In Loches, as often elsewhere in Touraine, heritage and nature provide an opportunity to delight the eyes of cyclists. Past the first pedal strokes in the pretty royal city of Loches and its impressive keep, then in front of the abbey church of Beaulieu-lès-Loches, this bike loop will take you on pretty country roads as well as in the large national forest of Loches, notably by taking a few forest paths!
Distance: 24,5 km
Duration: 2h
Difficulty : Easy-to-use
In the alleys of Loches, royal city, and Beaulieu-lès-Loches, monastic city, you will ride in the shade of majestic monuments, in the footsteps of illustrious figures who have preceded you: Foulques Nerra, Joan of Arc, Charles VII, Agnes Sorel, etc. So as not to be stunned by all this pomp, you will take the key to the fields on the winding roads and return to the calm of the State Forest. In the middle of hundred-year-old oaks, the Pas-aux-Ânes pond and its kiosk covered with brandes are available to you for a well-deserved break. And so as not to get lost, follow the pyramids, perfectly aligned since the XNUMXth century to guide those who venture into the forest...