Gennes-Val de Loire Route

A 30km mountain bike route between Gennes-Val de Loire, Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies and Le Thoureil. Dolmens, menhirs, cave dwellings and rural heritage can be explored along this undulating route, which is sure to delight mountain bikers. The route also offers beautiful views of the Loire.

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  • Mountain biking
    Activity: Mountain biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.45 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 3 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 755 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 758 ft

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    Highest point: 295 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 82 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Gennes (Maine-et-Loire) (49350)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.342888° / W 0.231007°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1622SB, 1623SB

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    Type of surface:
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     33% Road  34% Byway  33% Path
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    Bike carrying: Not specified
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the route

Starting point: Place du 19 Mars – Signposting: Brown

(S/E) From the square, cross the avenue and take the Route du Thoureil; continue straight on and turn left before the sewage treatment plant.

(1) Turn right, then left, until you rejoin the road. Turn right, then immediately left.

(2) Continue along the street and turn onto the first path on the right, then left; carry on until you reach the crossroads.

(3) Turn right, then take the path furthest to the right, and carry on to the end.

(4) Turn left, then at the houses at La Pagerie turn right and then right again. Walk past the dolmen and carry on to the junction.

(5) Turn left, keep going straight on until you rejoin the Les Dessus de Bouchet road, and carry on to the crossroads.

(6) Turn right, then immediately left, and carry on straight ahead until you reach the road.

(7) Turn right at the entrance to Sarré and, in the bend, take the path opposite. Return to the road.

(8) Turn left, then right (at the cross) onto the track and carry on until you reach the road.

(9) Turn right, then left onto the path and right again, passing in front of the houses. At the junction, take the path opposite and carry on to the next junction.

(10) Turn left, then right; carry on straight ahead, past the cemetery, and continue to thesecond junction.

(11) Turn right, then take thesecond path on your right and walk past the Dolmen de la Forêt.

(12) Turn left, then left again, and carry on until you reach the road. Cross over to the other side and head to the junction.

(13) Turn left, then right, then left again, and carry on to the junction.

(14) Turn right, then left onto Route de l’Éolienne (D356).

(15) Follow the road furthest to the right, then turn right straight away and carry on along the path to the end.

(16) Turn left, cross the road ahead and follow the path to the crossroads.

(17) Turn right, then right again, and continue along the track to the end.

(18) Turn right, then left onto the road. At the crossroads, turn right onto La Blordière, passing in front of the houses.

(19) Take the path furthest to the left, turn right at the junction and carry on to the cross.

(20) Turn left, then right; carry on, then turn left at the end of the track. Carry on to the crossroads.

(21) Take the path straight ahead, cross the D751, and carry on to the junction.

(22) Turn right, then left, and carry on to the crossroads.

(23) Turn left; at the end of the track, turn right, then right again onto the road. Continue for about 200 metres.

(24) Turn right.

(25) Walk past the Pierre de Nézan then turn right. Carry on to the hairpin bend.

(26) Follow the path furthest to the left and carry on until you reach the road. Head straight ahead, pass the menhirs and continue to the hamlet of Cumeray.

(27) Take the second road on the right, then take the road furthest to the left, turn left onto the track and carry on to the end.

(28) Turn left, carry on to the road, then turn right. Carry on to the junction.

(29) Turn right, then take the path furthest to the left, and carry on until you reach the crossroads.

(30) Turn left, carry on to Route de la Cormerie. Turn right, then left. Carry on to the second junction.

(31) Turn right onto Chemin du Bois Busard. Continue to the road, then turn left and immediately right. Take the first path on your left, then turn right onto Chemin de la Couloire. Follow the Loire and return to the starting point S/E.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 85 ft - Place du 19 Mars - La Loire
  2. 1 : mi 0.52 - alt. 95 ft - Carrefour
  3. 2 : mi 0.96 - alt. 217 ft - Rue des Fiefs
  4. 3 : mi 1.53 - alt. 240 ft - Les Triquentelles
  5. 4 : mi 1.98 - alt. 236 ft - Path on the left
  6. 5 : mi 2.97 - alt. 253 ft - Carrefour
  7. 6 : mi 3.81 - alt. 164 ft - Rue de la Fuie
  8. 7 : mi 4.27 - alt. 174 ft - Rue de la Séguinière
  9. 8 : mi 4.74 - alt. 207 ft - D176
  10. 9 : mi 5.22 - alt. 262 ft - Street on the right
  11. 10 : mi 5.63 - alt. 200 ft - Saint-Pierre-en-Vaux
  12. 11 : mi 6.04 - alt. 272 ft - Path on the right
  13. 12 : mi 7.02 - alt. 246 ft - Turn left onto the path after the - Dolmen de la forêt (Gennes-Val-de-Loire)
  14. 13 : mi 7.82 - alt. 262 ft - Path on the left
  15. 14 : mi 8.5 - alt. 249 ft - Path on the right
  16. 15 : mi 8.75 - alt. 276 ft - D356
  17. 16 : mi 9.45 - alt. 289 ft - Path on the left
  18. 17 : mi 10.04 - alt. 282 ft - Carrefour
  19. 18 : mi 10.56 - alt. 279 ft - Path on the right
  20. 19 : mi 11.08 - alt. 266 ft - La Blordière
  21. 20 : mi 11.6 - alt. 269 ft - Cross - L'Église du Prieuré de Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies
  22. 21 : mi 12.08 - alt. 236 ft - Carrefour
  23. 22 : mi 12.43 - alt. 190 ft - Path on the right
  24. 23 : mi 12.95 - alt. 249 ft - Path on the left
  25. 24 : mi 13.51 - alt. 187 ft - Turn right. Near the - Dolmen de la Bajoulière (Fontaine)
  26. 25 : mi 13.95 - alt. 246 ft - Pierre de Nézan (Fontaine)
  27. 26 : mi 14.25 - alt. 236 ft - Path on the left
  28. 27 : mi 14.86 - alt. 131 ft - Chemin des Ruaux, Cumeray
  29. 28 : mi 15.19 - alt. 217 ft - Path on the left
  30. 29 : mi 15.84 - alt. 102 ft - Path on the right
  31. 30 : mi 16.32 - alt. 236 ft - Path on the left
  32. 31 : mi 16.88 - alt. 184 ft - Chemin du Bois Busard
  33. S/E : mi 18.45 - alt. 85 ft - Place du 19 Mars

Notes

Worth a visit

In Gennes:
- Saint-Vétérin Church
- Saint-Eusèbe Church and its memorial to the Cadets of Saumur
- Gallo-Roman heritage
- the megaliths: the Pagerie dolmen, the Forêt dolmen, the Bouchet menhir
- the Sarré mill

Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies:
- the Romanesque church and the Bollée wind turbine at the Priory of Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies
- the church of Saint-Pierre-en-Vaux
- the Hélice Terrestre de l’Orbière
- the troglodytic dwellings known as ‘plain troglodytes’

Le Thoureil:
- the quays on the Loire and the Thoureil’s maritime heritage
- Saint-Génulf Church (11th–13th centuries)
- the megaliths: the menhir and dolmen at Varennes de Cumeray, and the menhir at La Pierre Longue in Nézan
- The Priory of Bessé

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Romuald49800
Romuald49800

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really good mountain bike route, winding through fields, villages and woods.
It is indeed a difficult route. Two climbs and two rather technical single-track descents.

There are gaps in the signposting in places; I had to check my app several times and retrace my steps to find the route again.

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hu49free.fr
hu49free.fr

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

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davdoue
davdoue

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Please note that some markers are missing on site, so do bring a map or a GPX track with you.

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