Canals & intimate rivers
57,51 Km
3 h 50 min
I cycle often
57,51 km cycling route from Châtellerault to Lussac-les-Châteaux
Châtellerault boasts an impressive historical legacy and on a stopover here you can even discover its industrial heritage. As well as the charming town centre where the fully restored Italian-style Blossac Theatre stands out alongside Renaissance-style monuments, the former arms factory, with its two imposing brick chimneys, also grabs visitors’ attention. Continuing along the Scandibérique, many surprises await, notably at Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, with Le Pinail Nature Reserve, or then at Chauvigny, its medieval centre rising from its rocky outcrop. Lastly comes Lussac-les-Châteaux and the five mighty pillars of the former drawbridge to its single château!
Elevation of the stage
111 m 143 m
Waytypes of the stage
Cycle path: 2,68 km By road: 54,83 km
Surface of the stage
Smooth: 54,94 km Unknown: 2,57 km
The route
More or less following the banks of the Vienne River, going via minor roads or county roads, in the main. Take particular care at the following junctions: with the RD3 road at Bonneuil-Matours; with the RD951a at Chauvigny; and with the N147 at Lussac-les-Châteaux. Signposted EV3.
Surfacing smooth: asphalt.
Trains
- Train stations at Châtellerault and Lussac-les-Châteaux
Don’t miss
- Châtellerault: its heritage, including industrial
- Vouneuil-sur-Vienne: the Réserve Naturelle du Pinail; the Moulin de Chitré
- Château de Touffou and its gardens
- Chauvigny: the historic medieval centre
- Civaux: the Musée Archéologique; Planète des Crocodiles
- Lussac-les-Châteaux: Musée de la Préhistoire
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