Josselin Castle – Malestroit Lock loop from Guéhenno

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Josselin Castle – Malestroit Lock loop from Guéhenno

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Josselin Castle – Malestroit Lock loop from Guéhenno

11:01

185km

780m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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43.0 km

Locks 79 to 87 - Around Saint-Gérand

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Sequence of nine locks, seven of which are very close to each other. Boat traffic must have been very slow on this section…

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82.8 km

Château de Josselin seen from the Sainte-Croix bridge

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Erected at the beginning of the 11th century, the Château de Josselin was once just a simple wooden building. Rebuilt and extended over the centuries, it was modernized by the …

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83.0 km

Josselin Castle

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The castle's imposing towers are reflected in the River Oust. Owned by the Rohan family, one of the oldest families in Brittany, it is the symbol of this pretty town. …

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83.5 km

Blick auf Josselin von Süden her

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Josselin and its castle look very impressive from afar.
A beautiful sight!

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97.1 km

Montertelot Lock

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Chapel of an old monastery right next to the canal and a small park to rest or camp at night

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99.9 km

Nantes–Brest Canal - Oust Quay

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Domaine du Roc campsite

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109 km

Thanks to its half-timbered houses, its stone facades and its sculptures, Malestroit is labeled “city of character”.

A thousand-year-old village, Malestroit still houses houses from the 15th and 16th centuries as well as locks, mills and churches full of stories.

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153 km

Malestroit Lock

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Taking the shortest of the branches of the Oust River across the plain opening up at the North end of town, the canal here needs another set of locks. The …

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185 km

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Parking

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