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France
New Aquitaine
Angoulême
Vars

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vars

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
New Aquitaine
Angoulême
Vars

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vars

Hard

7

riders

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey – Vindelle Swimming Area loop from Vars

03:47

60.8km

340m

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: June 22, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

4.05 km

The Quai de Montignac

Highlight • River

A street overlooking the Charente River, named "Le Quai." Very clear thanks to its limestone paving, it features a boat ramp and a staircase creating a beach on this quiet street.

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2

5.90 km

Saint-Amant Abbey Church

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An imposing sight within this small village, the abbey is easy to find. Built in the 11th century, this abbey was only finally completed in 1170 by Eleanor of Aquitaine. …

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16.0 km

Forêt de Boixe

Forest

4

22.4 km

Saint-Amant-de-Boixe Abbey

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On the route of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, the fortified abbey remains an imposing building of Romanesque style that can be discovered from the high paths around the village.
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27.1 km

Vars Washhouse

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Sheltered washhouse flush with the Charente, near the church of St-Denis de Vars, but offset from the Rouillac road.

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6

33.1 km

Former priory linked to Saint-Amand-de-Boixe, given to the abbey by Guillaume IV, count of Angoulême, before 1030. A campaign of works is attested in the 17th century and restorations in …

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33.3 km

Vindelle Swimming Area

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A protected area sheltered from poplars, the beach is equipped and swimming in the Charente is supervised in summer.
for long excursions, possibility to eat on site.

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33.3 km

Vindelle Dam

Highlight • Monument

42.1 km

La Touvre

Lake

10

46.4 km

With this fresco, Nicolas de Crécy delivered an element of Volume III of his Celestial Bibendum. This work 33 meters high and 9.20 meters wide is an evocation of the …

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60.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.7 km

9.39 km

3.90 km

1.92 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

38.5 km

13.8 km

5.03 km

3.56 km

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Saturday 4 July

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