Pontivy Castle – Écluse de la Forêt loop from Uzel

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Pontivy Castle – Écluse de la Forêt loop from Uzel

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Pontivy Castle – Écluse de la Forêt loop from Uzel

07:01

116km

810m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 52.9 km for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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15.7 km

Guerlédan Trail

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beautiful Panorama next to the Ste Trephine chapel

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32.5 km

Guerlédan Lock - Nantes to Brest Canal

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Last locks before reaching the barrage

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39.9 km

Stumo lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

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The locks at this location with the keeper's house midstream were probably also serving as a mill to harness the water power from the main Blavet river channel.

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42.0 km

Aquinian Lock on the Nantes–Brest Canal

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The historic canal and the trail share the course of the Blavet, which was made navigable by a series of locks like this one next to the small community of Aquinian

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52.9 km

Pontivy Castle

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The Château de Pontivy, or Château des Rohan, was built between the middle of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century for and by the Viscounts of Rohan.

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55.6 km

Towpath of the Nantes to Brest Canal

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New cafe just on the way out of Pontivy owned by a very friendly and helpful gentleman with lots of experience and tips. He will soon have a bike repair station too! Top!

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69.6 km

The Forêt lock is one of the many locks that balance the waters on the Nantes-Brest canal. It is named after the forest of Branguily forest which extends, at this location, on both sides of the canal.

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