Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes – Lighthouse of the Whales loop from La Flotte

Mountain biking trails

France

Charente-Maritime

La Flotte

Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes – Lighthouse of the Whales loop from La Flotte

Moderate

4.6

(116)

765

riders

Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes – Lighthouse of the Whales loop from La Flotte

03:00

55.8km

70m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.43 km

Citadel and Fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Highlight • Historical Site

The city was surrounded by Vauban of a belt of ramparts arranged according to the principles of the engineer. North-east of the city is the citadel; north of the citadel, …

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10.4 km

Bassin du Goisil

Lake

13.8 km

Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes

Highlight • Structure

Paved and unpaved paths lead criss-cross through the salt marshes of Fier d'Ars. They were already laid out in the 14th century by monks. Nowadays, the harvests are brought together …

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16.4 km

Grand Vasais

Lake

19.1 km

Saint Stephen's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church in a very romantic place 🤠

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26.3 km

Lighthouse of the Whales

Highlight • Monument

You can also go up and see the Île Ré from above. Costs a little admission.

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29.1 km

Beautiful shady part under pine trees with frequent access to the beach

Highlight • Other

Easy concrete cycleway through the forest, very popular. The other paths & Bridleways in the forest are mainly very soft sand, access to the beach generally entails pushing your bike or leaving it secured & walking

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31.8 km

Lilleau des Niges National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

33.2 km

Wooden Bridge at the Nature Reserve

Highlight • Bridge

Wooden bridge at nature reserve. Lots of traffic in the summer months 😀

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40.5 km

Whale lighthouse

Highlight (Segment) • Other

55.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.0 km

10.8 km

6.41 km

6.31 km

1.36 km

Surfaces

35.5 km

13.3 km

5.36 km

1.42 km

223 m

117 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

20°C

13°C

89 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Tour

Be careful: Essentially, only the designated long-distance cycle paths are accessible, which we eventually realized. After realizing this, the return trip was actually quite nice.

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August 14, 2023,Tour iodé de l'île de Ré-Partie 1

Trace taken from the "Complete & iodized tour of the Ile de Ré" trace from the book: A vélo en famille; of @Jeanne Lepoix

Without the loop to Portes-en-Ré

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