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Hiking in Loiret

773

routes

8.2 km

median distance

24 m

median elevation gain

The Loiret is among the flattest departments in the catalogue: a median gain of 24 metres. You walk along the Loire, on embankments and towpaths, from Orléans to Beaugency and Saint-Père-sur-Loire.

The river here is wild and wide, full of sandbanks and wooded islands where terns and beavers settle. The Loire à Vélo route often shadows the walking line.

North, the Orléans forest — the largest state forest in France — changes the mood entirely: oak and pine stands, ponds, and a silence the valley never has. Chambon-la-Forêt is one way in.

When to go — All year; autumn is superb in the Orléans forest, and the Loire banks are best avoided during winter floods.

OpenRando lists 773 hiking routes in Loiret. The median distance is 8.2 km, and most routes fall between 3.7 and 16.1 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

The terrain stays gentle: median elevation gain is 24 m, and even the hilliest routes rarely exceed 55 m. Good ground for long outings without the climbing.

The most common starting points cluster around: Orléans, Olivet, Beaugency, Saint-Père-sur-Loire, Chambon-la-Forêt, Nibelle. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Loiret

  • Combleux – Canal d'Orléans au départ de Combleux29.9 km
  • Vue sur la Loire – Canal d'Orléans au départ de Chécy28.7 km
  • Pont de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire – Abbaye de Fleury au départ de Germigny-des-Prés28.1 km

All routes in Loiret