Maps of the Loire a Vélo and Val du Thouet cycle routes
French army officers heading off for the weekend (Friday midday...).
Poster encouraging people to combine cycling with trains
Route signs at Saumur station
Secure cycling parking at Saumur station
Various types of cycle stands at Saumur station
End of off-road cycleway towards Saumur station
Start of cycleway over the bypass bridge, Saumur
On-road route for EV6 (Loire a Vélo) west from Saumur
Turn sharp right here for the cycleway to Saumur station
End of cycleway over the Saumur bypass bridge
As I watched the car on the left stopped in the perfect place to block the cycle crossing.
The route to Saumur station turns left here over another bridge
Route sign towards Saumur station
Route sign on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Route EV6 (Loire a Vélo) turns left through the tunnel towards Saumur station
Route EV6 (Loire a Vélo) beneath the Saumur bypass bridge
Wasted opportunity - no link from the island of Saumur to the cycleway on the bypass bridge
Junction and route signs on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo) beside the Saumur bypass
Route signs on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), beside the Saumur bypass
Route EV6 (Loire a Vélo) swings left, and the Loire towpath continues as a footpath
End of segegrated cycleway, Saumur
Junction on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Cycleway on the Loire towpath, route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Cyclway moving onto the footway on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Good segregated cycleway on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo) and horrible lumpy footway, Saumur
Segregated cycleway on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Access to the cavalry museum, Saumur - there's no reason why cycles shouldn't be allowed through.
Cycle route to the Cavalry Museum, Saumur
It would be nice to have a cycleway through the French army cavalry school - there's plenty of car parking here
It would be nice to have a cycleway through the French army cavalry school - there's plenty of car parking on both sides
Limited cycle parking, but plenty of car parking, at this central Carrefour supermarket
Access for residents only
Pedestrian shopping street, Saumur
One Way except cycles below the Château de Saumur
The bridge from Saumur towards the station
Pedestrian link under the bridge on the island of Saumur
Route sign crossing the Loire to Saumur
Cycle lane on the island of Saumur
Short traffic-free route on the island of Saumur
Short traffic-free route on the island of Saumur
Shared-use footway (no mopeds) on the bridge, Saumur
Green sharrow in cycle lane on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Cycle lane and bike stands at the Saumur tourist office
Route sign on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Two-way cycleway and One Way except cycling sign on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
No Entry except bikes, and parking stands, Saumur
Rising bollard on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Overview of La Loire a Vélo route
Map of La Loire a Vélo routes through Saumur
Public toilet and cycle parking below the château, Saumur
One way except for cycling on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Segregated section of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur, half-blocked by a white van.
Crossing of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Off-road section of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur - and of course a cyclist on the road.
Oversized cycleway sign on route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Start of segregated section of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Segregated section of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Segregated section of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
Segregated section of route EV6 (Loire a Vélo), Saumur
This could be improved (to the right of the steps) for cycling.
Rockfalls - No Mopeds - but it seems to be ok for cyclists?
Cycle lanes in tunnel beneath the Château de Saumur
Safety barriers on the Montée du Petit Geneve, descending past the Château de Saumur
Montée du Petit Geneve, Saumur
Cycle parking a ridiculously long way from the Château de Saumur
Route marker for EV6 (and cycle parking a ridiculously long way from the Château de Saumur)
Entry to the Jardin des Plantes, Saumur
Routes in the Jardin des Plantes, Saumur
This new French sign means that cyclists can turn right on red.
Covered cycle parking at Saumur bus station (at the former État station)
Cycle lane through the development on the former État station site, Saumur
Cycleway on the former État railway, Saumur
Cycleway to development on the former État station site, Saumur
Worn pedestrian crossing and cycle lane, Saumur
Green sharrows in cycle lane, Saumur
Covered cycle parking at the swimming pool, Saumur
Barriers on link to the riverside route (EV6), Saumur - and a wide-open route immediately to the right.
Links to the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Link to the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Link to the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Link from the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Link from the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
On the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Not the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Route signs on the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Route signs on the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Riverside route (EV6), Saumur
End of cycling ban on bridge on the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Cyclists Dismount (and tiny route marker) on the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
Wheels your bikes across this bridge on the riverside route (EV6), Saumur
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