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Pontivy
Saint-Gérand

La Rigole d'Hilvern Greenway – Bon-Repos Abbey loop from Saint-Gérand

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France
Brittany
Pontivy
Saint-Gérand

La Rigole d'Hilvern Greenway – Bon-Repos Abbey loop from Saint-Gérand

Hard

10

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La Rigole d'Hilvern Greenway – Bon-Repos Abbey loop from Saint-Gérand

10:09

141km

1,830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

289 m

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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1.30 km

Éclude du Couédic

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Last, western step in a series of locks on the historic Nantes-à-Brest canal

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34.4 km

La Rigole d'Hilvern Greenway

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a little-known towpath that will make you discover inland Brittany, and which acts as a link between the ARMOR coasts and the NANTES - BREST canal

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43.1 km

Lac de Bosméléac

Lake

49.5 km

Étang de la Salle

Lake

6

92.1 km

Between the Lac de Guerlédan and the double lock of Coat Natous in its section of the Côtes d´Armor, the Canal from Nantes to Brest is navigable upstream of the …

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102 km

Le Bois du Pouldu

Forest

8

105 km

Bon-Repos Abbey

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Former abbey now in ruins. Interesting place, in the immediate vicinity of the canal, but plan to cross if you want to approach the abbey because it is located on the opposite bank to the Vélodyssée track.

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105 km

Lock No. 138 of Bon Repos

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The 18th century canal lock has been shaped like a medieval bridge fitting to the old Abby, with a hostel in the old canal keeper's house, and a café on the opposite side from the Abby.

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10

105 km

Abbaye de Bon-Repos

Highlight • Historical Site

117 km

Forêt de Quénécan

Forest

12

129 km

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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141 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

99.0 km

32.8 km

3.93 km

3.63 km

1.81 km

119 m

Surfaces

53.9 km

49.4 km

26.2 km

10.4 km

1.44 km

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Saturday 7 November

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