Sports and leisure activities Central

As the name suggests, it's the wind that chooses your destination, and if you're willing to let yourself be carried along, a marvellous, unconstrained journey opens up to you. You choose your point of departure, one of the prestigious chateaux such as Chambord or Chenonceaux, to fly over it in a magical way, but then it's the elements that decide your destination, making every flight different. You'll discover a multitude of small castles, manor houses and magnificent sites as you fly.

To fish for trout alone or as a family, in a privileged setting. After beautiful catches, you can even taste your trout directly on the spot. A place where you can take your family in peace. The manager of these sites has also developed some animations and proposes to cook some small meals on site. The edges of the Sour, especially the marshes, also allow for beautiful walks.

One of the few public wooded areas in the region. You have to go to Saint-Jean, one of the oldest neighborhoods of Chartres, to enter the Bois des Gâts. Under the trees, the walk offers the necessary shade. Athletes, you can try the health course that characterises the paths. Nature lovers will find their account by observing the birds on the positions set up by the association Eure-et-Loir Nature.

The swimmers can come and play in the water or sunbathe on the fine sandy beach. A bar and picnic area welcome visitors.

From St. Martin's Church to the Museum-School, the place of the church of Unverre has several remarkable places to discover and visit. Built in the th century, the church attracts the eye with its wooden canopy covering the entrance of the building. On the other hand, the steeple rises very high in the village sky on several floors. In front of St. Martin's Church, the museum-school offers a dive in the "Autrefois of yesteryear" with exhibits on the history of grain grains in the Perch-Gouet or on the life of schoolchildren in the 1900 s. After the visits, it is possible to stretch your legs with the walk beneath the trees which leads to a picnic area and a terrain terrain.

The Centre équestre du Vieux Château offers a full range of horse-related activities. You and your animal can stay on a full-board basis, with a range of adapted options. For riders, the teaching program enables you to progress from beginner to Galop 7. Training courses organized during the school vacations enable riders to take federal exams. Excursions and rides on horseback or in a horse-drawn carriage provide an opportunity to discover the Sologne forest.

Established in 1977, Rillé Lake is now an important water recreation centre located midway between Bourgueil and Château-la-Vallière. No activity is forgotten: sailing, sailing, boat, but also tennis, mini golf… For amateurs, an exceptional ornithological reserve in the part of Des, whose 220 ha are protected and classified by the Council of Europe. A three-star campsite offers the visitor the conditions for a pleasant stay. However, the interest of the village is not limited to these activities: at the northern exit of the village, a broken arch door recalls the importance of Rillé as a strong place from the th century, and one part of the ramparts that surround the whole. Two curiosities remain to be noted: 4 km west of the agglomeration, "the three dogs", strange alignment of menhirs, and the farm model of the Briche, now abandoned but which was a pioneer in the distillation of beet for the manufacture of sugar; it was awarded by Napoleon III before closing, in 1905, defeated by northern competition.

Just a stone's throw from the Deux-Lions district, golf enthusiasts have the opportunity to indulge their passion. Golf de la Gloriette offers two outdoor courses: a pitch & putt and a classic course, each with 9 or 18 holes (rates vary according to the option chosen). There's also a large driving range with 30 stations. And if you'd like to improve your game, individual or group lessons are available. Children are welcome from the age of 7. Alone, with family or friends, grab your club and take your place in a verdant setting.

All wood and glass, the La Riche swimming pool favors relaxation and combines swimming pools (with a 25-meter pool), a play area with paddling pool and water games for children, and a wellness area with relaxing water jets... For an additional fee, you can access the sauna, whirlpool, solarium, etc. On the sports side, there are aquafitness classes in several specialties, available for a single session or as a subscription. And for this type of equipment, the rates are competitive!

In Chambray, handball is king with the CTHB (Chambray Touraine Hand Ball) women's team, which has been playing in the D1 since 2016, and has competed in the 2021-2022 EHF European League Cup. The club attracts top-level recruits every year, in a team that people come to cheer on at home matches at the Fontaine Blanche gymnasium. And for those tempted by the discipline, the club offers children's and adult leisure training.

This aquatic center delights the Jocondians, but not only. In the open air, a 25 m pool and a lawn where it is good to sunbathe in summer. Indoors, there is a 25-meter pool, a fun pool with several bubbling zones, and a "pentagliss" slide. Bulle d'O also offers a wellness area with sauna, hammam, whirlpool, hydromassage showers, solarium, and salt grotto, and even massages (by appointment). For sportsmen, aquafitness sessions are varied (aquabox, aquagym, aquatraining...). Swimming lessons for all levels, baby swimming or hydrophobia complete a rich offer where everyone goes at his own pace. Let's jump into the water!

Hiking in Vineuil and its surroundings on road and road trails, the ideal way to decompress!

Distance: 10 km.

Departure: from a. m. to p. m., at the Vineuil sorting room.

Tariff: 5 € per person.

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For all thrill-seekers, speed and mechanical enthusiasts, you will find what you are looking for 40 minutes from the Paris region, in the industrial zone north of Dreux. The Circuits de l'Ouest Parisien offer you 5 tracks for cars, rallycross, karting, quad and 4x4. In group, with your company or with friends, you will have the choice between several courses to improve your driving skills at the wheel of a dream car: a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Ferrari 458 Italia, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage, or an Audi R8. You will also be able to race go-karts, quads and learn how to overcome obstacles in a 4x4. Safety and eco-driving courses are also offered and product launches and manufacturer tests are sometimes carried out on these tracks.

Created in 1926, the FDC41 carries out public service missions as defined by the French Environment Code. Approved as a nature conservation organization since 1992, it helps to promote the department's natural heritage and protect wildlife and its habitats. As part of its mission, the FDC41 has widely developed nature education and offers a wide range of activities for all publics. Through its actions, it makes a significant contribution to raising awareness and preserving biodiversity in the département.

The La Foulquetière lake has a semi-shaded beach and picnic tables. Swimming is not supervised. It also offers a leisure center with tennis, mini-golf, petanque area, fishing spots, pedal boats, bike rentals, children's games, hiking trails, horseback riding... A fishing pontoon is available for people with reduced mobility. Restaurant, campsite and gîtes on site.

Aéroclub Chartres Métropole is a flying school located in Chartres, on the Aérodrome de Chartres - Métropole. Founded in 1931, this flying club offers pilot training and is recognized as a registered training organization. The flying club's premises are adapted to this specific training.

A reference in Tours for lovers of swimming and other aquatic pleasures. For fun activities, you will find a river, a slide and whirlpool areas. Two pools welcome swimmers: one 25 meters (indoor) and one 50 meters (outdoor all year long). Swimming lessons, aquafitness, and baby swimming sessions complete the offer. For relaxation, the spa has a sauna, hammam, solarium, etc. In the summer, the outdoor lawns are ideal for a game of volleyball, sunbathing or for a snack or a drink.

This is a huge, pleasant and complete complex! Indoors, there is a 25-metre sports pool, a 3-lane slide, a paddling pool, a 31°C leisure pool with massaging jets and whirlpools. Outside, open from June to September, a natural swimming pool offers a unique experience to visitors. Numerous supervised activities are offered:aquafitness, aquabiking, aquafusion,baby swimming sessions,swimming lessons, fitness classes... Establishment labeled Tourism and Handicap. Organisation of birthday parties from 6 years old.

Offer or organize an unforgettable moment and glide, like this hot air balloon, into the sky. The landscapes and sensations will give you unforgettable memories. You can fly over the valley of the Eure, the aqueduct and the castle of Maintenon or another place of your choice. Many activities related to the flight are proposed, we really have to stop at Air Magic, it's magic!

Notice to all BMX enthusiasts, roller, skateboarding, or skateboarding, the city of Dreux offers you a playground. Indeed, recently built in the new park between St-Thibault Street and the Aisle of General Koenig, this skate park is accessible to all. Younger children, those under 8 years of age who wish to benefit from this complex, must be accompanied by an adult. The only deposit regulating its access is the compulsory port of protections such as a helmet, knees, etc. This set of ramps is close to the cinema, a fast food and the city center of Dreux.

Base de Plein-Air Lac Eguzon in Eguzon-Chantôme offers all-inclusive holidays with accommodation, catering and sporting activities on the shores of Lac d'Eguzon. We also offer equipment rental and supervised courses in sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, paddling, mountain biking, climbing, archery and orienteering. Whether you're a novice or an expert, there's something for everyone. It's an interesting destination for nature lovers.

On this magnificent 110-hectare water plan, the nautical centre offers sailing courses, catamaran rentals, windsurfing, kayaks, mountain bikes, boat licences… The programme also, sailing boat rides with skippeur. Many courses are organised throughout the year. The water plan houses a breeding bird ornithological reserve. You can not only make sailing on this exceptional site, but also fish, walk on foot or by bike, stroll on the Eure. In short, pure relaxation…

This public aquatic center offers a full range of water-based activities. Set in lush green surroundings, it's the ideal place to pamper your body. A body that can choose to exert itself in a 25-meter sports pool, have fun in the jets of a leisure pool, or relax in the warmth of a sauna or hammam. The leisure offer is completed by a paddling pool, an outdoor pool with slide and waterfall, and a year-round program of activities

Starting from La Magnifying, take the RD 941. Arrive at Champrond-en-Gâtine, turn right the direction of Nogent-le-Rotrou. Flight enthusiasts tell us the U.L.M.: Courses, trainings, flights, etc. Count € 40 for an introductory flight of 20 minutes (you can keep the orders!). To add to our pleasure, a warm and friendly welcome is reserved.

This 15 kilometre tour, open for hiking as well as a bicycle ride, allows you to discover a region that mixes land and water. From the side of Maintenon, from whence the path, it is possible to borrow the different bridges that cross the Eure and discover the aqueduct of Louis XIV, the last stretch of the canal which was supposed to link the Eure-et-Loir and Versailles. A little further, the way through the villages of Pierres and Villiers-le-Villiers. If water plans transcend the territory, these two communes are at the heart of the fields and the eurélienne land.

Le P'tit Etang - Lac du Château is a 10-hectare fly-fishing reservoir. It can be reached in around 1h30 from Paris. This reservoir, one of the oldest in France, offers a high quality of fish and management. Anglers can hire boats on site to practice their sport. Rainbow trout, including the normal and blues varieties, are the main fish species present in the lake.

Loir Spring Circuit - Proustien Circuit (30 km and 3 km). Circuit No. 28. Departure Place, front of the initiative union. The 3 km proustien circuit is partly reported and promotes the discovery of Marcel Proust's most captivating memories.

Between Beauce and Perche (44 km and 48 km). Circuit No. 4. Departure on Maunoury Square. According to one or other circuit, you will discover Illiers-Combray, at La Croix-du-Perche, a demonstration of forge at the mill of the very interesting Richet, Frazé with its castle of the th century, jewel of the civil architecture preserved by the Perch-Gouët, Tansonville, Mirougrain, Saint-Eman, Villebon, castle where Sully died. Villebon would also be the castle of Guermantes de A in search of lost time.

Activities over 15 hectares: fishing, canoeing, sailing, water activities, health courses, children's games, picnic. On-site: Bike rental and departure of circuits.

3 loops 4,5 km, 5,5 km and 17 km. Circuit No. 34. Go, a little bit of courage, we don't need to miss the Bell Valley, the big Loop is worth the effort.

Here we are only fishing trout. Three small ponds communicate, but it's in the biggest that you'll make your best catch.

The walk of the 7 ponds, starting point of a walking route that will lead you to discover some beautiful ponds in the region. This circuit is indicated at the beginning of Senonches. The route leads from the, forest to the charming little woods from the top of the Perche through the Domaine de La Ferté-Vidame. This circuit follows about the GR 35.

On horses and ponies, you can make recovery, hiking and horse riding.

Vallée Valley and Jambette (2 circuits 18 km and 21 km). At the beginning of the Saint John Castle.

Rental of canoes. Descente descent (11 km and 23 km). Plan ½ day or full day.

The Lormaye water plan is housed in an ancient ballastière on 7 ha, of which 5 ha of water. Since 1984, it has belonged to a union of @, Faverolles, Lormaye, Nogent-le-Roi, Ormoy and Senantes. Access: on foot, by the footpath of the Eure at the Pont bridge in Lormaye, leaving the car Place du Pilloried. By car, by Candlelight. Activities: pay for visitors on presentation of a card (annual or per day) to buy in Lormaye town hall, picnic area, health course and children's games.

This circuit of more than 40 kilometres is the best way to discover the valley of the Loir and the Yerre. At the beginning of Chartres, which offers many remarkable sites to visit before leaving, the journey passes through Saint-Denis-les-Pont, Douy and its mills, Saint-Hilaire-sur-Yerre and Montigny-le-Galon with its castle open to the visit and its church Saint Gilles. The last steps are the municipality of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, where it is possible to pause in the pleasant Emile Zola Park, and the numerous ponds that appear in this region of the south of the Eure-et-Loir.

This hiking tour has been marked by the association Eure-et-Loir Nature. On site, panels will give you explanations about the nature of the soil and the fauna and flora that coexist there. A beautiful hike in the shade of the trees that grow there and at cost thanks to the proximity of the river. A leaflet is also available from local merchants. It presents the most easily observable plant species throughout the course.

Discovery of fishing and its techniques. The federation's fishing school welcomes children from 8 years old every Wednesday afternoon. They will discover predators, predators, carpe and trout fishing. On request, it is possible to organize courses on a technique. The federation of Eure-et-Loir will inform you about the different fishing techniques and the many water plans in the region. Some are identified in this guide, but there are many others. Furthermore, three accommodation structures (bed and breakfast, furnished) in the vicinity have obtained the fishing label, guaranteeing the fisherman a specific reception in connection with his leisure activity (reservations from Loisir to Tel. 02 37 84 01 01).

Chartres Métropole Canoë-Kayak is a canoe-kayak rental service located in Chartres. They offer quality equipment that complies with international safety standards. Their website also offers information on the history of canoeing and kayaking, and advice for beginners. The club aims to support people throughout their journey, whether to become a professional in the discipline or simply to enjoy this leisure activity. They also offer lessons for beginners and reservations for access to their equipment.

Roguenette Valley (19,5 km). Circuit No. 1. Departure from the church at Dawn. To discover: Climb up from this circuit, Saint Prest and the valley of Roguenette, a small tributary that flows into the Eure in Saint-Prest, the mill of the Gravel. Despite its quiet air, this stream has been a lot of talk about it in the past, its floods have been deadly. Today the current is still strong, even the summer.

For more than 20 kilometres, the hikers tour the forest of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais. In this circuit, land and water blend with the Blaise valley and canopy cover. By crossing the area, the two pyramids were used as benchmarks for the fox hunters as well as the water mills of Saint-Ange-et-Torçay and Fontaine-les-Ribouts. In the immediate vicinity of this promenade in Saulnières, accommodation of several kinds, including a campsite, is available.

Forest of Dreux-Bastions en Forêt (13,5 km marked). Circuit No. 22. Departure at the hunting pavilion on RD 928.

You will not be able to say, leaving this great complex, do not know the joys of mechanical sports! On the karts, you will be ll on the 800-metre outdoor track. Slot (cars at 1/24), radiocommandés, quad, but also the baptisms of Porsche, Ferrari or helicopter.

The Three Valleys Dreux-Brezolles (57 and 88 km). Circuit No. 3. Departure Place Mésirard.

The company proposes at the departure of Fermaincourt, various downhill routes of the Eure in the canoe, for every audience.

On the edge of the forest of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, an invigorating family walk will take you to the discovery of the archery route of 24 targets. You can eat on-site for 15 € or picnic for € 8. In a farmhouse, there is a cozy and comfortable room for 3 people. Gîte de France 3 ears. Rates: 35 € to 47 € depending on the number of people, breakfast included. Guest table on reservation, at 17 € per meal.

An open-air swimming pool which was opened near the forest. Ideal in summer to refresh after a good hike through wood. Briefs are not allowed, so bathing suits are mandatory.

Romilly-sur-Sour/La Ferté-Villeneuil (24 km). Circuit No. 5. Departure on the square, under Romilly's church. On Zola's steps, you will discover the valley of Sour: marsh with secret chasms and multiple springs drained by a small river where there are many mills. Romilly-sur-Sour-Rognes: Emile Zola, who stayed in 1887 in Dunois, drew the inspiration from La Terre to the Touche Farm. The fortified church of the th century was used in the period of grenier. On your way, don't miss Charray and La Ferté-Villeneuil because it makes good strolls in this charming old walled town.