Departure Base & Suggested Routes in Anjou : Daon

A RICH HISTORICAL PAST.
The The Mayenne, Sarthe and Oudon rivers offer 300 km of navigation. From Mayenne to Angers, you will cruise through rolling and wooded landscape and small quiet villages and towns with rich historical past. Laval, with its castle towering above the Mayenne river, deserves a stop. On the Maine river, you can visit Angers, hometown of the powerful king René. On the Sarthe river, you can visit Le Mans, capital city of the telegraph, car racing and aviation, Solesmes and its Benedictine Abbey and also Sablé, where you shouldn't forget to taste the local shortbread biscuits.

Lined with charming small villages like Ménil or Chenillé-Changé, the Mayenne is one of the most pleasant waterway in the West part. Heading the north, the river gets wilder, between Laval and Mayenne, with steep slopes, whereas in the south, you’ll discover a Mayenne river crossing an unrelieved landscape and more villages along the way. During your cruise, stops will be numerous, in charming towns such as Laval or Châteu-Gonthier.

Between Mayenne and Daon, your holiday will be more pleasant cycling through the renovated tow-paths

The Sarthe river flows into the Mayenne river close to Angers, along its way, it crosses diversified and picturesque villages. Don’t miss Solesmes Abbey, Malicorne-sur-Sarthe famous for crockery and also the wellknown town of Le Mans which will open its gates to you.