View of the old port – Chain Tower loop from La Rochelle

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View of the old port – Chain Tower loop from La Rochelle

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View of the old port – Chain Tower loop from La Rochelle

02:00

7.79km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 7.15 km for 22 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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994 m

View of the old port

Highlight • Monument

excellent passage in your hike

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1.68 km

Chain Tower

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Along with the Saint-Nicolas Tower and the Lantern Tower, the Chain Tower is one of three towers on the La Rochelle waterfront, and one of the two iconic towers of …

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2.07 km

Préfecture de la Charente-Maritime

Castle

3.75 km

Great Clock Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

beautiful monument

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4.80 km

Ramparts of La Rochelle

Highlight • Historical Site

beautiful ramparts

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6.01 km

Old Port of La Rochelle

Highlight • Historical Site

It's just beautiful here!

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6.40 km

View of the three towers

Highlight • Other

beautiful viewpoint

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6.61 km

Passeur Ferry at Quai de la Médiathèque, La Rochelle

Highlight • Bridge

A 100% electric ferry very environmentally friendly

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7.21 km

View of the bridge

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excellent passage with a splendid viewpoint

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7.79 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.82 km

2.07 km

536 m

375 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

1.52 km

222 m

197 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

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Comments

May 24, 2024,La Rochelle

This morning I took the bus from the hotel into town. Taking the bus can be so easy: hold your credit card to the scanner when you get on, and you're done. That's valid for an hour and probably costs €1.50. That's what it says on the tariff plan, nothing has been debited yet.
I walked around the town for …

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July 2, 2025,Hike

La Rochelle is a coastal city in southwest France and the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. It has been a center of fishing and trade since the 12th century, a maritime tradition reflected in its Vieux Port and its immense, ultramodern marina: Les Minimes. The old town is home to medieval half-timbered houses and Renaissance architecture, with arcaded streets dating …

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August 19, 2026,La Rochelle pour flâneurs

A walk for four in magnificent La Rochelle, with no other purpose than to let ourselves be carried by the moment and the desire to eat well.
A perfect day in the sun, which finally resisted the unfavorable forecasts predicting overcast skies for the last three days.
Two great restaurants discovered along our path, simple but excellent: the first guessed, …

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