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The way points of this bicycle route:

Loches

Exit Camping la Citadelle.

TR onto Rue Quintefol.

TR at Place Quintefol just befor Hotel Georges Sands.

Cross river, pass through car park into Allee du Maquis Cesario.

Pass football ground on RHS. Pass under railway line into Chemin de la Prairie de la Foire.

TJ TR into Rue des Ponts.

Cross railway line and river into Rue du Docteur Martinais.

Beaulieu-les-Loches

Road becomes Rue Brulee.

XR TL into Rue Bourgeoise. (Follow main road markings)

Fork left into Rue Basse.

Roundabout TR (1st. Exit)

Roundabout TL (2nd. Exit) D764.

Roundabout SO (2nd. Exit) D764.

TL into Route Forestiere Gabrielle d'Estrees. (Forest road).

6 way junction. SO

8 Way junction SO. Board with orienteering details RHS. Track marked No Through Rd after 400m.

6 way junction. Turn half left to head North.

TJ TR onto road. Forest on RHS no trees LHS.

TJ TL (Road SO goses into Farm)

XR Fork Left. (House & Yard RHS. SO leads to farm)

Follow track round to left. Farm buildings LHS.

Croix-des-Vaux

TJ TR

TL as main road bears right.

XR TR (Road SO leads to D31)

Coudray

Pass through village.

Luzille

XR SO into Rue bretonneau.

TJ TL & immediately TR into Rue de la Poste to pass around Church keeping it on RHS.

Tj TL into Rue de Chenonceaux.

TJ TL into Vallee des Moreaux. (Sports pitch LHS as you turn).

Follow road round to right. Ignore turning L to Bois Joubert.

Pass under newly constructed autoroute.

Pass lake on LHS.

Francueil

XR SO Stay in Rue du Moulin Neuf.

TL into square. Church on RHS.

At end of square take centre exit Rue des Ouldes.

Pass cemetary on your RHS.

XR SO to cross D976/E604 into D80.

Chisseau

Cross river and railway line.

TJ TL into Rue de l'Europe D40.

Bear Left into Rue du Chateau.

Chenonceaux

Take time to explore the Chateau. Toilets at ticket office.

Exit chateau grounds via Avenue of trees.

TJ TR into Rue du Docteur Bretonneau.

TJ Bear right to follow main road.

XR TR into Rue de la Gare. D80 (This is the road you arrived on).

Cross railway line.

Cross River.

XR SO Cross E604/D976 into Rue des Ouldes.

Francueil

TJ TL at end of square into Rue du Moulin Neuf.

Road becomes Rue du Chateau d'Eau.

Follow main road round to right. Triangle of grass on LHS.

Fork Left.

TL to pass between buildings. (Follow main road).

Approaching village pass over small stream and TR before first large house on right.

Approaching village cross small stream. TR just before first house on right.

TJ TR

Pass under newly constructed autoroute.

TL as road bears right. Small grass triangle in road. Road immediately bears right with buildings on LHS. If you come to a large T Junction you have gone too far.

Epeigne-les-Bois

TJ TR

TJ TR to follow main road.

TL to follow main road into village.

TL into village square.

At end of square TR.

Fork left. Ignore road to Right. Small vineyards on LHS just before and after turning.

Tj TR onto D764 towards La Liege.

Le Liege

XR SO Rue du Monumont de la Resistance.

XR SO into Rue Principale.Pass through village on D764.

XR SO As main road bears left continue straight into Rue du Chateau d'Eau. Ignore Left turn (Route d'Arpigny).

XR SO (More like fork with small track to left. To the right is the hamlet of le Peu).

XR TL towards Les Chenes.(Straight on has hedge on RHS).

Junction of several tracks. Keep following road as it swings slightly left.

TJ TR Grounds of Chateau de Rassay on RHS.

Road swings sharp right before coming to road at next point.

TJ TR onto D10. (Towards St. Quentin-sur-Indrois).

Trees to right and left with stream on left. As you exit tress look for next crossroads.

XR TL to go back into trees.

Cross sream and follow road round to right.

XR TR (There is a lone tree 73 metres ahead on LHS of straight on road).

XR TL Track to right leads to farm. This is the point where you turned left earlier in the ride.

TL into track in trees 175 metres from end of trees RHS.

6 way junction in clearing. Turn half right.

8 way junction in clearing. Continue SO.

6 Way junction. SO. Route Forestiere Gabrielle d'Estriere.

TJ TR onto D764

Roundabout SO (2nd. Exit) into Route de Courberie.

Roundabout SO (2nd. Exit) (1st. Exit goes into small car park) still D764 Route de Courberie

Roundabout TR (3rd. Exit) into Rue des Ees.

Road becomes Rue Basse.

Road bears left into Rue Bourgeoise.

Beaulieu-les-Loches

XR TR into Rue Brulee (D760) Follows main road markings.

Road becomes Rue du Docteur Martinais.

TL after crossing river and railway line into Chemin de la Prairie de la Foire.

Pass under railway line.

Loches

Cross river and TL at Place Quintefol into Rue Quintefol.

TL into car park

Camping la Citadelle.

End of ride.

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