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Centre-Val de Loire
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Azay-Sur-Cher

Nitray Dam – View of the Cher River loop from Azay-sur-Cher

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Centre-Val de Loire
Tours
Azay-Sur-Cher

Nitray Dam – View of the Cher River loop from Azay-sur-Cher

Easy

4.9

(10)

177

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Nitray Dam – View of the Cher River loop from Azay-sur-Cher

01:50

43.7km

210m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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7.86 km

La Maison du Passeur Café

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Meals, snacks, a good quality bike pump and some tools for cyclists, even paddles to rent if you want to do something else.
Open in the summer, the Café du …

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8.00 km

Château de Fontenay

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This castle cannot be visited, it is a hotel.

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13.4 km

Nitray Dam

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The Nitray dam is a needle dam established on the Cher.

Built in 1841, it was intended to make the Cher navigable. However, the sharp drop in river traffic during …

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16.9 km

Coeur de France by bike

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5

17.3 km

View of the Cher River

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This bridge offers a superb view of the Cher. The lane is quite narrow, so watch out for cars.

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18.2 km

Cher à Vélo Cycle Path

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At the moment Cher on a closed bike from the Lac des Peuraies in Tours towards Veretz.

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25.8 km

Val de Cher Greenway

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Departing from Balzac Island, a good option for leaving the city on a paved route and on a clean road.
The route continues to Montrichard on a greenway/clean lane/small road.

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38.5 km

Véretz

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Véretz and its 5,000 inhabitants constitute a small, quiet town on the banks of the Cher. A few shops enliven its town center. The “Château de Véretz”, rebuilt in the …

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43.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

11.3 km

10.3 km

2.91 km

446 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.1 km

8.40 km

142 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 14 July

36°C

20°C

82 %

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