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Pays de la Loire

Ocean Beach – Tharon's large beach loop from Le Clion-sur-Mer

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Pays de la Loire

Ocean Beach – Tharon's large beach loop from Le Clion-sur-Mer

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Ocean Beach – Tharon's large beach loop from Le Clion-sur-Mer

04:19

71.4km

410m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.9 km for 58 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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16.9 km

La Pierre Attelée

Forest

2

20.7 km

Ocean Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful sandy beach, uncrowded outside of July-August. The embankment is nice.

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3

29.6 km

Tharon's large beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful stand - completely in home hands. Without annoying salesmen, probably because of good infrastructure (ice cream truck, restaurants, takeaways ...). Good facilities with changing rooms and showers.
Ebb and flood let a lot of time to build castles!

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4

33.6 km

Mouton Beach

Highlight • Beach

Sandy beach with several fisheries

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5

39.3 km

Saint-Gildas Point

Highlight • Structure

This port can accommodate up to 286 ships at anchor, protected at the bottom of Anse du Boucau. Several restaurants nearby.

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39.7 km

Réserve naturelle de la Pointe Saint-Gildas

Nature Reserve

41.9 km

Grande Plage

Beach

42.7 km

Plage de Margaret

Beach

9

48.8 km

Portmain Beach

Highlight • Beach

In addition to being located on the Vélodyssée route, this pleasant sandy beach has two car parks, a slipway and the famous Papagayo bar. Which makes it a very busy place in high season.
Bathroom.

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10

51.3 km

Sablons Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice sandy beach, good swimming. Catering establishment on the beach.
To see: the rock of the Virgin, a statue of the Virgin integrated into the rock

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11

52.0 km

Montbeau Beach

Highlight • Beach

Small sandy cove with rocks

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12

54.1 km

Pornic Castle

Highlight • Castle

You can also take beautiful photos of the castle from the opposite bank on the ledge.

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B

71.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.0 km

18.3 km

11.3 km

7.97 km

418 m

263 m

232 m

Surfaces

46.5 km

17.3 km

5.31 km

2.20 km

187 m

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