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Nitray Dam – Château de Fontenay loop from Montlouis

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Nitray Dam – Château de Fontenay loop from Montlouis

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Nitray Dam – Château de Fontenay loop from Montlouis

03:22

55.5km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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Train Station

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9.70 km

Path of the castles - Château de Leugny

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... with a huge property - 36 hectares!
You can even rent a room or apartment here for the night.
Here is the homepage: - watch the video - it …

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11.8 km

Nitray Dam

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The Nitray dam is a needle dam established on the Cher.

Built in 1841, it was intended to make the Cher navigable. However, the sharp drop in river traffic during …

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21.5 km

Lock and riverside scenery along the Cher

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The Loire and its tributaries are a wonderful cycling area. The route now follows the Cher towards Tours. Leisure captains and lock keepers wave to the cyclists. Cycling is a relaxing pleasure here.

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25.6 km

Superb view of the Château de Chenonceau

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It goes on gravel, but if you are careful it can be done for a few meters on the way to see the castle from its best point of view!

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26.1 km

View of Chenonceau Castle from the cycle path

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Chenonceau Castle has the unique feature of being built partly on a bridge spanning the Cher River. It was Catherine de Medici who, wishing to have sumptuous parties, was at …

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38.3 km

Château de Fontenay

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This castle cannot be visited, it is a hotel.

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40.2 km

Path of the castles - even the little ones!

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Here you can photograph endless castles, both large and small.
I wasn't able to photograph all of them - I wasn't allowed to stop that often!

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44.8 km

Châteaux Trail

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This beautiful path crosses shady woods, the path is generally smooth (it is unpaved however), can be muddy if it rains.
There are many places to stop along the way, …

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55.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

9.51 km

6.32 km

4.51 km

2.47 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.0 km

12.9 km

3.43 km

1.82 km

337 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 1 July

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May 19, 2023,Frankreich-Rundfahrt 🇫🇷 Etappe 18: Abstecher zum Schloß Chenonceau

As already said, we hadn't gotten any accommodation over the Ascension weekend around the Loire Castles. All of France is on the move. With luck 🍀 we found a hotel in Tours and booked it for 3 nights.

So today we interrupted our route tour and first made a detour to the beautiful river Cher without luggage.

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Nitray Dam – Château de Fontenay loop from Montlouis

Path of the castles - Château de Leugny

Nitray Dam

Lock and riverside scenery along the Cher

Superb view of the Château de Chenonceau

View of Chenonceau Castle from the cycle path

Château de Fontenay

Path of the castles - even the little ones!

Châteaux Trail

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