Bois des Graves – Bois de Thénac loop from La Motte à l'Oeuf
Bois des Graves – Bois de Thénac loop from La Motte à l'Oeuf
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Bois des Graves – Bois de Thénac loop from La Motte à l'Oeuf
03:27
43.3km
210m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 13, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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19.4 km
Bois des Graves
Forest
25.5 km
Bois de Thénac
Forest
27.3 km
The region's only three-sided chevet.
Highlight • Other
On a strong square stump, erected to the left of the nave, rises an octagonal tower pierced on its third floor with a large window on each side and, on the smaller upper floor, small openings in the form of loopholes, all topped with an acute gable roof with eight spindles. The northern corner of the stump is accompanied by a square staircase tower at the bottom, cylindrical at the top and ending in a stone pyramid covered with jagged scales.
The western facade, supported at the corners by two powerful buttresses, is decorated with a Romanesque portal with four semi-circular arches. The keys are bare.
The three-bay nave has an eight-pointed pointed vault. The arches rest on four half-columns without capitals. The south wall is pierced with three Romanesque windows devoid of ornaments, the north wall with two smaller ones.
A slight constriction of the nave is highlighted by two square pilasters against which are attached engaged columns which support a third-point arch. The recessed angles of the pilasters are garnished with smaller columns ending in hooked capitals.
The third bay of the nave has a semi-circular opening on the left giving access under the bell tower to a porch communicating with the outside via a small square door. A large square and vaulted ossuary exists under this porch.
The choir and the apse have pointed vaults. The left wall of the choir is pierced by a large bay window opening onto a stately chapel, itself vaulted in an ogive shape. The apse is lit by three semi-circular windows whose arches are simply decorated with a torus.
A few meters from the north wall is a 15th century Hosannière cross.
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43.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
16.1 km
15.4 km
10.1 km
1.73 km
Surfaces
25.4 km
9.75 km
7.83 km
340 m
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