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Tharon's large beach – Serpent of the Ocean loop from La Bernerie-en-Retz

Tharon's large beach – Serpent of the Ocean loop from La Bernerie-en-Retz

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4.4

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314

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Tharon's large beach – Serpent of the Ocean loop from La Bernerie-en-Retz

04:13

92.3km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.8 km for 88 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.1 km

Plage de Margaret

Beach

19.9 km

Préfailles

Highlight • Other

22.0 km

Réserve naturelle de la Pointe Saint-Gildas

Nature Reserve

32.0 km

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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37.3 km

La Pierre Attelée

Forest

41.2 km

Saint-Brévin l'Océan

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It is a commune with beautiful coastal views a little south of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins.

According to legend, in the time of the Druids, the town was called Pontoise. During the revolution …

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46.6 km

Mindin

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46.9 km

Serpent of the Ocean

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This 130-meter-long beast with its 135 steel vertebrae is an outdoor work of art created by Chinese artist Huang Yong Ping as part of the Estuaire contemporary exhibition. It appears with the rhythm of the tides.

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47.9 km

Beach

49.5 km

Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Beach

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Passage very well laid out with a beautiful beach

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50.7 km

Viewpoint

58.6 km

Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef Coast and Fishing Huts

Highlight • Beach

Nice little town by the beach, but do not hesitate to pass near the church, a famous biscuit factory sells in store (St Michel cake). For gourmets and to fill up on energy!

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83.7 km

Pornic

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magnificent dynamic little town, as well as a family, as a couple or between cyclists !!

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92.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.4 km

25.8 km

19.7 km

8.76 km

1.92 km

450 m

349 m

Surfaces

71.7 km

12.6 km

6.79 km

572 m

384 m

217 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 23 June

41°C

24°C

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Comments

June 24, 2025,Sortie à vélo sur route

Hello,
We left the estuary campsite in Paimboeuf under a beautiful sun ☀️ heading towards Saint Brevin les Pins, where the Loire à Vélo cycle route ends and the Vélocean route begins.
The Saint Nazaire bridge stood out to us with its slender silhouette and impressive ramp, which seems to reach up to the sky.
The coastal journey was a …

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Tharon's large beach – Serpent of the Ocean loop from La Bernerie-en-Retz

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