Le Châtelier Lock – Mordreuc and its tidal mill loop from La Gouesnière - Cancale - Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Le Châtelier Lock – Mordreuc and its tidal mill loop from La Gouesnière - Cancale - Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

Hard

riders

Le Châtelier Lock – Mordreuc and its tidal mill loop from La Gouesnière - Cancale - Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes

04:19

68.7km

540m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.0 km for 54 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

12.6 km

Rance Tidal Power Station – View of the Bay

Highlight • Monument

Inside there is a visitor center, where you can get a lot of information about the construction and the function of the tidal power plant. One can also take a …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

28.6 km

Cave by the Rance River

Highlight • Cave

On the edge of the Frémur 🙂

Showing Translation

Tip by

40.0 km

Gallo-Roman path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice little sunken path between greenway and towpath. Reserved for ATVs in wet weather as it can get very greasy

Translated by Google •

Tip by

43.6 km

La Vicomté-sur-Rance Marina

Highlight • Other

The port of Lyvet, located in the commune of Vicomté-sur-Rance, is on the right bank of the Rance maritime basin just upstream of the Châtelier lock

Translated by Google •

Tip by

44.1 km

Le Châtelier Lock

Highlight • Structure

The lock separates the river Rance from the maritime Rance.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

44.3 km

Carrelet fishing huts on the Rance

Highlight • Structure

The carrelet huts are small constructions on stilts installed on the Rance maritime and intended for fishing with carrelet, a square fishing net stretched between four poles.
Sheds on stilts …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

46.0 km

Lessard Viaduct

Highlight • Historical Site

Its construction began in 1879. It was intended for the passage of a railway line linking Brittany to Normandy. At a height of 32 meters and suspended between the support …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

50.7 km

Mordreuc and its tidal mill

Highlight • Historical Site

From the old Breton "Mor-truc", crossing the sea, or "Mor-Douiz", sea of the druids, Mordreuc is a crossing point from one bank to the other of the Rance.
Before the …

Translated by Google •

Tip by