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The Donjon of Gilles – Avre Aqueduct loop from Saint-Germain - Saint-Rémy
RoutesRoad cycling routesFranceNormandyÉvreuxSaint-Germain-Sur-Avre
The Donjon of Gilles – Avre Aqueduct loop from Saint-Germain - Saint-Rémy
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The Donjon of Gilles – Avre Aqueduct loop from Saint-Germain - Saint-Rémy
02:09
53.4km
240m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 22, 2026
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After 25.5 km for 391 m
After 26.1 km for 68 m
Waypoints
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Start point
Train Station
1
1.12 km
The Donjon of Gilles
Highlight • Monument
Passing by here, you will undoubtedly be taken aback to see this dungeon erected in the heart of the valley in this small, solitary village, in a place that does not seem to make sense, and without any road leading to it. In truth, this dungeon is not historical. It is the work of a man, no doubt a bit of a dreamer, who started building this tower in 1968 from modern materials, breeze blocks and concrete blocks. It took him 50 years to complete this dungeon on his property in order, in his own words, to seek the light.
Some images on the subject:
Some images on the subject:
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2
13.4 km
Cocherelle Dolmen
Highlight • Natural Monument
a small technical passage when returning to the forest. you have to be in the right gear when climbing. stopping on the hill is a little complicated for someone who is taking up the discipline. itinerary not recommended during hunting parties.
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14.9 km
Avre Aqueduct
Highlight • Monument
The aqueduct of the Avre is one of the works that supplies the city of Paris with drinking water. Inaugurated in 1893, it transports 80 million liters per day from the Drouais in Eure-et-Loir. The Avre aqueduct is part of the complex drinking water supply system in the capital.
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19.6 km
Moulin de Cherisy - Rives de l’Eure
Highlight • Other
5
22.8 km
Centre Nautique du Pays Drouais – Mézières-Écluzelles Lake
Highlight • Lake
The Pays Drouais Nautical Center is a nautical base located on the Mézières-Ecluzelles stretch of water. You can practice sailing, canoeing, mountain biking or even motorboating. The base offers walks, rentals, and training for all these disciplines and also issues certain boat licenses.
More info here: centrenautiquedupaysdrouais.fr
More info here: centrenautiquedupaysdrouais.fr
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43.1 km
Saint Martin Church
Highlight • Other
The Church of Saint-Martin, located on a slight rise, is surrounded by land corresponding to the former cemetery. It is built of pebble masonry, with stone frames, buttresses, and corner walls.
The plan consists of a three-bay nave, a choir bay onto which two asymmetrical chapels open, and a three-sided apse. To the west, the nave is preceded by a small porch, while the bell tower is located in the southwest corner. Externally, this ordinary plan is contradicted by the elevation of the western facade: the impression of imbalance comes in particular from the fact that the wall enclosing the nave rises to the upper cornice of the bell tower, buttressed by three heavy buttresses. The bell tower bears the date 1322. A large Gothic window was opened in the axis of the nave, above the porch. The windows pierced in the dripstone walls are pointed arches, almost pointed.
The interior of the building is of high quality. The nave is covered with a paneled vault, dated 1733 and signed with the name Beauchais. The antique pews and the nave paving, although damaged by moisture, contribute to the church's charm.
To the north, the seigneurial chapel has retained its 19th-century neoclassical decor. The church contains several notable objects: a 15th-century chest, used as an altar, a 16th-century baptismal font, and two paintings depicting members of the Brotherhood of Charity, one dated 1621, the other painted in the 19th century. The charitons, identified by their names, are depicted in robes, with stoles and birettas, carrying the brotherhood's banner, the cross, and candles.
In 2001, the Sauvegarde de l’Art français (French Art Protection Agency) awarded a grant of €18,294 for the repair of the roof and framework, with related zinc work and the installation of a lightning conductor.
The plan consists of a three-bay nave, a choir bay onto which two asymmetrical chapels open, and a three-sided apse. To the west, the nave is preceded by a small porch, while the bell tower is located in the southwest corner. Externally, this ordinary plan is contradicted by the elevation of the western facade: the impression of imbalance comes in particular from the fact that the wall enclosing the nave rises to the upper cornice of the bell tower, buttressed by three heavy buttresses. The bell tower bears the date 1322. A large Gothic window was opened in the axis of the nave, above the porch. The windows pierced in the dripstone walls are pointed arches, almost pointed.
The interior of the building is of high quality. The nave is covered with a paneled vault, dated 1733 and signed with the name Beauchais. The antique pews and the nave paving, although damaged by moisture, contribute to the church's charm.
To the north, the seigneurial chapel has retained its 19th-century neoclassical decor. The church contains several notable objects: a 15th-century chest, used as an altar, a 16th-century baptismal font, and two paintings depicting members of the Brotherhood of Charity, one dated 1621, the other painted in the 19th century. The charitons, identified by their names, are depicted in robes, with stoles and birettas, carrying the brotherhood's banner, the cross, and candles.
In 2001, the Sauvegarde de l’Art français (French Art Protection Agency) awarded a grant of €18,294 for the repair of the roof and framework, with related zinc work and the installation of a lightning conductor.
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46.8 km
Church of Notre-Dame de Boissy-en-Drouais
Highlight • Other
The whole construction is homogeneous: in Vernon limestone, it is punctuated by buttresses using blocks of sandstone and grison in the lower part. The church is largely lit by the four bays with flamboyant tracery that have been pierced to the north and south.
The building is covered with a rafter frame forming entirely paneled trusses, whose stencil decoration was taken up in the 19th century by painting companies from Dreux. But it is probably the countryside of the early 16th century that attracts attention. Indeed, on the west facade has been grafted a Renaissance portal, in soft limestone, consisting of two pilasters decorated with candelabras with capitals supporting an entablature, above the arched portal, finely chiseled with a floral scroll. The whole is surmounted by a niche with a canopy framed by two fish and two balusters, and crowned by a motif similar to a dormer window. This remarkable element from the first decade of the 16th century reflects the first introductions of the Renaissance style in religious architecture. We also think of the portal of the church of Pierres sur la vallée de l'Eure.
The interior of the church reflects through its furnishings the large orders made from 1759 to renew the decor of rural parish churches. We note in particular the large monumental altarpiece of the choir, but also the work bench and especially the pulpit, in wood and plaster, installed in 1759, by implanting an access staircase in the rear wall. This set of furnishings accompanies the painted decors of the 19th century, whether it be the false-appliance of the walls or the stenciled decoration of the paneled vault.
The work campaign that has just ended required two functional phases: the first was devoted to sanitation work, roofing of the nave and bell tower, restoration of the sculptures (west portal), and stained glass windows; the second focused on the exterior coatings, the pillars of the bell tower belfry, lighting, cleaning of the painted vault and the conservation treatment of the furniture. This major project led by chief architect Régis Martin was supported by the Sauvegarde de l’Art français with a donation of €6,000 in 2017.
The building is covered with a rafter frame forming entirely paneled trusses, whose stencil decoration was taken up in the 19th century by painting companies from Dreux. But it is probably the countryside of the early 16th century that attracts attention. Indeed, on the west facade has been grafted a Renaissance portal, in soft limestone, consisting of two pilasters decorated with candelabras with capitals supporting an entablature, above the arched portal, finely chiseled with a floral scroll. The whole is surmounted by a niche with a canopy framed by two fish and two balusters, and crowned by a motif similar to a dormer window. This remarkable element from the first decade of the 16th century reflects the first introductions of the Renaissance style in religious architecture. We also think of the portal of the church of Pierres sur la vallée de l'Eure.
The interior of the church reflects through its furnishings the large orders made from 1759 to renew the decor of rural parish churches. We note in particular the large monumental altarpiece of the choir, but also the work bench and especially the pulpit, in wood and plaster, installed in 1759, by implanting an access staircase in the rear wall. This set of furnishings accompanies the painted decors of the 19th century, whether it be the false-appliance of the walls or the stenciled decoration of the paneled vault.
The work campaign that has just ended required two functional phases: the first was devoted to sanitation work, roofing of the nave and bell tower, restoration of the sculptures (west portal), and stained glass windows; the second focused on the exterior coatings, the pillars of the bell tower belfry, lighting, cleaning of the painted vault and the conservation treatment of the furniture. This major project led by chief architect Régis Martin was supported by the Sauvegarde de l’Art français with a donation of €6,000 in 2017.
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51.4 km
Saint Rémy Church
Highlight • Other
The Saint-Rémy church in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre is dedicated to Saint Remi of Reims, Bishop of Reims who baptized Clovis in 496 in the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims. In the 12th century, it marked the border between the Duchy of Normandy and the French royal domain on which Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre depends. It is a flamboyant Gothic church from the 15th century, probably rebuilt since we have mention of its existence since the end of the 11th century.
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53.4 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
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48.7 km
2.68 km
1.34 km
786 m
Surfaces
50.9 km
2.52 km
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