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Canal de Nantes à Brest – The Glomel Cut loop from La Croix Madeleine

Canal de Nantes à Brest – The Glomel Cut loop from La Croix Madeleine

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4.2

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Canal de Nantes à Brest – The Glomel Cut loop from La Croix Madeleine

02:41

51.3km

370m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: August 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.0 km

Hyères, Petit-Carhaix Bridge

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Romantic old bridge crossing the Hyères River from Carhaix city center to the Petit-Carhaix village

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27.7 km

Stone Arch Bridge on the Nantes–Brest Canal

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Small bridge whose arc forms a semicircle, and whose reflection perfectly completes the circle. A beautiful shot to take along the Vélodyssée greenway.

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30.2 km

Pont Daoulaz lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

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Manual lock, although the guardian's house seems to be given to someone private.

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34.3 km

Kerhun Lock No. 191 on the Nantes–Brest Canal

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Beautifully restored former lock guardian's house, now perhaps private.

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39.1 km

Canal de Nantes à Brest

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43.9 km

Minguen lock climbing, Canal Nantes à Brest

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45.8 km

The Glomel Cut

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This passage is the highest point of the canal. It was necessary to dig three million cubic meters of earth and rock to make the canal pass: as much as …

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47.7 km

Pont Ar Len Café & Gîte

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Great little stop. Lovely food, great coffee and lovely people.

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51.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.0 km

10.3 km

8.43 km

3.04 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

20.8 km

1.55 km

1.13 km

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 25 August

26°C

14°C

88 %

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Canal de Nantes à Brest – The Glomel Cut loop from La Croix Madeleine

Hyères, Petit-Carhaix Bridge

Stone Arch Bridge on the Nantes–Brest Canal

Pont Daoulaz lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

Kerhun Lock No. 191 on the Nantes–Brest Canal

Canal de Nantes à Brest

Minguen lock climbing, Canal Nantes à Brest

The Glomel Cut

Pont Ar Len Café & Gîte

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