Crazannes Castle – Superb castle loop from Taillebourg
Crazannes Castle – Superb castle loop from Taillebourg
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Crazannes Castle – Superb castle loop from Taillebourg
01:29
19.8km
90m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: June 22, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 10.1 km for 96 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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10.1 km
The Port-d'Envaux public garden
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10.5 km
Les Canotiers Riverside Restaurant & Swimming Spot
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10.5 km
Refreshing swim in the Charente, water approx. 22°.
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12.2 km
From tar to trail - the very definition of Gravel
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12.4 km
Crazannes Castle
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14.3 km
Sainte-Madeleine Church of Crazannes
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Two old washhouses are located in the town of Crazannes: one near the village, and the other in the hamlet of Cléré.
In the heart of the village, the Pierreux house in typical Charentais style opens its doors to you. It highlights the life of these hardworking men who shaped the freestone quarries. Visitable all summer.
The Crazannes quarries are located a few kilometers from Crazannes. This nature center created in 1997 provides a free museum space on the motorway service area presenting the stone quarries and a protected area of the Crazannes quarries for paid guided tours.
The quarries are gradually covered with a carpet of greenery. Tall trees grow above dark, deep gorges. This shade keeps the temperature constant and the humidity high. The resurgence of the water table waters lush vegetation. The ivy runs everywhere, on the cliffs as on the trees, and goes down to the ground. It is accompanied by the vine-white clematis, which climbs to attack the highest branches in order to capture a little light. But the quarries are also covered with a carpet of centipede ferns that are usually found at the bottom of the deepest pits. In the drier areas, you can come across orchids like the "hanging man" or the Ophrys bee.
Hidden by the mysteries of Crazannes, animals roam the quarries, from mammals (badgers, deer, genets, foxes...) to batrachians (agile frogs, salamanders...), including nocturnal and diurnal birds (owls owls, short-toed eagle, etc.).
Fort Boyard and Fort Liédot are among the many structures built with Crazannes stone. The stone was exported and constitutes one of the materials used for the construction or the ornament of emblematic monuments such as the cathedral of Cologne or the White House.
The castles of Crazannes and Panloy are nearby.
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15.2 km
Superb castle
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19.8 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.70 km
8.45 km
2.57 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.13 km
6.21 km
4.78 km
1.72 km
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