Ille-et-Rance Canal – Site des Onze écluses loop from Montreuil-le-Gast

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Ille-et-Rance Canal – Site des Onze écluses loop from Montreuil-le-Gast

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Ille-et-Rance Canal – Site des Onze écluses loop from Montreuil-le-Gast

04:16

66.0km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes short out-and-back sections

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After 39.1 km for 20 m

After 55.4 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.6 km

Ille-et-Rance Canal

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The Ille-et-Rance Canal, which connects Rennes and Saint-Malo, is the oldest canal in Brittany. It is made up of three sections, including the one at this location. The canal is then made up of the bed of the Ille.

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29.9 km

Chevaigné Lock

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It is a pretty lock bordered by its typical lock keeper's house.

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39.1 km

Saint-Médard-sur-Ille Lock

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40.8 km

Mare des Jannais

Lake

44.7 km

Chanclin lock

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Along the canal, we find this repainted barn with a pleasant view.

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46.2 km

Ville Morin Lock

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48.6 km

Forest path along the canal

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54.8 km

Site des Onze écluses

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A series of 11 locks over a little more than 2 kilometers, roughly one every 200 meters, allows boats to overcome a 27-meter difference in elevation. It's a veritable aquatic …

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55.4 km

Lock No. 30 La Guéhardière

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Lock n°30 - La Guéhardière - Bazouges-sous-Hédé

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66.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.5 km

14.8 km

4.75 km

587 m

245 m

144 m

Surfaces

37.8 km

17.4 km

7.57 km

3.28 km

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Tuesday 27 October

16°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

April 17, 2025,Traversée Bretonne 🇫🇷 - Tag 3: Von Rennes nach Hédé-Bazouges – Mit dem Rad quer durch die Bretagne 🚴‍♀️

Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to cycle the entire Traversée Bretonne, so we had to skip the entire section from Quimiac to Rennes with a heavy heart. Thanks to an organized taxi transfer to Redon and the perfect train connection from there to Rennes, we're now heading to today's stage.

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July 16, 2023,1 Tag von Champ de Mars nach Hédé

I'm positively surprised! I had always avoided the holiday region of France. On the one hand it was due to language barriers, on the other hand maybe one or two French people I was allowed/ had to get to know. Everything is completely different here: we met very friendly, open-minded, helpful people here and, by the way, a very beautiful …

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