TOUR 4 The Loire and Limousin

TOTAL DISTANCE: 970 miles RIDING TIME: Five days

DAY ONE: Caen to Amboise (200 miles)

DAY TWO: Amboise to Mansle (195 miles)

DAY THREE: Mansle to St Etienne-de-fursac (185 miles)

DAY FOUR: St Etienne -de-fursac to Sandillon (175 miles)

DAY FIVE: Sandillon to Caen (215 miles)

Based around the overnight ferry services to and from Caen, this relaxed tour offers plenty of chances to stop and explore the sights – including one or two of the châteaux of the Loire valley – but still has plenty of rewarding roads to ride.