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France
Pays de la Loire
Nantes
Saint-Fiacre-Sur-Maine

Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Nantes
Saint-Fiacre-Sur-Maine

Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

Moderate

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Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine

02:30

38.2km

200m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.7 km for 92 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

15.3 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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2

17.7 km

Passage through the woods

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Very nice trail. Potentially wet in winter.

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3

20.7 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

27.0 km

Beautour Slipway

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Drinking fountain near the toilets

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28.7 km

La Sèvre Nantaise

Lake

6

29.8 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

30.0 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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30.0 km

Chaussée des Moines

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

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35.8 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

10

36.1 km

Sèvre Nantaise Loop

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One of endless scenic turns in the Sèvre river. The bike trail on the northern side of the river is more scenic on this section, though the view from the south can be better with the light.

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38.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

10.8 km

5.84 km

5.81 km

3.36 km

167 m

Surfaces

24.6 km

6.27 km

5.78 km

917 m

350 m

229 m

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Tuesday 26 May

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17°C

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