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Nantes
Pont-Saint-Martin

Chaussée des Moines – Vertou Lock loop from Nantes

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Nantes
Pont-Saint-Martin

Chaussée des Moines – Vertou Lock loop from Nantes

Moderate

4.7

(6)

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Chaussée des Moines – Vertou Lock loop from Nantes

02:22

39.5km

160m

Cycling

Moderate 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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.50 km for 4 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.86 km

Chaussée des Moines

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A water reservoir on the Sèvre Nantaise. A very nice place.

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2

9.92 km

Vertou Lock

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Originally built in 1755, the lock was badly damaged during the French Revolution before being renovated in 1839.

In its extension is the ford built by the Benedictine monks of …

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3

10.1 km

Chemin des Bras Prés

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Pretty pleasant and shady path that runs along the Sèvre Nantaise from the Chaussée des Moines towards Nantes.

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11.1 km

La Sèvre Nantaise

Lake

5

14.8 km

Port of La Morinière

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Small port with a quay of about fifteen boats, quite photogenic. It can also be seen from the other bank and from the bridge.

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6

17.3 km

Pirmil Railway Bridge

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Metal trellis bridge typical of the 1870s, allowing the passage of trains but also access to bicycles.

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7

20.5 km

The Rings

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It is at night that this work reveals all its magical beauty! Their shape and location are reminiscent of mooring rings. This contemporary installation is the fruit of the imagination …

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8

20.6 km

Yellow Titan Crane

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One of two listed port cranes - this yellow one is the better known of them - you can spot it on many postcards.

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9

20.9 km

The Sea Worlds Carousel

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Impressively large and detail-loving carousel.

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39.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

10.3 km

5.87 km

4.94 km

2.86 km

964 m

265 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

6.20 km

2.16 km

1.49 km

478 m

< 100 m

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Friday 16 October

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