cycling routes around Saumur
Moulin2Roues to Montreuil Bellay, Brézé (Loop)
Cafe
Ice cream shop
Bakery
Canoe rental
Castle
Wine tasting
This is a great route for a bit of quiet cycling with very little traffic. Opportunity to have an ice-cream, hot or cold drink at Moulin2Roues, and maybe a snack at the nice restaurant in Montreuil Bellay. There is of course the 2 chateaux to see and potentially visit.
Moulin2Roues offers bed and breakfast accommodation in a restored water mill on the River Thouet, within the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park near Saumur. The property features individually styled rooms and suites, all with private bathrooms and river views, some with small kitchen facilities. Guests can enjoy breakfast prepared to order using local produce, served in-room or on the riverside terrace. The setting allows for direct access to nature, with frequent sightings of birds such as herons and kingfishers. Located on both the Vélo Francette and Thouet à Vélo routes, it is well suited to cyclists, with opportunities to combine riding with canoeing or kayaking on the river.
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This section consists of very quiet roads through small villages with about 250m along a non-vehicular path. You will pass along rows and rows of vines, and fields of typically sunflowers, poppies and corn.
You are able to follow the green arrows as this track is part of La Velo Francette and Thouet a velo bike routes - and is signposted.
The Château de Montreuil-Bellay is a striking medieval powerhouse turned elegant Renaissance residence. Perched above the Thouet River, this "fortress-palace" is defined by its massive defensive walls and 15 formidable towers. Within its 600-meter perimeter, visitors discover a rare architectural blend: the rugged 15th-century "Grand Châtelet" and the refined "Châteauneuf" apartments.
Famous for its exceptionally preserved vaulted kitchens and underground cellars, the estate remains a living piece of history. Beyond its stones, it is a renowned wine estate, offering tastings of AOC Saumur wines produced on-site, perfectly merging military history with French art de vivre.
Mostly cycling through fields or alongside the forest, in the early summer corn and sunflowers turn the route yellow!
A very different experience from the others, Chateau de Brézé isnt just large dining halls, big bathrooms and tapestries. There's an even bigger world underground! Built into the tuffeau caves are wine making, baking, kitchens, stables - its like it was an under ground village! This chateau is probably the best for kids as its not just history, its an adventure.
A short route takes you from the mill to the small town of Brézé. Aprart from the obvious Chateau experience, there are several winemakers offering tastings and a cafe/ restaurant & bar.
.. and back where you started from
We can deliver your bikes to the start point and collect them from you at the end
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