Bikepacking gravel circuit - Angers, between the Loire and Layon hillsides
This circuit combines a gentle ride along the Loire and a challenging one through the Layon vineyards. Stop off in the charming villages of Béhuard and Savennières. A varied route with a change of scenery!
Route description :
105.6 km circuit - gravel or mountain bikes recommended - difficult level.
Good physical condition required.
Open circuit, unmarked, self-guided:
- Starting point: Tourist Office, place Kennedy, Angers
- Public transport stop (tramway and train) less than 500m from starting point.
- Height difference: 502m
- Recommended period: March to November
- Recommended duration: 1 to 2 days
- Tour not passable during flood periods
Type of surface :
- Asphalt 57%
- Road 43% of surface
Accommodations near the route :
- Camping d'Angers Lac de Maine**** (Accueil Vélo) - Angers
- Camping de Bouchemaine* - Bouchemaine
- Lod'ging Nature Camp Anjou - Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
- Slow Village Loire Valley*** (Accueil Vélo) - Les Ponts-de-Cé
- Camping Les Plages de la Loire*** - Rochefort-sur-Loire
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon, stopover gîte (Accueil Vélo)
This tour and the associated GPX track may not, under any circumstances, be shared without mention of Destination Angers.
This circuit combines a gentle ride along the Loire and a challenging one through the Layon vineyards. Stop off in the charming villages of Béhuard and Savennières. A varied route with a change of scenery!
Route description :
105.6 km circuit - gravel or mountain bikes recommended - difficult level.
Good physical condition required.
Open circuit, unmarked, self-guided:
- Starting point: Tourist Office, place Kennedy, Angers
- Public transport stop (tramway and train) less than 500m from starting point.
- Height difference: 502m
- Recommended period: March to November
- Recommended duration: 1 to 2 days
- Tour not passable during flood periods
Type of surface :
- Asphalt 57%
- Road 43% of surface
Accommodations near the route :
- Camping d'Angers Lac de Maine**** (Accueil Vélo) - Angers
- Camping de Bouchemaine* - Bouchemaine
- Lod'ging Nature Camp Anjou - Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
- Slow Village Loire Valley*** (Accueil Vélo) - Les Ponts-de-Cé
- Camping Les Plages de la Loire*** - Rochefort-sur-Loire
- Beaulieu-sur-Layon, stopover gîte (Accueil Vélo)
This tour and the associated GPX track may not, under any circumstances, be shared without mention of Destination Angers.
Plain text period
From 31/03 to 30/11 daily.Risk of flooding between December and March.
Points of interest
Points of interest
Points of interest
1Domaine national du Château d'Angers
2Ancien couvent de la Baumette
3Belvédère de la Piverdière
4Guinguette de Port Thibault
5Jardin Méditerranéen
6Jardins du Presbytère
7Château Musée des Coiffes et des Traditions
8Guinguette La Gabare
9Guinguette En Rouge et Loire
10Rive d'Arts
11Le Bistrot Les 3 Lieux
12Baignade de l'île du Château
13La Cabane du Bosquet
14La Roche de Mûrs
15Domaine FL
16Château de Bellevue
17Château Domaine de la Soucherie
18Réserve naturelle régionale des Coteaux du Pont-Barré
19Domaine des Hauts Perrays
20Domaine Cady
21Les Moulins d'Ardenay
22Béhuard, une île sur la Loire
23Eglise de Béhuard
24Guinguette La Croisette
25Savennières, un village à savourer
26Eglise Saint-Pierre et Saint-Romain
27Château des Vaults Domaine du Closel
28Domaine aux Moines
29Château d'Épiré
30Parc de loisirs du Lac de Maine
31Parc de Balzac
32Guinguette Le Héron Carré
33Musée du Bon Pasteur
34Maison des Vins d'Anjou-Angers-Saumur
