Valley of the Loir

This cycle path through the Loir valley starts between Beauce and Perche at the source of the Loir (not to be confused with the Loire) and takes you to the banks of the Loire. During this colorful cycling adventure you follow the tributary of the Sarthe through the rolling hills ... while cycling you will discover a beautiful mosaic of diverse landscapes in which wheat fields, vineyards and orchards alternate. Still parallel to the Loir, you pass through pretty villages and past unique, prehistoric cave dwellings, carved out of porous limestone! In the Sarthe department, the route continues past lakes and green meadows to Le Lude with its Renaissance castle and French gardens. Then the car-free"voie verte\\\" bike path takes you to La Fleche and Angers.

Bicycle route road types

By road: 257.88 km Cycle path: 36.42 km

The Loir cycle route, from the source of the Loir

Route signage and features

The Vallee du Loir cycle route is linked to two other cycle routes: the V41 and the V47 which overlap the Saint-Jacques cycle route.

Most of this route (90%) consists of quiet public roads with little traffic.

Trains and buses along the Vallee du Loir route

The Vallee du Loir cycle route is easily accessible from Paris. Many trains run to the nodes of the trail.

• TGV Paris - Tours: Vendome station
• TGV Paris / Le Mans / Nantes: station Angers
• Intercity Paris / Chartres / Le Mans: several stations between Paris and Chartres
• Intercity Paris / Chateaudun / Vendome / Tours: several stations between Chateaudun and Vendome
• Regional TER Paris / Chartres / Le Mans: several stations between Paris and Chartres
• Regional TER Paris / Chartres / Droue: station Illiers-Combray
• Regional TER Le Mans / Tours: Chateau du Loir and Vaas stations
• Bus SNCF: Le Mans / La Fleche / Saumur

Source: https://nl.francevelotourisme.com/fietsroute/vallee-du-loir-fietsroute-door-de-loirvallei