The best road cycling routes around Beaupréau-En-Mauges

Dogs and bicycles prohibited

This chapel was built in 1550. It's cute, but it's the natural and agricultural landscapes in the surrounding area that really catch the eye. Cyclists, however, beware: the area isn't flat at all.

A listed castle whose impressive wall you will see around a bend.

Beautiful suspension bridge spanning the Loire. From the bridge you have an excellent view of the Loire, its banks, and many boatmen's boats.

The bridge has been redesigned in a Chaucidou format, with two cycle lanes on each side and a single car lane in the middle. This changes a lot of things for bikes

https://www.osezmauges.fr/patrimoine-culturel/chapelle-saint-avoye/ The Saint Avoye Chapel was erected in 1550 in Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges, at the crossroads of the Chapter, Perray, Coudray and Rochard roads, to fulfill the wish of the young Ursule Megret, miraculously cured of her unhealthy fear. Legend has it that on December 24, 1544, Ursule MEGRET was born in Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges, daughter of nobleman Pierre MEGRET and Jacquine VAIROUX. Despite the care she received from her parents, Ursule screamed at everything she saw for the first time and this fear increased as night fell. In the fall of 1549, Ursule was going to be 5 years old, and undoubtedly because of her continual fears, she was not growing up. His mother spoke at length with a noble Lady of Bazouge, owner of Plessis Clairembault and the Baron of Bohardy. Both advised him to take the little girl to the oldest of the canons of Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges. The next day, Ursule and her parents went to the chaplain to ask him for a solution to her problem. The old priest gave the advice to make 9 pilgrimages to the Plessis Clairembault chapel. Returning from the 8th pilgrimage, under a very dark night, at the junction of several paths (current location of the chapel), Ursule flinched and began to cry, shouting: "Oh the big beast! Mom, I'm going to die!!" . Ten meters from them, there stood a wolf with two blazing eyes, they fled very quickly. The 9th pilgrimage had not yet passed and it was necessary to carry it out so that the wish could be granted. Ursula then thought that by building a chapel at this crossroads, her fear would disappear: "I thought that perhaps there was a Saint in heaven with the same name as me, and that if we built a chapel in the place where the wolf was, we would put his statue there. If Saint Ursula was not afraid to stay there alone, well, I won't have any more fears, I promise!" A chapel was then built, a statue of Saint Ursula was installed there and on the other side, the portrait of young Ursula.

Beaupréau Park is a 32-hectare park which surrounds a historic castle in the department of Maine-et-Loire. Throughout the year, you can walk for free in the park and enjoy the different landscapes, such as the woods, the garden, the orchard and the banks of the Evre. You can also admire the sculptures from the Montjean sur Loire symposium, a meeting of expert sculptors. The park offers many trails suitable for different levels of difficulty. Whether you want to push yourself on a fitness trail or simply run leisurely, this park is for you.

Beaupréau Castle is a medieval fortress which overlooks the Evre River. You can run around the castle grounds and admire the architecture of the 15th century building, which hosted King Charles IX in 1565. You can also admire the surrounding countryside and the old town of Beaupréau from the castle walls .