Parcours botanique au fil de l'Indre

Montbazon, France, France

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The Parcours botanique au fil de l'Indre is a 22-hectare arboretum and botanical garden located in Montbazon, Indre-et-Loire, France, situated along the Indre River in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

The park consists of two distinct areas: the Grande Rouge, which was formerly a château's forest park now largely covered with an oak forest, and the Grande Ilette, a riverside area along the Indre. While primarily dominated by oak trees, the arboretum features notable specimens including cypress, a giant sequoia planted around 1890–1900, a bald cypress, hornbeam, beech, maple, chestnut, American locust, and Scotch fir.

The site also preserves remnants of an old park planted with exotic species such as American black walnut, Corsican alder, Negundo maple, and evergreen sequoia. The garden is open daily without charge and offers a peaceful setting for nature walks, botanical observation, and quiet reflection in the countryside west of Tours.