Hiking around Tours

A breath of nature awaits you. The metropolis offers 500 km of hiking trails to discover on 48 walks, all adapted to running. All you have to do is slip on your sneakers and discover four selected itineraries in and around Tours.

Top 4 hiking/running trails in the metropolis
The metropolis offers 500 km of hiking trails to discover on 48 walks, all suitable for running. All you have to do is slip on your sneakers to discover four selected itineraries in and around Tours.
Randonnée © Jean-Christophe Coutand - ADT Touraine
1. Panorama of the confluence at Berthenay
Located on the Loire à Vélo cycle route, this loop takes you along tufa stone houses and rural landscapes to the confluence of the Loire and Cher rivers, a view not to be missed.
Info
Sentier des deux Eaux (n° 4)
Difficulty: medium
Distance: 14.8 km
2. Run like a marathon runner in Joué-lès-Tours
In 2024, the Tours Marathon celebrates its 10th anniversary! For training purposes, the course offers two options: 15km and 20km, linking the Lac des Bretonnières to the Parc de la Gloriette, via the banks of the Cher and Petit Cher rivers. Bonus: no fewer than four châteaux line the route!
Info
Sentier du Lac et Val de Cher (n°10)
Difficulty: medium and difficult
Distance: 15km and 20km
Randonnée autour de Tours
3. On the mill route at Saint-Etienne-de-Chigny
In Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny, near Villandry, the latest of the Tours metropolitan area's signposted trails lets you (re)discover the commune, its hillsides and woods. You'll pass the Moulin Ragot and the Moulin du Pot au Beurre, two 18th-century windmills.
Info
Pont de Bresme trail (n° 27)
Difficulty: easy
Distance: 7.7 km
4. Heritage and urban trail in Tours
This trail invites you to run to the rhythm of the city's heritage. Place Plumereau, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Église Saint-Julien, Hôtel Goüin, Quartier des Arts: take in Tours' most beautiful sights on a running or walking tour.
Info
Coeur de ville trail (n° 35)
Difficulty: easy
Distance: 9 km
Randonnée autour de Tours
5. A bucolic trail in Mettray
The Grotte aux Fées trail winds its way through a green setting,
between the branches of the Choisille, discovering the mills
and meadows of the valley. The tour culminates at one of Touraine's most beautiful
dolmens in Touraine, the Grotte aux fées dolmen.
Practical info
Grotte aux fées trail (n° 17)
Difficulty: easy
Distance: 8.8 km
6. Family outings in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
This route is ideal for family outings. Accessible to all, it crosses the Parc de la Perraudière, a landscaped park housing the Hôtel de Ville, as well as an arbothèque, an educational beehive and a mini-farm. You'll also pass through Parc de la Tour, with its 19th-century manor house and puppet showroom. The only slight difficulty: the hundred-step staircase!
Practical info
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire discovery trail (n° 25)
Difficulty: very easy
Distance: 5 km
7. Along the Loire in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
This loop takes you through the town's market gardening past and allotments, as well as along the Loire River, passing the Île aux Vaches, Île des Buteaux, Île de la Métairie and a panoramic view of the Rochecorbon hills and lantern.
Practical info
Cher riverside path at Saint-Pierre-dès-Corps (n° 28)
Difficulty: medium
Distance: 12.5 kma
Where can I find the hiking/running information sheets?

Download them from tours-metropole.fr
All year round at the Tours Convention and Visitors Bureau
At Accueil Vélo & Rando, 31 boulevard Heurteloup, Tours
Two must-have apps: Visorando and MaRando
These mobile applications for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts let you discover thousands of itineraries in France, identify points of interest along the way and find your way around, even offline. Visorando lets you create and share your own routes, while MaRando, the app of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre, guarantees marked and approved trails.