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The Glomel Cut

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The Glomel Cut

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    Location: Glomel, Guingamp, Brittany, France

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    August 20, 2021

    Cycling

    This passage is the highest point of the canal. It was necessary to dig three million cubic meters of earth and rock to make the canal pass: as much as to build the largest pyramid in Egypt!

    The work was carried out in the 19th century by deserters imprisoned and sentenced to forced labor. Many did not survive the unimaginable working and hygienic conditions.

    A book “Les Bagnards du canal de Nantes à Brest” traces the little-known history of the builders of the canal from Nantes to Brest.
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    To cut the canal through this mountain was one of the most labor consuming Herculean tasks for the crew, involving thousands of forced and prisoner labor in addition to the hired workers.

    June 2, 2019

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    To connect one valley with another, this was dug out by hand, the earth removed on men's backs and all with no machinery. This is the highest point of the …

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    Distance 1.54 km

    Uphill 20 m

    Downhill 10 m

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