Site des Onze écluses – Ille-et-Rance Canal loop from Saint-Symphorien

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Site des Onze écluses – Ille-et-Rance Canal loop from Saint-Symphorien

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Site des Onze écluses – Ille-et-Rance Canal loop from Saint-Symphorien

01:05

17.4km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.4 km for 315 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.56 km

Bicycle repair station

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All the equipment to repair a bicycle. Hoping that no one degrades it! Thanks to the Brittany region for this equipment 👏

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2.82 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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3.25 km

Lock no. 31 - La Dialais

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Lock n°31 - La Dialais - Bazouges-sous-Hédé

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3.43 km

Lock No. 30 La Guéhardière

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

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6.74 km

Ille Flottante

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Ille Flottante offers unusual accommodation on the Ille-et-Rance canal: on the water in 5 boats / 5 different atmospheres, in old horse boxes or in an old rig washed up …

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11.0 km

Construction of the Ille-et-Rance canal began in 1804, under Napoleon I and ended in 1832. The bulk of the work is concentrated on the 11 locks that connect two rivers. It connects the city of Rennes to that of Saint-Malo.

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15.4 km

Moucherie Lock

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Built in the 19th century, this lock is located 2 km from the town of Tinténiac and is part of a set of 11 locks crisscrossing the Ille et Rance canal.

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17.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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