Bike escapade in the heart of Chambord country
- 4 days / 4 days riding
- / ref. M3
- / Difficulty Easy
- / Star tour
Your bike stay in the heart of the chateaux country:
Stay in an elegant rural inn, perfectly located in the heart of the chateaux country: between Blois and Chambord!
Enjoy several bike excursions offering different landscapes, between forests, vineyards and Loire river … and discover the prestigious chateaux such as Chambord, Cheverny or Chaumont-sur-Loire.
Tour highlights
- The elegance and tranquility of your acccommodation, in the heart of a beautiful countryside
- Taste the Cheveny's wines !
- About 3 or 4 bike excursions in varied landscapes: Chambord forest, vineyards and Loire banks
Day 1 Arrival in Chitenay + Bike excursion to Cheverny | 22 km
Take advantage of the day by doing your 1st bike excursion to Cheverny:
Your itinerary leads you to the Château de Cheverny, well-known for its sumptuously furnished and decorated apartments, which inspired Hergé’s vision of Marlinspike in the adventures of Tintin!
And don’t hesitate to stop for a visit to a local wine producer to sample a glass of Cheverny Blanc.
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Free visit of the chateau remarkable for its sumptuously furnished apartments… and where always lives the same heir family since VI centuries!
This chateau inspired Hergé for Captain Haddock’s Marlinspike. Get out the fairy tale, truly to live life size the famous Tintin adventures thanks to interactive exhibition.
Day 2 Excursion to Chambord | 56 km
Cycle through the impressive Domain of Chambord forest, where the most famous and majestic château of the Loire Valley is settled: in its Renaissance splendour, the Château de Chambord boasts no less than 440 rooms.
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Free visit of the chateau, the Renaissance Splendour built for the glory of François Ist. Chambord boasts 440 rooms and 282 chimneys, it’s the most impressive and prestigious from the Loire Valley. And take time to enjoy the new French style gardens.
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Discover and taste the ‘Cheverny’ appellation wines, in the cellar of a winegrower or at the Cheverny wine house.
Day 3 Excursion to Chaumont-sur-Loire | 37 km
Passing by the countryside routes before reaching the Loire banks at Chaumont-sur-Loire where you can visit the nice Château overlooking the Loire. The ‘garden festival’ where you will be able to admire different interpretations of artistic garden compositions based on a common theme takes place every year in its majestic park.
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Free chateau entrance which proudly dominates the town and the river and where Catherine de Médicis queen lived.
Follow on your visit discovering the extraordinary International Garden Festival. It’s a real laboratory for contemporary gardens where many landscape creators challenge their imagination with originality.
Day 4 Excursion to Blois | 33 km
Cycle Through the forest to finally reach the Loire river banks and the nice town of Blois, worth visiting for its old district and also for its château offering a brilliant illustration of the evolution of French architecture from the Middle Ages to the 17th century.
To discover the town and all its secrets, you can follow our “Blois Discovery Walk”, available via our app.
Departure at the end of the day.
Possibility to add an extra night in Chitenay.
The little extra with Biking France (optional):
Our « Visit Package », with entrance fees to
. Domaine de Chambord (chateau & gardens)
. château de Cheverny + “The Secrets of Marlinspike Hall” exhibition
. Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire (château + Garden Festival)
+ a wine tasting in Cheverny
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Your accommodation
• 3 nights with breakfasts (accommodation in a two-person bedroom)
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2 dinners (drinks not included)
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Equipped cycle rental for 4 days
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A personalized travel app, including all your cycling stages as well as tourist and practical information
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City taxes
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Hotline 7 days a week
• 1 dinner / Lunches / Drinks
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Tickets to attractions, tours of attractions, tasting
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Optional insurances (Cancellation Insurance OR Tranquility Insurance)
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Single room supplement (3 nights included)
from 3 to 11 years old : - 20%
from 12 to 15 years old : - 10%
(Children's discounts only apply when triple or quadruple rooms are occupied by at least 2 people paying the full rate)
VTC GITANE bike - 21 speed gears
(bike included in this tour)
A bike that favors an upright, comfortable position, ideal for leisure riding.
OPEN frame, until 1m83
CLOSED frame, from 1m83
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 front pannier with a map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 smartphone holder
- 1 lock
- 1 bottle cage
Helmet not provided.
SCOTT Sub Sport 20 - 27 speed gears
A “sport” bike that favors a more athletic position and riding style.
OPEN frame, until 1m83
CLOSED frame, from 1m83
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 front pannier with a map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 smartphone holder
- 1 lock
- 1 bottle cage
Helmet not provided.
MOUSTACHE e-bike
OPEN frame
- 1 rear pannier
- 1 front pannier with a map holder
- 1 repair kit
- 1 smartphone holder
- 1 lock
Helmet not provided.
(These models of e-bikes may be replaced by another one, similar)
Equipment & Bike for children
We provide bikes and equipment for children such as :
- children’s bike
(from 16 to 24 inches – from 1,05m to 1,45m / from 3’5’’ to 4’9’’)
- “follow-me” tandem
(for children from 5 to 8 years old – about 1,05m / 1,30m – from 3’5’’ to 4’4’’)
The “follow-me” is a clever coupling device that allows you to attach the child’s bike to your bike with ease. It can be removed easily to let the child ride alone.
- trailer
(for baby or 25 kg maximum children)
- baby seat
(for baby or 22 kg maximum children, fixed on the rear rack)
Practical details
Bikes will be delivered at your hotel.
At the end of the tour, leave the rental bikes at our partner, we will pick them up.
Your travel app
You’ll have personalized access to our travel app, which you can download onto your smartphone.
This app includes all your cycling stages, tourist and practical content, as well as your accommodation. The application will guide you along your route, like a GPS, during your cycling stages.
If you would like a printed version of the roadbook (including color maps of your stages), please let us know when you book your trip. It will be provided at your first accommodation.
Your journey
Tour description
Mix of cycling paths or signposted routes for cyclists (about 85%) and small traffic roads.
Bike stages trip profiles
(click below to see the trip profile of each stage)
- Excursion to Cheverny : 22 km / elevation gain: 75m / elevation loss: 74m
- Excursion to Chambord : 56 km / elevation gain: 345m / elevation loss: 345m
- Excursion to Chaumont-sur-Loire : 37 km / elevation gain: 207m / elevation loss: 208m
- Excursion to Blois : 33 km / elevation gain: 209m / elevation loss: 209m
How to arrive in Chitenay
By train
From Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station (about 1h30 by train) >> Chitenay (about 20 minutes by taxi 35 € / 50 €).
For more information, do not hesitate to visit : www.sncf.com/en
By plane
- From Roissy CDG airport:
– Roissy Charles de Gaulle T.2 train station >> St Pierre des Corps train station (by TGV train) >> Blois train station (by regular train) >> Chitenay (by taxi).
– RER B >> Paris centre – stop ‘Chatelet Les Halles >> Metro line 1 + line 10 >> Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/access/paris-charles-de-gaulle/public-transport
www.transilien.com/en
www.ratp.fr/en/plans-lignes
- From Orly airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
– Bus shuttle (Orly Bus) : from Orly Sud > > Paris centre – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 6 + line 5 >> Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlybus.php
– Orly Val (automatic metro) >> Paris – stop ‘Antony’ >> RER B – stop ‘Denfert Rochereau’ >> Metro line 6 + line 5 >> Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
http://aeroportorly.paris/orlyval.php
- From Beauvais airport:
– Taxi transfer to Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
– Bus shuttle >> Paris – stop ‘Porte Maillot’ >> >> Metro line 1 + line 10 >> Paris Austerlitz train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
www.aeroportparisbeauvais.com/en/acces-et-transports/navettes/
- From Tours airport:
– Taxi transfer or TRAM (tramway – from stop « Terminus Vaucanson ») line A >> Tours train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
www.tours.aeroport.fr/gp/Parking-and-Transport/309
- From Nantes airport:
– Taxi transfer or Bus shuttle « TAN » : Nantes train station >> Blois train station >> Chitenay (by taxi).
www.tan.fr/fr/menu/se-deplacer/tan/navette-aeroport/
Return
If you have to return to Paris (city centre) / Paris Airports
- This return can be carry out by RandoVelo/Biking France: please contact us.
- A return transfer by train is possible and organised on your own. Please visit: www.sncf.com/en
Plan to go to the train station with your luggage (and your potential own bike)
(Personal bike return costs are on your responsibility).
– Chitenay >> Blois Station (by taxi) : 35 € / 50 €.
– Blois Station>> Paris Austerlitz Station (by train)
– Blois Station >> Saint Pierre des Corps Station >> Paris Montparnasse Station (by TGV train)
– Blois Station >> Saint Pierre des Corps Station >> Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV Station (by TGV train)
Close Airport
– Tours Airport : www.tours.aeroport.fr/home
Trip overall rating : / 8 testimonials
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« Would highly recommend »Chris New Zealand« Amazing bike trip around Loire Valley Chateaux. The best ebikes we have ever been on, great app to use. »
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« Très belle région »Sylviane France« Les châteaux sont magnifiques et la Sologne mérite d’être admiree. »
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« Le voyage correspondait bien à ce que nous attendions. »Laurent France« Séjour très agréable, nous avons passé un bon moment… randovelo ne pouvait pas commander la météo ... »
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« Très bonne organisation. »Anita France« Très bonne organisation, les vélos livrés sur place étaient en bon état et très bien équipés. Merci ... »
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« Je recommande chaudement! »Nathalie France« Un très beau moment en Sologne! Les vélos à assistance électrique sont d’excellents vélos et la ... »
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« Très bonne formule »Hervé France« La formule est pratique, les circuits détaillés, l’hôtel où nous avons séjourné à Chitenay parfait. ... »
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« C'était parfait ! »Bruno France« Prestation de qualité. Les vélos à assistance électrique sont professionnels. Très bons conseils ... »
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« Great vacation »Jean Yves USA« A wonderfully relaxing vacation in the Loire Valley. Great service from the staff, making our booking easy ... »
