Bléré – Nitray Dam loop from Esvres-sur-Indre

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Bléré – Nitray Dam loop from Esvres-sur-Indre

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Bléré – Nitray Dam loop from Esvres-sur-Indre

06:07

103km

550m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional Loire-Anjou-Touraine

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.10 km

Montbazon

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Montbazon is a medieval town located on the banks of the Indre River and surrounded by greenery. Its historic center houses an impressive fortress that can be visited both in summer and during the holiday season.

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8.38 km

Bois des Lacs Damour

Forest

22.8 km

Banks of the Indre River

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This quiet road runs along the Indre whose banks have remained wild and connects hamlets surrounded by meadows and forests.

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50.4 km

Le Moulin de Montbazon

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81.4 km

Bléré

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Bléré is a small town with 5,000 inhabitants. It is located on the banks of the Cher in a most bucolic setting and at the intersection of major routes for …

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83.9 km

Château de Fontenay

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This castle cannot be visited, it is a hotel.

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85.7 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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89.3 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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90.3 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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103 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.5 km

17.0 km

16.6 km

932 m

157 m

132 m

122 m

Surfaces

62.4 km

40.4 km

538 m

123 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

16°C

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Comments

July 19, 2023,Schlösser der Loire 4. Etappe: Azay-le-Rideau - Chenonceaux🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️☀️

Today's stage to Chenonceaux was certainly not the nicest of this tour: there was a lot of road and accordingly there was little exciting to see on the way.
We made a short stop at the Chateau Saché, which now houses a small museum. There you could have stayed reading in a deck chair under a maple tree. In any …

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