Botanical circuit of the Val d'Argance

Depart from the town of Durtal, latitude 47.6719400 (N 47° 40’ 19”), longitude -0.2445400 (W 0° 14’ 40”)

• Starting point

• The Botanical Circuit of the Val d'Argance is accessible from the Tivoli car park, the Sablonnière farm or the Argance Square.

• In the heart of the Loir Valley, time seems to stand still to give the hiker the pleasure of enjoying this charming bucolic route. - The Botanical Circuit of the Val d'Argance offers a 1.5-kilometre journey from the city to the Bel-Air district, punctuated by signs of history, Durtalois' built heritage and the remarkable local biotope. Here, in the middle of the hillsides, woods and wet meadows, a small wooden bridge looms and then an old washhouse borders the banks of the creek, leading a little further to the magnificent bridge of the square of Argance. - Presenting very high ecological stakes, the Val d'Argance offers a mosaic of natural habitats, a patchwork of quality landscapes (prairies, populations, farmed and wasteland, hillside, wet valley - green flow) as well as a dense and diverse natural heritage among which there are rare plant and animal species.