THE FOREST OF ORLEANS

At 34,500 hectares, it is the largest state-owned forest in France. Add to this 10,000 hectares of private woodland, and you have a total forest area of around 45,000 hectares. Historically, it was first known as Leodica Sylva (before the year 1000), then as Forêt Legium in the Middle Ages, before taking the name Forêt des Loges, a term sometimes heard today. Comprising three massifs: Orléans, Ingrannes and Lorris (the largest). Today, there are 200 kilometers of forest roads, plus a further 1,000 kilometers of paths for hikers, horseback riders and cyclists (numerous signposted itineraries).