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 Walking in the Loire Valley

Something that may not be widely known is the French love for walking - their commitment to the 'Randonnée' is such, according to franceonfoot.com, that although the country is three times England’s size, it has more than eight times the mileage of public footpaths.

These are marked out  to make them easy to follow using colour coded symbols (examples of which can be seen here https://randotouraine.asso.fr/ .

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You will find organized walks all over the country - in towns, villages and their surrounding countryside. The walks can range from 2 to 20 km.

See this site for locations :http://www.rando-valdeloire.fr/index.php

Every year in September Southern Touraine, which has over 250 km of hiking trails , organizes a grand Randonnee on foot, by bicycle or on horseback.  

Each year when the grapes are almost ripe and are about ready for harvesting you can enjoy a guided walk through a Loire Valley vineyards courtesy of

https://www.vvr-valdeloire.fr/ which can be educational and fun.  

The region offers many opportunities to walk among its vineyards...like this walk below in Pouilly sur Loire a little southeast of Sancerre

 

You can check out some walks in Southern Touraine by clicking here

 

 

Hiking-trails-from-3-to-15-km in Touraine

 

http://en.touraineloirevalley.mobi/var/crtc/storage/original/application/47256b9c48203effc15b89f4e70a669a.pdf

 

 

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