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Escorpain Castle – Cocherelle Dolmen loop from Mézières-en-Drouais

Escorpain Castle – Cocherelle Dolmen loop from Mézières-en-Drouais

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Escorpain Castle – Cocherelle Dolmen loop from Mézières-en-Drouais

04:13

101km

580m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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After 63.0 km for 71 m

After 63.3 km for 391 m

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283 m

Saint-Martin Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The construction could date back to the beginning of the 12th century. The nave ends with a chancel with a four-sided apse. A bell tower outside the work is located against the west wall. A seigneurial chapel was built to the north of the chancel. The study of the framework has made it possible to determine several construction phases: 1117-1190, 1274, 1487-1520. The interior walls retain a painted historiated decoration on the back of the west portal, probably representing a dance of death, which could date back to the 1500s. The large funeral chapel built between 1577 and 1585 probably goes back to the architect Métezeau. Its decoration is representative of the end of Mannerism and the Henri IV style. The stained glass windows were restored by the master glassmaker Raphaël Lardeur and were installed in 1947. Lardeur also created the mosaic Stations of the Cross.

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20.0 km

Escorpain Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

The Château d'Escorpain is a 16th century castle which belonged to the famous Firmin-Didot family of printers and publishers. You can admire the elegant facade and the imposing portal of the castle, classified as historical monuments. You can also discover the surrounding countryside, crossed by the Pluche, a tributary of the Avre. You will appreciate the green landscapes and the peaceful atmosphere of this rural village.

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23.2 km

Catholic Church - Sainte-Croix de Laons

Highlight • Other

The Holy Cross is a term often used in Catholic prayer. Every prayer begins with the “sign of the cross”. It is this sign that Christians have chosen - after that of the fish which signifies the resurrection of the dead - to emphasize the most astonishing Christian originality: Jesus Christ, God the Son (in the uniqueness of the One God Trinity) did not jealously retain the rank which equaled him to God, but he annihilated himself, taking the condition of a servant. Recognized as a man by his appearance, he humbled himself before obedience until death, and death on the Cross, which thus becomes "the Holy Cross".

Through the Holy Cross, God shows that he takes upon himself all our suffering. That He did not create them, and that He does not desire it for us. The question of suffering is treated on the Holy Cross, not in a rationalist way, but in a human, complete and initiatory way, revealing the depth of the human question, in all that is spiritual and paradoxical. Our ancestors meditated on this from generation to generation, and named certain churches "Holy Cross" as a sign of their faith and their boldness.

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66.3 km

Centre Nautique du Pays Drouais – Mézières-Écluzelles Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Pays Drouais Nautical Center is a nautical base located on the Mézières-Ecluzelles stretch of water. You can practice sailing, canoeing, mountain biking or even motorboating. The base offers walks, rentals, and training for all these disciplines and also issues certain boat licenses.

More info here: centrenautiquedupaysdrouais.fr

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69.1 km

Bois des Doulées

Forest

70.0 km

Bois des Côtes

Forest

84.3 km

Cocherelle Dolmen

Highlight • Natural Monument

a small technical passage when returning to the forest. you have to be in the right gear when climbing. stopping on the hill is a little complicated for someone who is taking up the discipline. itinerary not recommended during hunting parties.

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90.4 km

Royal Chapel of Saint-Louis of Dreux

Highlight • Religious Site

The Royal Chapel of Saint-Louis was built from 1816 on the site of the former fortress of the Counts of Dreux, whose ramparts can be seen. It was enlarged by King Louis-Philippe, who made it the necropolis of the members of the Orléans family. The recumbent figures of the royal family were commissioned from the greatest names in 19th century sculpture: Millet, Barre, Lenoir, Pradier and Mercié. The Sèvres factory also delivers painted and enamelled stained glass windows inspired by religious or historical compositions in which the greatest artists of the time collaborated, Delacroix, Ingres, Vernet, Flandrin and Larivière. Viollet-le-Duc also designed the Gothic pinnacles framing the representations of the characters.
The building is currently undergoing restoration.
At the entrance to the monument, panoramic view of the town of Dreux from the ramparts.

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91.7 km

Half-timbered Houses of Dreux

Highlight • Historical Site

Architectural heritage, the half-timbered houses of Dreux give all the soul of its town centre. This very Western architectural mode became the norm from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. It was at this time that the Italian fashion for straight, white facades made half-timbered houses with "corbelling" look rustic and primitive.

Corbelling is a nice word that comes from a desire to pay less tax. Indeed, in the glorious times of the Kingdom of France, the tax was calculated from the floor area. Thus, on each floor, the owners of the house could gain a few centimeters on the street, while paying as much tax.

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91.8 km

Catholic Church - St. Pierre de Dreux

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Saint Pierre de Dreux is splendid. Too bad that an arrow is totally dilapidated. Even in this state, this church retains all its brilliance.

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101 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

88.6 km

6.14 km

4.14 km

995 m

614 m

439 m

191 m

Surfaces

98.1 km

1.73 km

732 m

331 m

191 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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Escorpain Castle – Cocherelle Dolmen loop from Mézières-en-Drouais

Saint-Martin Church

Escorpain Castle

Catholic Church - Sainte-Croix de Laons

Centre Nautique du Pays Drouais – Mézières-Écluzelles Lake

Cocherelle Dolmen

Royal Chapel of Saint-Louis of Dreux

Half-timbered Houses of Dreux

Catholic Church - St. Pierre de Dreux

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