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Gros Caillou Lake – Château de Dissay loop from Dangé-Saint-Romain

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Gros Caillou Lake – Château de Dissay loop from Dangé-Saint-Romain

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Gros Caillou Lake – Château de Dissay loop from Dangé-Saint-Romain

06:02

105km

380m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.6 km for 53 m

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7.99 km

Camino de Santiago distance sign

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31.3 km

Gros Caillou Lake

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Small lake superbly well laid out with a cycle path, hiking trails, shaded picnic tables, self-service barbecues and a small, not too expensive guinguette.

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39.1 km

Châtellerault is the 2nd city of the department of Vienne, behind Poitiers. With 35,000 inhabitants, the city was home to a very large arms factory which closed in 1968. Many things to see: the Targé castle, the Manu site, the bridges over the Vienne and the guinguettes on the banks of the river. 'water...

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40.6 km

Le Grand Atelier

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Car, motorcycle and bicycle museum, skate park, belvedere, boat rides, National Circus School (renowned circus baccalaureate training).

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59.0 km

Château de Dissay

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It was Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers, brother of Cardinal d'Amboise, minister of Louis XII, at the end of the 15th century, who had this castle built.
The Château de Dissay served as a residence for the bishops of Poitiers until the Revolution, in 1793.
Today it is a superb Chateau hotel near Poitiers with a Spa Hammam and gourmet restaurant. For more information, here is their website: chateaudedissay.com/fr

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