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France
Pays de la Loire
Fontenay-Le-Comte
Saint-Michel-En-L'Herm

Port of Marans – La Tranche-sur-Mer loop from Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Pays de la Loire
Fontenay-Le-Comte
Saint-Michel-En-L'Herm

Port of Marans – La Tranche-sur-Mer loop from Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

Moderate

4.1

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366

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Port of Marans – La Tranche-sur-Mer loop from Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

04:47

81.8km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional du Marais poitevin

Parc naturel marin de l'Estuaire de la Gironde et de la Mer des Pertuis

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2.79 km

Porte des Portes

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The gates are dikes, functioning as locks, in order to control the amount of water that is in the marsh, so as not to suffer from fluctuations associated with high and low tides.

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23.5 km

Port of Marans

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Cute little down with plenty of bars and restaurants. It's set up for tourists and locals alike. Le Velo Francette comes through here and you can join the route from here.

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39.6 km

Portes du Chapître

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The portes du chapître in the last decades of the 18th century made the canal more reliable and easier to navigate. While the massive human interventions to drain and make …

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48.2 km

Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm cycle path

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Paved diagonal shortcut direct to the Vélodyssée, excellent straight and smooth biking route through the fields without traffic.

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58.1 km

View of the Belle Henriette stilted footbridge

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Connects the two campgrounds to the beach through the protected area, crossing wetland and sandy dunes

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58.5 km

View towards Aguillon

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64.0 km

La Tranche-sur-Mer

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Charming coastal town surrounded by beaches, with a large central square dominated by Saint Nicholas Church and the Town Hall.

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76.1 km

Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach

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Right in town, next to the tourist office, a lagoon offers a very pleasant protected beach.

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81.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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39.4 km

20.7 km

16.4 km

2.57 km

1.96 km

673 m

119 m

Surfaces

39.8 km

23.5 km

15.7 km

2.62 km

218 m

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