Illiers-Combray / Thiron-Gardais

You mainly follow ordinary roads along this stage of La Véloscénie, taking you from the Beauce Plain to the edge of the Perche. Little Thiron-Gardais is a gateway into this beautiful rustic area and provides a surprise with its remarkable abbey and grounds.

Itinerary

You leave Illiers-Combray via a very short cycle track carrying you over a stream.  Then you follow a small road until the intersection with the D 922 road, where you need to pay attention to the traffic. Cycle with caution on the slightly tricky section up to Méréglise. Then you join quiet country roads, crossing two pleasant woods. 

Railway station

Illiers-Combray station : many Express Regional Transport (TER) from and to Chartres

Tourism Offices

Illiers-Combray : +33 2 37 24 24 00

Thiron-Gardais : +33 2 37 49 49 49

Not to miss

Thiron-Gardais : La Grange aux Dîmes, The Abbey Domain – The Royal Military College – The Abbey Gardens.