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France
Pays de la Loire
Fontenay-Le-Comte
Oulmes

Coulon Quays – Wooden Bridge of la Garette loop from Oulmes

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Fontenay-Le-Comte
Oulmes

Coulon Quays – Wooden Bridge of la Garette loop from Oulmes

Intermediate

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Coulon Quays – Wooden Bridge of la Garette loop from Oulmes

03:03

45.1km

90m

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

Last updated: October 16, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

80 m in total

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Bus stop

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16.9 km

18 km from Coulon

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Be careful when you arrive at La Garette by the north road, there is no longer a cycle path!
Be careful on the road.

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17.3 km

Priory Church of Sainte-Trinité de Coulon

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Capital of the Green Venice, just a few kilometers from Niort, which can be reached by following the Sèvre Niortaise. There is the house of the Marais Poitevin and many small restaurants, on the banks of the river.

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17.5 km

Coulon Quays

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The quays of Coulon offer a pretty walk along the Sèvre Niortaise. Restaurants, boat rentals, creperie: everything is there to have a good time.

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20.4 km

La Garette

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Small village in lush greenery. It is a large pedestrian street with market garden barns on either side. Almost every house has its own little private landing stage.

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21.5 km

La Garette marshes

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Great walk in the Marais.

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24.1 km

Wooden Bridge of la Garette

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Wooden bridge over the large Rigole de la Garette, in the heart of the Marais Poitevin. picnic table next door.

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30.5 km

Footbridge over the Sèvre

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8

33.0 km

Venise Verte – Mazeau

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An idyllic setting, a boat trip, by bike or on foot in the purest stereotype of the Poitevin marshes. Canes clad in crossed trees, a splendid and very relaxing natural setting.

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45.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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25.3 km

12.5 km

3.66 km

2.19 km

1.52 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

12.4 km

12.0 km

3.00 km

303 m

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