Cycle route
La Vallée du Loir à vélo
The quiet river of the Loire valley: cave dwellings, mills, manor houses and tufa-stone villages, from Proust country down to Angers.
Centre-Val de Loire → Pays de la Loire
Where to sleep on La Vallée du Loir à vélo
Halta lists 79 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 53 campsites, 26 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 6 stages of La Vallée du Loir à vélo
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illiers-Combray → Vendôme | 75 km | 175 m |
| 2 | Vendôme → Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 22 km | 161 m |
| 3 | Montoire-sur-le-Loir → La Chartre-sur-le-Loir | 25 km | 85 m |
| 4 | La Chartre-sur-le-Loir → Le Lude | 43 km | 188 m |
| 5 | Le Lude → La Flèche | 24 km | 130 m |
| 6 | La Flèche → Angers | 52 km | 194 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Vallée du Loir à vélo
How many days does La Vallée du Loir à vélo take?
La Vallée du Loir à vélo takes about 4 days, split into 6 stages over 241 km — an average of 60 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Vallée du Loir à vélo?
Halta lists 79 places to sleep within 5 km of La Vallée du Loir à vélo: 53 campsites, 26 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La Vallée du Loir à vélo?
La Vallée du Loir à vélo is rated easy, with 933 m of cumulative elevation gain over 241 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 156 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Vallée du Loir à vélo go?
La Vallée du Loir à vélo runs from Illiers-Combray to Angers, by way of Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Le Lude, La Flèche, across Centre-Val de Loire → Pays de la Loire. It is travelled by bike and totals 241 km split into 6 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après France Vélo Tourisme / La Vallée du Loir à vélo (ODbL). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).