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Pierre Blanche Cliff – The Mother loop from Les Essarts

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Pierre Blanche Cliff – The Mother loop from Les Essarts

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Pierre Blanche Cliff – The Mother loop from Les Essarts

01:19

15.4km

310m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.24 km for 201 m

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862 m

Route along the Mère River in the Mervent-Vouvant Forest

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Pretty shaded road which crosses the national forest of Mervent-Vouvant. It runs alongside then crosses the Mother which brings a welcome freshness in summer.

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4.45 km

Pierre Blanche Cliff

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6.71 km

The great calm

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10.8 km

The Mother

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Viewpoint by large crucifix on outskirts of Mervent giving lovely views over Vendee river valley

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10.8 km

Steep climb in Mervent — 21%

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Only a 500m climb but it averages 10% and peaks at 21% around the second bend. A great hill to attack full gas and beat the KOM.

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11.4 km

Mervent Old Castle Park

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Here, the remains of the ramparts of the Lusignan castle, a medieval fortress, built at the end of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. All that …

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11.5 km

View of the Valley from the Castle Park

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dominant view over the valley, magnificent!

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15.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.27 km

3.35 km

2.91 km

1.89 km

Surfaces

7.71 km

5.79 km

944 m

505 m

461 m

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Thursday 3 September

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Pierre Blanche Cliff – The Mother loop from Les Essarts

Route along the Mère River in the Mervent-Vouvant Forest

Pierre Blanche Cliff

The great calm

The Mother

Steep climb in Mervent — 21%

Mervent Old Castle Park

View of the Valley from the Castle Park

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