulière Dolmen

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The monumental slab of this dolmen measures more than 7m with a thickness of 70 to 90 cm for an estimated weight of 70 tons. This monument would have served as a chapel in the 12th century.

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38.8 km

Prieuré de St Rémy la varenne

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This former Benedictine monastery, founded in the 10th century, has one of the oldest Romanesque frescoes in Anjou in the refectory. Worth a visit.

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38.9 km

Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne Priory

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The church, located in the village of Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne, dates from the first half of the 11th century and was then dependent on the Abbey of Saint-Aubin d'Angers; its rich past …

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44.8 km

Why do you grow California poppy when all parts of the plant are poisonous?
Was the poisonous plant of the year 2016 in Germany.
As I didn't take a close-up, I added a picture with a caption from Wikipedia.

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56.1 km

Old mill

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57.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.7 km

26.2 km

3.02 km

956 m

559 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

22.1 km

7.03 km

2.58 km

1.50 km

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Sunday 24 May

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Brissac Castle – Bajoulière Dolmen loop from Brissac-Loire-Aubance

Brissac Castle

Beautiful view facing the barges! With a beautiful sunrise ⛅☀

Le Thoureil

Bajoulière Dolmen

Prieuré de St Rémy la varenne

Saint-Rémy-la-Varenne Priory

Field of California Poppies

Old mill

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