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Le Château-D'Almenêches

Carrefour du Chêne au Verdier – Manoir de Joué-du-Bois loop from Surdon

Le Château-D'Almenêches

Carrefour du Chêne au Verdier – Manoir de Joué-du-Bois loop from Surdon

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Carrefour du Chêne au Verdier – Manoir de Joué-du-Bois loop from Surdon

08:08

179km

1,860m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine

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Start point

Train Station

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69.7 km

Carrefour du Rendez-Vous

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Crossroads where several roads, travel paths, hiking have come together.

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77.1 km

Remarkable crossroads of the Ecouves forest with its sculpted giant sequoia.
The latter, victim of lightning, was condemned to disappear.
It was decided to give it a second life, in the form of a totem this time!
The carvings represent a ranger, an owl and an eagle,
guardians of the forest.

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103 km

Saint John the Baptist Church

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In 1874, the project for a new church was born, at the instigation of Father Macé, then vicar, who had the municipality and even the priest against him. The nave, however, was completed in 1878, the tower the following year, the consecration took place in 1881. The building is constructed of local granite, also in Romanesque style but its axis is perpendicular to that of the old one, the entrance towards the road to Carrouges-La Ferté. The nave is supported by ten granite pillars made from a single piece and 2 m. high. The only treasure is the altar decoration, Louis XIII, given by Father Dufriche-Desgenettes to his friend Father Lapierre. Father Husson made the furnishings of the sacristy and the church with his own hands: stalls, confessionals, pulpit. Burned by bombing on August 14, 1944, the church was unusable. In 1953, after extensive restoration, religious services were reinstated, and two years later, the three bells were replaced, along with the stained-glass windows themselves. Those in the choir depict the life of Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint; four smaller ones depict the four chapels of Joué (La Raîtière, Le Bel, St-Jacques, and St-Roch) with the coats of arms of the founding families.

A lintel bearing the Le Verrier coat of arms, taken from the seigneurial chapel dedicated to Saints Hubert and Suzanne in the church, was incorporated into the tower's masonry; this lintel was designed in La Chaux, by the Count of Contades.

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146 km

Manoir de Joué-du-Bois

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The Joué-du-Bois manor was built at the end of the 15th century and surrounded by a moat and towers. Damaged during the Wars of Religion and the Second World War, it was restored and preserved as a historical monument. You can admire the architecture and gardens of the manor, as well as the surrounding village and countryside. The mansion is not open to the public, but you can still enjoy its exterior view from a distance.

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174 km

Château d'Ô

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Private residence which can only be visited a few days a year.

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179 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

145 km

28.9 km

3.47 km

1.19 km

512 m

110 m

Surfaces

161 km

17.9 km

236 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (150 m)

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