Tours › Veigné

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

Tours marks the start of stage 1 of the Via Turonensis. The Touraine, "garden of France", unfolds its vineyards, Loire castlex and soothing horizons. The limestone — the white tuffeau — gives the villages a unique light.

The Saint-Gatien cathedral glows in the dawn light of Tours. The Indre river guides the first steps toward Veigné, in the heart of Touraine. The route follows dirt paths and minor roads through a typical landscape of Indre-et-Loire, alternating forest paths and village crossings.

Arrival at Veigné concludes this stage of 20,8 km with a positive elevation gain of 180 m — an Easy stage, accessible to the majority of walkers. All practical information for the overnight stop is available in the sidebar.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Tours · Start

  Start of stage 1. Supplies and accommodations available.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodations
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  Intermediate waypoint

  Water points on this section: Tours km 0 · Montbazon km 11 · Veigné km 21

  💧 Water
• 20,8km

  Veigné · End

  End of stage. Accommodations and supplies available.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodations🛒 Shops

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Terrain and difficulty

  Easy stage of 20,8 km · D+ 180 m · D− 149 m
  Highest point: 113 m · Lowest point: 43 m
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  Water points

  Tours km 0 · Montbazon km 11 · Veigné km 21
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  Monuments and heritage

  Cathedral Saint-Gatien de Tours, façade gothique flamboyant (km 0) · Donjon de Montbazon XIe s. (km 11)
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  Pilgrim resources

  miam-miam-dodo.fr · gites-refuges.com

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 20,8 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱️ Estimated Time for You

Estimate based on Naismith's rule and the actual elevation gain of the stage.