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Pays de la Loire

Base nautique de Besné – Menhir du Bois Hoël loop from Pontchâteau

Pays de la Loire

Base nautique de Besné – Menhir du Bois Hoël loop from Pontchâteau

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Base nautique de Besné – Menhir du Bois Hoël loop from Pontchâteau

02:34

40.1km

140m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: March 27, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de Brière

Grande Brière

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

2.37 km

Viewpoint

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2

3.83 km

Base nautique de Besné

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Perfect place for a break. There is a picnic table on the way.

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6.63 km

Abandoned Train Platform in Parc Naturel Régional de Brière

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4

8.68 km

Old Railway Line Pontchâteau–Donges

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The line from Sablé to Montoir-de-Bretagne is a French railway line, today closed and de-ironed between Château-Gontier and Montoir-de-Bretagne. It was a regional axis connecting the region of Le Mans to the Atlantic coast, without going through Nantes.

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21.5 km

La Guesne Bridge

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The Pont de la Guesne is one of the many bridges that span the rivers and canals that branch out from the magnificent Marais de Brière. On it, you find the red and white marking of the GR 3.

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24.5 km

Ruins of the Château de Lorieux

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In the middle of this tangle of branches, brambles, appear mounds of earth, scattered stones, sections of walls, the only witnesses of the distant presence in this place of a …

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27.1 km

Menhir du Bois Hoël

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The menhir consists of a large parallelepipedal slab of granite measuring 2.65 m high and 1.50 m wide for a thickness varying from 0.60 to 0.90 m2.

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27.7 km

La Barbière Dolmen

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I really didn't understand how to get to the dolmen. The path that was supposed to go there was blocked off. I was able to take a photo over the …

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40.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.0 km

11.5 km

7.95 km

3.37 km

1.31 km

Surfaces

18.4 km

16.9 km

2.89 km

1.16 km

776 m

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