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Boël Mill – Vilaine Loop loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

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Boël Mill – Vilaine Loop loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

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Boël Mill – Vilaine Loop loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

07:11

115km

430m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.72 km for 233 m

After 64.2 km for 144 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.99 km

La Vilaine

Lake

15.2 km

Boël Mill

Highlight • Monument

Le Boël is one of the emblematic sites of the Vilaine valley.

Essential place for walks or bike rides (mountain biking, road or gravel, there is something for everyone) and …

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18.2 km

Pont-Réan

Highlight • Bridge

A must-see on the Vilaine towpath, Pont-Rean connects the towns of Guichen and Bruz
Bakery, restaurant, butcher, water point in the immediate vicinity

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18.5 km

View of the Pont-Réan mill

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When you come from Rennes, the mill of Pont-Réan announces the bridge that you will have to cross to continue on the towpath towards the lock of Boël.

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26.9 km

Swans on the Vilaine River

Highlight (Segment) • River

Well indeed it is not a lake, but several families of swans live on this portion of the Vilaine
The young are gray in color and keep it until the following summer

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30.7 km

Apigné water sports center

Highlight • Lake

Still many barges, especially under renovation, at this location
Close to the Apigné pond and 2 restaurants
Lots of possibilities for walks or bike rides

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35.4 km

Canal de Cicé

Lake

52.0 km

Moulin de la Bouëxière

Highlight • Monument

The Bouëxière mill dates from 1471, although it has undergone many transformations over time. In 1879, it was notably converted into a flour mill.

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64.2 km

Ancienne carrière du Clos Pointu

Nature Reserve

73.4 km

Guipry-Messac Mill

Highlight • Restaurant

This former watermill, documented as early as 1089, was initially used as a fulling mill before being converted into a flour mill in the 19th century. Its operation ceased on …

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81.7 km

Forêt de Corbinière

Forest

88.3 km

Vilaine Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Section on a particularly pretty and wooded loop of the Vilaine river, on a quiet little trèèèèèès road and bicycle development, accessible to all :)

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115 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.7 km

33.6 km

10.2 km

7.70 km

7.66 km

424 m

Surfaces

60.8 km

30.5 km

12.1 km

7.93 km

3.97 km

139 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 25 August

25°C

16°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

May 26, 2025,Tour de France 13a Langon - Rennes

Today, we spent almost the entire day cycling along the Vilaine River, mostly on dirt roads. In many sections, fresh gravel had been laid in response to previous flood damage, which made for a less pleasant ride.

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Boël Mill – Vilaine Loop loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

Boël Mill

Pont-Réan

View of the Pont-Réan mill

Swans on the Vilaine River

Apigné water sports center

Moulin de la Bouëxière

Guipry-Messac Mill

Vilaine Loop

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