Nature & small heritage
57,24 Km
3 h 48 min
I cycle a lot
57,24 km cycling route from La Châtre to Boussac
Your cycling journey along the Indre à Vélo cycle route continues through hillier terrain and traditional hedge-divided fields. This stage brings you closer to the foothills of the Massif Central, leading you to the source of the Indre River at Saint-Priest-la-Marche. Crossing into the département (or county) of Creuse, the Tour de Creuse à Vélo cycle route now becomes the guiding thread up to the next stopover town. All around, nature and greenery dominate. Following in the footsteps of novelist George Sand, enjoy a halt in Boussac with its perched château, in a place where she loved to stay.
Elevation of the stage
368 m 511 m
Waytypes of the stage
By road: 57,24 km
Surface of the stage
Smooth: 57,24 km
The route
Itinéraire balisé sur départementales et petites routes.
Links
Between La Châtre and Briantes, the Indre à Vélo cycle route crosses the Saint-Jacques à Vélo - Via Vézelay cycle route linking Vézelay in Burgundy to Limoges.
Around Boussac, you join the Tour de Creuse à Vélo cycle route up to Chambon-sur-Voueize.
Don't miss :
- La Châtre: Le Pont aux Laies
- Pouligny-Notre-Dame (6 km away): Gazeau Tower, Ligny leisure centre
- Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre: Place de la Halle, Museum "Maison de Jour de Fête", terrace of the castle
- Saint-Priest-la-Marche: Source of the Indre
- Boussac-Bourg: fresh blueberries from Trimoulet
- Boussac: Boussac castle
SNCF :
- Nearest train station: Lavaufranche (TER line Montluçon <> Guéret)
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