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Pays de la Loire
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Gildas-Des-Bois

Canal de Nantes à Brest – Écluse de la Tindière loop from Saint-Gildas-des-Bois

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France
Pays de la Loire
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Gildas-Des-Bois

Canal de Nantes à Brest – Écluse de la Tindière loop from Saint-Gildas-des-Bois

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Canal de Nantes à Brest – Écluse de la Tindière loop from Saint-Gildas-des-Bois

10:01

155km

490m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 17, 2025

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26.0 km

Port of Blain

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It is a fairly active port on the Nantes-Brest Canal, with a capacity for up to 30 pleasure craft and 3 barges. Bars, restaurants, and public restrooms are available.

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34.0 km

Canal de Nantes à Brest

Lake

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52.8 km

Canal de Nantes à Brest

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Very rolling path, a little monotonous

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59.9 km

Tindière Lock

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Nestled along the Nantes-Brest Canal, the Écluse de la Tindière lodge welcomes hikers and cycle tourists looking for comfortable overnight stays in a relaxing setting. The rooms offer stunning views of the canal!

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71.0 km

L'Isac dam on the Nantes-Brest canal

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The canal offers very beautiful walks accessible to everyone with small more technical passages such as "the single hidden" near the dike. Opposite the end of wood beach is very nice too.

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72.1 km

View of the Isac dam and the Nantes-Brest canal from Bout du Bois

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This passage runs along several hundred meters of the dike which separates the Isac river from the Nantes-Brest canal. Always nice to see two rivers side by side.
The surroundings are very quiet and with shade if necessary.

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85.4 km

Paudais lock

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The twelfth lock you will see when leaving Nantes

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99.0 km

Beautiful scenery along the Nantes-Brest canal

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Very pleasant passage along the canal from Nantes to Best. Track well laid out and practicable by all.

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102 km

Parc de Carheil

Forest

10

130 km

Canal de Nantes à Brest

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The Nantes-Brest Canal, at Redon, offers a peaceful stroll along its green banks. This river crossroads, where the Vilaine and the canal meet, is ideal for cycling enthusiasts. The tree-lined …

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132 km

Bois de Bahurel

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155 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

117 km

23.0 km

7.09 km

5.37 km

974 m

799 m

121 m

Surfaces

106 km

24.7 km

14.7 km

8.93 km

167 m

161 m

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