The cycle route starts at Vieux Pont and follows La Vélo Francette to the connection with the voie verte, now equipped with directional signs to Segré. With its compacted stabilized surface, this green ribbon joins Segré-en-Anjou-bleu (Maine-et-Loire). The route offers alternating views of woods, pastures and farmland, before crossing the old railway viaduct overlooking the Oudon and the town of Segré.

Mostly a greenway, built on the right-of-way of a former railroad line, this section between Segré and Pouancé runs along ridge lines, offering unobstructed views of the Anjou bleu bocage, punctuated by beautiful homes, model farms and 19th-century châteaux. Slate and iron ore extraction shafts and small working-class towns bear witness to the intense mining activity of the 19th and 20th centuries. Before continuing on to Chateaubriant and the Vilaine valley, make a stopover in Pouancé, Petite Cité de Caractère®, to discover its heritage and medieval fortress, or enjoy the shady banks of the Etang Saint-Aubin.

Continuing on to Châteaubriant, following in the footsteps of former railway workers, you'll discover a number of landscape windows typical of northern Loire-Atlantique, shaped over the years! From Pouancé to Châteaubriant, the route is laid out on a former railroad line.