The Loir valley by bicycle

You are a fan of cycling, there are two possibilities choose.

Roaming

Your backpack and bike are ready ? Set off away from the big cities by the water on a hilly route along the Loir Valley. crops, vineyards, orchards, charming little villages. Discover the troglodytic houses dug in the tuffeau.

Roadmap of the Loir Valley 

Roadmap for each stage. Useful information about parking, transport…

It helps you to visit tourist sites and show you the different accommodations on the road.

Fréteval, Vendôme, Villiers-sur-Loir and Thoré-la-Rochette, wine villages, the museum of musical instruments from all over the world : Musikenfêteand the NEW Museum of World Costume and Ornament, the « Chapelle Saint-Gilles »  in Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Trôo, troglodytic city, and Lavardin, the only village classified « Most Beautiful Villages of France » in Loir-et-Cher. Take a break in Couture-sur-Loir at the birthplace where Pierre de Ronsard was born.

Compostelle by bike : the same road as the Loir Valley by bike between Illiers-Combray and Montoire-sur-Le-Loir so, the same logo !

Bicycle loop ?

Park your vehicle for a day and go to discovery Vendôme and the area.

10 loops to discover the landscape.

The « Perche Vendômois » in the north of Vendôme characterized by a stone called “Pierre de Roussard” (brown-red color).

In Fréteval, you’lll discover megaliths. Between Vendôme and Couture-sur-Loir: the Loir Valley.

These loops allow to discover the heritage.

Follow the color dot for each loop.

The map of the loops is available in the Tourist Offices. We can download each loop.