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New Aquitaine
Bressuire
Argenton-L'Église

The Argenton River – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Argenton-l'Église

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Road cycling routes
France
New Aquitaine
Bressuire
Argenton-L'Église

The Argenton River – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Argenton-l'Église

Moderate

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The Argenton River – Montreuil-Bellay Castle loop from Argenton-l'Église

02:03

51.0km

250m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine

Forêt de Brossay

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794 m

The Argenton River

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2

19.4 km

whatever the angle of view or the time of day, this ancient abbey calls out

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27.8 km

In 1147, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, built a fortified castle on top of the hill and surrounded it with fortifications. Of the castle, only the chapel, which became a …

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31.4 km

The Hermits

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5

33.6 km

Saumur AOC Vineyard Crossing

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The vineyard
Location: the appellation area includes 20 communes in Maine-et-Loire, 9 in Vienne and 2 in Deux-Sèvres.


Surface area: 550 ha

Soils: the vineyard is scattered in islets, on the tufa (chalk) hills and Senonian or Eocene outcrops.

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35.3 km

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35.5 km

Montreuil, or small monastery, and Bellay, named after Lord Berlay installed in 1025 by Foulque de Nerra, founder of the rich province of Anjou, has been a walled town since …

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35.8 km

Montreuil-Bellay Castle

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Superb castle along the Thouet which flows into the Loire at Saumur. Many women prisoners, victims of the plague were saved by the inhabitants of Montreuil-Bellay horrified by the conditions of detention in the castle.

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51.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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48.2 km

2.51 km

328 m

Surfaces

49.6 km

1.31 km

109 m

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