CYCLING IN NORMANDY Places to visit on the way Information on cycle routes Unspoilt CYCLING TRAILS Tourist Offices As you leave Mortagne-au-Perche, go through Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne. Regional Natural Parks Further on, from the “Aire des Carreaux” (at an altitude of 160 metres), you will and Visitor Centres Parc naturel régional du Perche reach an altitude of 216 metres. Mortagne-au-Perche Maison du Parc - Manoir de Courboyer The scenery is a landscape of transition, an area of land set between the Tel. 02 33 85 11 18 61340 Nocé - Tel. 02 33 25 70 10 Perche’s rolling hills and the Alençon countryside, where traditional farmlands Fax 02 33 83 34 37 www.parc-naturel-perche.fr and vast agricultural fields blend.
[email protected] Parc naturel régional Normandie Maine www.ot-mortagneauperche.fr The route crosses the river Sarthe near the mill of Ormois and does so many Maison du Parc - BP 5 - 61320 Carrouges more times across the Natura 2000 site “High Valley of the Sarthe”. The view Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe Tel. 02 33 81 13 33 www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr widens when approaching Mêle-sur-Sarthe. Tel./Fax 02 33 27 63 97
[email protected] The route runs along many groups of poplar trees, in anticipation of the nearby Pays d'Alençon Cycle Hire ponds and wetlands where wildlife abounds. Tel. 02 33 80 66 33 Mortagne-au-Perche Aunay-les-Bois
[email protected] In Mêle-sur-Sarthe, cross a built-up area near the outdoor leisure centre to www.paysdalencontourisme.com Station-service Elan Le relais reach fields, then on towards the forest of Bourse.