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Pays de la Loire
Nantes
Thouaré-Sur-Loire

Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Thouaré

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Nantes
Thouaré-Sur-Loire

Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Thouaré

Moderate

3.8

(4)

20

riders

Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Thouaré

02:36

42.3km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.99 km

Passage through the woods

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Very nice trail. Potentially wet in winter.

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2

9.42 km

Pinette Island

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Île Pinette is an island in the Loire, separated from the mainland by the Boireau, a small arm of the shallow river. It is a very pleasant place to cycle …

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11.0 km

Forget Island

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Forget Island is a classic for mountain biking or gravel cycling with the family just a few minutes from downtown Nantes. You can go all the way around it and …

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4

17.2 km

Beautour Slipway

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Drinking fountain near the toilets

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19.0 km

La Sèvre Nantaise

Lake

6

20.1 km

Chemin des Bras Prés

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Pretty pleasant and shady path that runs along the Sèvre Nantaise from the Chaussée des Moines towards Nantes.

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7

20.2 km

Vertou Lock

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Originally built in 1755, the lock was badly damaged during the French Revolution before being renovated in 1839.

In its extension is the ford built by the Benedictine monks of …

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8

20.3 km

Chaussée des Moines

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A water reservoir on the Sèvre Nantaise. A very nice place.

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9

33.8 km

Goulaine Canal

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Nice walk along this canal which once allowed barges laden with lime to go up to Nantes. A little dented in places.

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42.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

6.74 km

5.05 km

3.32 km

3.17 km

284 m

Surfaces

27.9 km

5.35 km

4.32 km

4.25 km

301 m

239 m

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Thursday 5 November

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