Map key Overview map Preface Route summary table Introduction Background The route Natural environment Preparation Getting there and back Navigation Accommodation Food and drink Amenities and services What to take Safety and emergencies About this guide The Loire Cycle Route Prologue Getting to the start Upper Loire Stage 1 Gerbier de Jonc to Goudet Stage 2 Goudet to Le Puy-en-Velay Stage 3 Le Puy-en-Velay to Retournac Stage 4 Retournac to Aurec-sur-Loire Stage 5 Aurec-sur-Loire to Feurs Stage 6 Feurs to Roanne Stage 7 Roanne to Digoin Middle Loire Stage 8 Digoin to Bourbon-Lancy Stage 9 Bourbon-Lancy to Decize Stage 10 Decize to Nevers Stage 11 Nevers to La Charit and amp;##xe9;-sur-Loire Stage 12 La Charit and amp;##xe9;-sur-Loire to Sancerre Stage 13 Sancerre to Briare Stage 14 Briare to Sully-sur-Loire Stage 15 Sully-sur-Loire to Orl and amp;##xe9;ans Lower Loire Stage 16 Orl and amp;##xe9;ans to Beaugency Stage 17 Beaugency to Blois Stage 18 Blois to Amboise Stage 19 Amboise to Tours Stage 20 Tours to Br and amp;##xe9;h and amp;##xe9;mont Stage 21 Br and amp;##xe9;h and amp;##xe9;mont to Saumur Stage 22 Saumur to Angers Stage 23 Angers to Montjean-sur-Loire Stage 24 Montjean-sur-Loire to Ancenis Stage 25 Ancenis to Nantes Stage 26 Nantes to St Brevin-les-Pins (St Nazaire) Appendix A Facilities summary Appendix B Tourist information offices Appendix C Youth hostels and g and amp;icirc;tes d and #039; and amp;##xe9;tape Appendix D Useful contacts Appendix E Language glossary.