Apigné lock – Pont-Réan loop from La Courrouze

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Apigné lock – Pont-Réan loop from La Courrouze

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Apigné lock – Pont-Réan loop from La Courrouze

02:24

40.4km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.15 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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166 m

La Courrouze, a rapidly evolving neighborhood

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A former military site, La Courrouze housed a munitions manufacturing factory. A few traces remain, the casemates of the cartridge factory for example as well as a few buildings which …

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2.02 km

Écocentre de la Taupinais

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Disc Golf Course. Wear waterproof shoes as the course sometimes passes through peat.

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4.18 km

Banks of Étang d'Apigné

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The city of Rennes has arranged the banks of the pond of Apigné. There are large pontoons where you can walk several abreast, sit, and admire the landscape and the …

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5.33 km

Apigné water sports center

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Still many barges, especially under renovation, at this location
Close to the Apigné pond and 2 restaurants
Lots of possibilities for walks or bike rides

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5.54 km

Apigné lock

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Lock, dating from 1539 and rebuilt in 1837 and 1838 with enlargement of the airlock, the lock keeper's house, various bridges and dams, an old house. (wiki-rennes.fr)

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21.8 km

Pont-Réan

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A must-see on the Vilaine towpath, Pont-Rean connects the towns of Guichen and Bruz
Bakery, restaurant, butcher, water point in the immediate vicinity

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22.1 km

View of the Pont-Réan mill

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When you come from Rennes, the mill of Pont-Réan announces the bridge that you will have to cross to continue on the towpath towards the lock of Boël.

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31.2 km

View of the Moulin de Champcors

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The towpath leaves the Vilaine for a little less than 2 km to follow the Cicé canal, a long straight line without much interest. I recommend going around, between the …

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31.8 km

Gravières de Cicé

Lake

40.4 km

End point

Train Station

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