Une boucle de part et d'autre de la Loire entre Orléans et Meung-sur-Loire

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Une boucle de part et d'autre de la Loire entre Orléans et Meung-sur-Loire à réaliser en deux jours. L'itinéraire reliant Orléans à Meung-sur-Loire emprunte un sentier peu fréquenté, qui épouse la sinuosité des berges de la Loire et du Loiret. De Meung-sur-Loire à Orléans, le GR®3 offre de belles vues sur le patrimoine ligérien : vestiges de la marine de Loire, église de la Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin. La réserve naturelle de Saint-Mesmin, visible des 2 rives, abrite de nombreuses espèces oiseaux.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 39.27 km
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    Average duration: 2 days 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 42 m
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    Descent: - 45 m
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    Highest point: 105 m
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    Lowest point: 80 m

Photos

Église Saint-Mesmin de La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
Le chemin à la Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin
La réserve naturelle de Saint-Mesmin (08/01/2019)
La Loire à Saint-Ay

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

  1. S

    D'Orléans à Meung-sur-Loire par les berges de la Loire et du Loiret

    ↔20.25 km ↗24 m ↘34 m
    L'itinéraire emprunte un sentier peu fréquenté longeant la rive gauche de la Loire, ainsi que les berges de la Pie et du Loiret. C'est l'occasion de découvrir la réserve naturelle de l'Île de Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin habitée par de nombreuses espèces d'oiseaux migrateurs et sédentaires.
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  2. E
    De Meung-sur-Loire à Orléans par le GR®3

    From Meung-sur-Loire to Orléans via the GR®3

    ↔19.01 km ↗18 m ↘11 m
    TheGR®®3offers beautiful views of the royal river and its islands. Running along the right bank of the Loire, it reveals some vestiges of the Loire's maritime past, the cellars where wine was stored and the wine press house, not to mention the magnificent church of La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin overlooking the river.
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Notes

La randonnée peut éventuellement être prolongée jusqu'à Beaugency en suivant l'itinéraire La Loire entre Meung-sur-Loire et Beaugency, l'occasion de visiter ces deux villes médiévales. Elle se fait dans ce cas au cours de trois journées.

Tant Meung-sur-Loire que Beaugency disposent de nombreux hébergements.

Worth a visit

La randonnée sera l'occasion de visiter Meung-sur-Loire et, le cas échéant, Beaugency, deux villes médiévales qui témoignent de la richesse de leur passé.

La réserve naturelle de Saint Mesmin, longue de 9 km, se situe entre Orléans et Meung-sur-Loire. Les rives ainsi que les îles du fleuve y sont protégées. Elles hébergent une faune exceptionnelle.

Bercée par la Loire, la ville d'Orléans est l’une des plus vieilles cités de France, où l’Histoire, Jeanne d’Arc et la Loire occupent une place importante. La Cathédrale Sainte-Croix, merveille de l’architecture gothique révèle à elle seule toute la richesse patrimoniale de la cité.

 Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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