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Voie verte Pré-en-Pail / Mayenne The Greenways of Mayenne
Old railway, Nature & small heritage
47,65 Km
2 h 12 min
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47,65 km cycling route from Pré-en-Pail to Mayenne
From Pré-en-Pail on La Véloscénie, cycle to Mayenne and La Vélo Francette via an old railroad line through the Mayenne countryside. This junction between the two routes offers a pleasant, quiet linear route that reveals the region's agricultural activity and pretty, green landscapes.
Elevation of the stage
Waytypes of the stage
Cycle path: 37,86 km By road: 9,82 km
Surface of the stage
Smooth: 15,31 km Rough: 32,37 km
The route
From Pré-en-Pail you follow La Véloscénie before leaving the route and turning south at Saint-Aignan-de-Couptrain, then following the D533. You join the voie verte at "Le Bois Yon" as far as the entrance to Mayenne.
Milestones and picnic tables on the voie verte.
Don’t miss
Mayenne-town: castle museum 02 43 00 17 17; Chapelle des Calvairiennes; Notre-Dame Basilica; river-boating 02 43 04 19 38 Mémorial des Déportés de la Mayenne (dedicated to those deported in the Second World War) 02 43 08 87 35
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