Azay-le-Rideau – The Azay Mill loop from Azay-le-Rideau
Azay-le-Rideau – The Azay Mill loop from Azay-le-Rideau
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Azay-le-Rideau – The Azay Mill loop from Azay-le-Rideau
01:41
27.0km
180m
Cycling
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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2.06 km
Renaissance splendor at Azay-le-Rideau
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The historical roots of the moated castle lie in a high medieval castle of the knight Ridel d'Azay, which was razed at the beginning of the 15th century by the later French king Charles VII. Around a century later, between 1518 and 1527, Gilles Berthelot had today's palace built on the site of the old castle. In 1791, through the Raffin family, he came to the Marquis Charles de Biencourt. His descendants sold the property to the French state in 1906, which has owned it ever since.
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2.47 km
Azay-le-Rideau
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3.83 km
Logis Hotel Troglododo
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6.00 km
The Troglodyte Valley of Goupillières
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From the Middle Ages until the last century, peasants from Tours lived in these troglodyte farms.
At that time, the poor people only had their arms for wealth and began to dig the tufa hills to make it their living environment and extract this beautiful limestone which will be used for centuries for the construction of beautiful residences and castles of the Loire.
All the peasants were quarrymen and worked on the extraction of freestone in order to build the castles.
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17.7 km
Wicker Basket Tradition of Villaines-les-Rochers
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18.2 km
Church of St. André
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24.8 km
The Azay Mill
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25.1 km
Saint-Symphorien Church - Azay-le-Rideau
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27.0 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
21.0 km
4.90 km
509 m
381 m
137 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
14.7 km
11.1 km
633 m
346 m
205 m
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Elevation
Highest point (110 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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