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Pays de la Loire

Château d'Ancenis – The blue train loop from Ancenis

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Road cycling routes
France
Pays de la Loire

Château d'Ancenis – The blue train loop from Ancenis

Moderate

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Château d'Ancenis – The blue train loop from Ancenis

02:27

59.5km

300m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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After 37.4 km for 121 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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580 m

Saint-Pierre Church of Ancenis

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The Saint-Pierre d'Ancenis church is in the Gothic style. The bell tower is the main entrance, the base is Gallo-Roman and supports a narthex with 15th century buttresses. The "clock tower" dates from the 19th century.

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1.04 km

Château d'Ancenis

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Beautiful small fortified castle, unfortunately wedged between the two main roads of the city and therefore not highlighted too much.

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11.0 km

Bois de la Villejégu

Forest

4

17.9 km

Saint-Mathurin chapel

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Medieval chapel. 11th century according to the sign. Later according to other sources.
You will find a bakery nearby and a water tap in the adjoining cemetery, at the entrance on Rue Vieillevigne.

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37.5 km

The blue train

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Along the greenway you will find a wagon topped with a Brau harvester. These harvesters, manufactured not far away in Saint Marc la Jaille, were transported by train to Nantes. The train was therefore nicknamed the blue train.

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42.5 km

The church was reopened in 2017 after a year of closure for essential safety work (consolidation of the vaults).
At the beginning of the 17th century, the Bourdinière church had …

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49.1 km

Saint Peter and Saint Paul are the pillars of the Catholic, One, Holy and Apostolic Church. From the earliest times, Peter and Paul debated among themselves and sometimes corrected each …

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59.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.9 km

3.85 km

3.77 km

656 m

233 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.1 km

4.18 km

225 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Monday 18 May

19°C

11°C

89 %

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