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

Last updated: December 18, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 65.7 km for 144 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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19.3 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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19.6 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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26.4 km

The drawbridge at the Cicé lock

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Surprising drawbridge allowing the crossing of the Cicé lock.
This allows you to reach Chavagne from the Vilaine towpath (and vice versa).
Note that this part of the Vilaine is …

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28.1 km

Swans on the Vilaine River

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Well indeed it is not a lake, but several families of swans live on this portion of the Vilaine
The young are gray in color and keep it until the following summer

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32.2 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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36.9 km

Canal de Cicé

Lake

47.8 km

Boël Mill

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Le Boël is one of the emblematic sites of the Vilaine valley.

Essential place for walks or bike rides (mountain biking, road or gravel, there is something for everyone) and …

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65.7 km

Ancienne carrière du Clos Pointu

Nature Reserve

74.9 km

Guipry-Messac Mill

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This former watermill, documented as early as 1089, was initially used as a fulling mill before being converted into a flour mill in the 19th century. Its operation ceased on …

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83.2 km

Forêt de Corbinière

Forest

93.5 km

La Vilaine

Lake

99.8 km

Vilaine River

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very pleasant cycle route along the Vilaine

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122 km

Viewpoint

128 km

Espace naturel départemental des mégalithes et landes de Saint-Just

Nature Reserve

144 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.3 km

37.6 km

35.0 km

6.31 km

2.05 km

427 m

268 m

Surfaces

94.1 km

26.4 km

12.4 km

9.08 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 9 March

13°C

6°C

33 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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View of the Pont-Réan mill

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