Grand Réservoir de Vioreau – Lake Vioreau loop from Abbaretz

Road cycling routes

France

Pays de la Loire

Châteaubriant-Ancenis

Abbaretz

Grand Réservoir de Vioreau – Lake Vioreau loop from Abbaretz

Hard

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Grand Réservoir de Vioreau – Lake Vioreau loop from Abbaretz

05:27

114km

700m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 21.8 km for 1.21 km

After 40.5 km for 697 m

After 41.7 km for 279 m

After 61.0 km for 685 m

After 69.7 km for 442 m

After 78.2 km for 733 m

After 82.3 km for 766 m

After 84.4 km for 52 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.46 km

Manoir de Villeneuve

Castle

30.9 km

Smooth Gravel Path

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you can also ride with your roadbike, if you're not afraid a little dust

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41.0 km

Vioreau Reservoir Dam

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The Vioreau reservoir is the main water supply reservoir for the Nantes-Brest canal. The dam was built in 1835.

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41.9 km

Grand Réservoir de Vioreau

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The Grand Réservoir de Vioreau, located near Joué-sur-Erdre in the Pays de la Loire region, is an impressive body of water covering approximately 900 hectares. Originally built to regulate the …

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41.9 km

Largest reservoir in the Loire-Atlantique department with an area of 200 hectares. It enables the Nantes-Brest Canal to be supplied with water via the supply canal. It is owned by the Loire-Atlantique Department under the direction of the Maritime Service.

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43.2 km

West bridge at Lac de Vioreau

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A quiet deck with stunning views of the lake. A great place to take a break from your run and take in the scenery.

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46.4 km

Forest Road

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61.0 km

Manoir de la Chaussée

Castle

90.9 km

Châteaubriant Castle

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The Château de Châteaubriant is a medieval castle, heavily remodeled during the Renaissance, located at Châteaubriant in the French department of Loire-Atlantique in the Pays de la Loire region

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91.0 km

Château de Châteaubriant

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Châteaubriant Castle is a medieval castle transformed into a Renaissance palace. There you can discover the impressive fortifications, the elegant dwellings and the mysterious legend of Françoise de Foix, who …

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114 km

End point

Train Station

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