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Cadoret Lock – Cascade Lock loop from Saint-Gonnery

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Cadoret Lock – Cascade Lock loop from Saint-Gonnery

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Cadoret Lock – Cascade Lock loop from Saint-Gonnery

06:12

103km

450m

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

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 66.5 km for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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22.4 km

Cadoret Lock

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Beautiful lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

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26.2 km

La Tertraie Lock

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Saint-Mélec chapel to see a little further north

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56.7 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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66.5 km

Pontivy Castle

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The Château de Pontivy, or Château des Rohan, was built between the middle of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century for and by the Viscounts of Rohan.

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68.3 km

Cascade Lock

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Just before arriving in Pontivy the river Blavet crashes down a wide cascade, while the canal is channelled left through a lock. Pedestrians and bikers can cross the narrow metal …

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70.5 km

Guernal lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

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The Guernal lock is located in the town of Neulliac. It was built around the 1800s and is accompanied by several buildings (houses, stores, bridges over locks) whose restoration has not been completed.

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79.9 km

Stumo lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

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The locks at this location with the keeper's house midstream were probably also serving as a mill to harness the water power from the main Blavet river channel.

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83.6 km

Poulhibet lock - Canal de Nantes à Brest

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NB: This lock is equipped with public dry toilets and a mechanical repair station for self-service bicycles, pump, tools, frame rack, etc. In addition, the beverage dispenser also contains spare inner tubes!

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103 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.3 km

16.1 km

15.6 km

4.28 km

3.44 km

Surfaces

57.2 km

25.3 km

15.7 km

3.54 km

878 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 26 August

24°C

15°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

April 25, 2025,Day 3 - Mur de Bretagne - Josselin - done. 44 miles.

Day 3 - Mur de Bretagne - Josselin - done. 44 miles.

Theme for the day… Minor disaster #2 encountered. Challenge accepted and overcome.

Today was very similar to yesterday in terms of scenery and setting. We continued along the canal for most of the day. There was some variety however. Sometimes we had the canal on our right, and …

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Cadoret Lock – Cascade Lock loop from Saint-Gonnery

Cadoret Lock

La Tertraie Lock

Locks 79 to 87 - Around Saint-Gérand

Pontivy Castle

Cascade Lock

Guernal lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

Stumo lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

Poulhibet lock - Canal de Nantes à Brest

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