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Martrou Bridge – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Tonnay-Charente

Martrou Bridge – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Tonnay-Charente

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Martrou Bridge – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Tonnay-Charente

01:57

48.3km

200m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 5.66 km for 46 m

After 6.12 km for 29 m

After 42.3 km for 29 m

After 42.7 km for 46 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.37 km

Bougainville Marina

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North basin of the large Rochefort marina

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10.2 km

The Rochefort transporter bridge (French: Pont transbordeur de Rochefort or Pont à transbordeur de Martrou) went into operation in 1900 and is the work of the French engineer Ferdinand Arnodin. Since 1976, the structure has been recognized as a monument historique[1].

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22.7 km

Port-des-Barques dike

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As early as the 19th century, the town of Port-des-Barques had coastal defenses which were gradually reworked over the course of the storms. In February 2010, during storm Xynthia, overall nearly 400 houses and several businesses were affected by the water. Since this dramatic event housing estates have been downgraded and deconstructed and the dyke has been reinforced.
Here in clear weather, view of Fouras and the island of Aix opposite, as well as the island Madame.

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23.7 km

La Passe aux Boeufs

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Madame Island is connected to the mainland by a sand and pebble road, called the Passe aux Boeufs, about 1 km long, accessible only at low tide. It is a tombolo, a dune cord made up of deposits of sedimentary and fluvial origin, which is welding Madame Island to the mainland. This pass is particularly popular during the summer period, with many tourists who cross it on foot, by bike, or even by car. However, it is not really a passable road with a road bike, but it can be admired from the coast.

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24.5 km

The Carrelets of Port-des-Barques

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superb passage with a view of an alignment of squares

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37.7 km

Martrou Bridge

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Good view from the new bridge :) by the way with a very good bike path

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40.7 km

Rochefort Maritime Arsenal

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In the 17th century, Louis XIV dreamed of reigning supreme on land and sea. To do this, he needs a place to build and arm his warships. In 1666, the Rochefort arsenal was established in the middle of the marshes, on the winding and silted course of the Charente. The royal rope factory, erected for the needs of manufacturing ropes for warships, is among its most emblematic buildings. The Rochefort Maritime Arsenal, nicknamed the “Versailles of the Sea”, was for a long time a place of technical innovation in shipbuilding. Between its opening and its final closure in 1927, nearly 550 warships were built there.
By crossing the Porte du Soleil de l'Arsenal, near the National Maritime Museum, you will be able to see two forms of refit, that is to say basins which were formerly used to clean and repair ships: The basin was filled with water to bring the ship in and then it was emptied in order to carry out repairs. One of its forms houses the hook, an activity for children. The other has long housed the shipyard of the Hermione, a replica of the French warship of the same name, a three-masted square ship in service from 1779 to 1793. But this ship is no longer here; she is in dry dock in Anglet to undergo treatment against a fungus which is attacking her hull.

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41.0 km

Statues of the Young Girls of Rochefort

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Les deux Demoiselles is a French film musical.

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48.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.3 km

16.4 km

3.27 km

2.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.1 km

4.22 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 24 May

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Martrou Bridge – Rochefort Maritime Arsenal loop from Tonnay-Charente

Bougainville Marina

Schwebefähre von Rochefort

Port-des-Barques dike

La Passe aux Boeufs

The Carrelets of Port-des-Barques

Martrou Bridge

Rochefort Maritime Arsenal

Statues of the Young Girls of Rochefort

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