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Lock on the Ille-et-Rance Canal

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Lock on the Ille-et-Rance Canal

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    Best Road Cycling Rides to Lock on the Ille-et-Rance Canal

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    1. The Breton countryside from Guipel via the Étang de Boulet and the Forêt de Bourgouët

    35.8km

    01:40

    180m

    180m

    Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    October 24, 2023

    Beautiful view of the canal. There is a path along it, but it might not be suitable for a road bike with thin tires. Great place for a picnic.

    A little history :
    Construction of the Ille-et-Rance canal began in 1804, under Napoleon I, and ended in 1832. The bulk of the work focused on the 11 Hédé-Bazouges locks which connect the two rivers. A real aquatic ladder, they allow you to overcome a 27 m difference in height. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the canal's vocation was essentially commercial between Rennes and Saint-Malo, but little by little the railways and then the road took over, announcing the decline of this economic vocation. Today, the transport of goods has given way to river tourism.

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      April 23, 2024

      Always a good spot for a walk on the Rance!

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        Location: Montreuil-Sur-Ille, Rennes, Brittany, France

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