This channel runs along the south bank of the mouth of the Loire and is at most 5 to 6 kilometers from the river. It has a length of about 15 kilometers and extends over the territory of the municipalities of Pellerin and Frossay. A small part of the canal ends in the Buzay Canal, a derivative of Acheneau (Wikipedia)

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August 11, 2019

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The bike path to here follows, for 15 kilometers, the channel of Martinière (or officially Canal Maritime de la Basse Loire). This canal runs along the south bank of the …

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Fred

November 28, 2022

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Ten years of pharaonic work for a canal which ultimately only served twenty years.
Beautiful place for walks and a great classic for cycling between Nantes and the ocean.

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Location: Le Pellerin, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

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