Route Turquant – Fontevraud Tour

Nestled between the Loire and the hillsides, explore some of the most beautiful villages in France. Turquant, an exceptional troglodyte site on the Saumur hillside; Montsoreau and its château, one of the most beautiful villages in France and a ‘petite cité de caractère’; Fontevraud and its Royal Abbey; the confluence of the Loire and the Vienne rivers; and the superb panoramic view at Candes-Saint-Martin.

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  • Mountain biking
    Activity: Mountain biking
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    Distance: 14.73 mi
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    Duration according to the author: 2.5 hrs 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 518 ft
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    Descent: - 522 ft

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    Highest point: 364 ft
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    Lowest point: 92 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Turquant (49730)
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    Start/End: N 47.223969° / E 0.029101°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 1623ET, 1623SB, 1624SB, 1724SB

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    Type of surface: Not specified
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    Bike carrying: Not specified
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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Description of the route

Starting point: Service area (Turquant) – Signposting: Brown

(S/E) From the service area, turn right, then immediately right again. Continue along Rue Château Gaillard. Carry on to the junction.

(1) Take the path furthest to the left and turn left straight away; carry on straight ahead until you reach the crossroads.

(2) Turn left and take the path through the vineyards. At the end, turn right and, at the crossroads, head straight ahead. Carry on to the junction.

(3) Turn left, go under the power lines and rejoin the Route des Vins. Turn left, then immediately right, and go under the power lines again. Carry on to the Carrefour de la Pierre Percée.

(4) Turn left and, at the crossroads straight ahead, carry on to the road. Turn left again and then immediately right. Carry on to the end of the track.

(5) Turn left, carry on straight ahead following the path furthest to the left, and continue to the Plaine des Joncs crossroads.

(6) Turn right and carry on until you reach the first path on the right.

(7) Turn right and, at the end of the track, turn left then immediately right. At the crossroads, carry straight on. Return to the main road and continue to the first junction with the tracks.

(8) Turn left, then take thesecond track on the left and carry on until you reach the houses at Socraie.

(9) Turn right, then left; cross the D947 and carry on straight ahead until you reach the crossroads.

(10) Turn right and carry on to the Place du 8 mai 1945.

(11) Turn left, then right, then left again to take Allée Sainte-Catherine. Carry on to Place des Plantagenêts, cross the road and take Avenue Rochechouart.

(12) Turn right, then left. Then turn right onto the first road. Return to Rue de l’Hermitage.

(13) Turn left and follow the left-hand-most road. Carry on to the junction at the end of the road.

(14) Turn left and then immediately right. Ignore the first two junctions and return to the main road. Cross over to the opposite side and rejoin the main road again.

(15) Turn left, carry on straight ahead and follow the path furthest to the left in front of you just before the bend. Go to the end.

(16) Turn left, then right, and at the junction turn left. Take the first path on the right. Continue to Rue de Cumelle.

(17) Turn left, then right, cross the D751 and carry on straight ahead to the end of the track.

(18) Turn left, follow the River Vienne, and carry on until you reach the road. Turn left and head for the roundabout.

(19) Take the first exit off the roundabout and carry on straight ahead until you reach the junction. Take the Route de Compostelle straight ahead. Carry on until you reach the junction.

(20) Turn left. At the first junction, go straight ahead and carry on to the next one.

(21) Turn right, then immediately left. Carry on straight ahead past the cemetery. At the junction, turn right and carry on to the next junction.

(22) Take the second street on the left. At the junction, carry on straight ahead, then take the first left. Turn right onto Chemin du Coteau. Carry on until you reach the hairpin bend.

(23) Turn slightly left, then take thesecond path on the right and rejoin the road.

(24) Turn left, then right at the crossroads. Next, turn right at thesecond street, then immediately left. At the park house, rejoin the road and turn right. After the campsite, take the path on the right. Follow the Loire, go under the bridge, then take the fifth path on the left. Continue on to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 105 ft - Service area (Turquant)
  2. 1 : mi 0.36 - alt. 121 ft - Rue Château Gaillard
  3. 2 : mi 0.6 - alt. 203 ft - At the junction opposite Rue de la Matinière
  4. 3 : mi 1.06 - alt. 256 ft - Path on the left
  5. 4 : mi 2.24 - alt. 328 ft - Carrefour de la Pierre Percée
  6. 5 : mi 2.99 - alt. 305 ft - Path on the left
  7. 6 : mi 3.29 - alt. 299 ft - Carrefour de la Plaine des Joncs
  8. 7 : mi 3.97 - alt. 236 ft - Path on the right
  9. 8 : mi 4.75 - alt. 282 ft - Carrefour
  10. 9 : mi 5.35 - alt. 203 ft - Turn right onto the street in Socraie
  11. 10 : mi 5.62 - alt. 203 ft - Rue des Perdrielles
  12. 11 : mi 5.9 - alt. 279 ft - Avenue du 11 Novembre 1918
  13. 12 : mi 6.13 - alt. 253 ft - Place des Blattiers - Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud
  14. 13 : mi 6.7 - alt. 256 ft - Notre-Dame de Pitié
  15. 14 : mi 7.13 - alt. 262 ft - Path on the left
  16. 15 : mi 8.46 - alt. 220 ft - Path on the left at Le Muger
  17. 16 : mi 8.92 - alt. 272 ft - Path on the left along the banks of the Vienne
  18. 17 : mi 9.59 - alt. 240 ft - Rue de Cumelle
  19. 18 : mi 9.98 - alt. 98 ft - Path on the left
  20. 19 : mi 10.89 - alt. 118 ft - Roundabout
  21. 20 : mi 11.3 - alt. 115 ft - Route de Compostelle
  22. 21 : mi 11.51 - alt. 210 ft - Street on the right
  23. 22 : mi 12.01 - alt. 105 ft - Carrefour
  24. 23 : mi 12.33 - alt. 174 ft - Chemin du Coteau
  25. 24 : mi 12.51 - alt. 138 ft - Rue André Obey - La Loire
  26. S/E : mi 14.73 - alt. 105 ft - Service area (Turquant)

Notes

Worth a visit

Turquant:
- Village of Artistic Crafts and ‘Petite Cité de Caractère’
- Interpretive trail
- Troglodyte of the ‘pommes tapées’

Montsoreau:
- Charming Little Town
- Panoramic view of the Loire
- Castle
- Regional Nature Park Centre
- Mushroom farm

Fontevraud:
- Royal Abbey

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 1 review

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
kartavan
kartavan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk done in two stages, with a picnic lunch in TURQUAND, where we’d left the car.

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