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Châteaubriant-Ancenis
Le Gâvre

Port of Blain – Paudais lock loop from Calvaire

Moderate

4.8

(29)

200

riders

Port of Blain – Paudais lock loop from Calvaire

02:16

36.4km

120m

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 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.4 km for 301 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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10.8 km

Port of Blain

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It is a fairly active port on the Nantes-Brest Canal, with a capacity for up to 30 pleasure craft and 3 barges. Bars, restaurants, and public restrooms are available.

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2

12.3 km

Paudais lock

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The twelfth lock you will see when leaving Nantes

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3

17.0 km

Bougard Lock

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Lock number 13 from Nantes. Restaurant and picnic area.

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4

20.0 km

Pretty Lock Gardens

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Whenever we drove through one of these "garden locks" that had been beautifully decorated, planted and the grass cut to golf course level, our hearts would melt.
The lock keeper's houses are almost always specially decorated.

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5

20.2 km

Barel Lock

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14th lock from Nantes. This one is separated from the spillway by an island. There's also a beautiful stone bridge.

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6

22.5 km

La Touche Lock

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Beautiful lock. Number 15 from Nantes. On sunny days, you'll find a tavern there.

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7

25.8 km

Very pleasant passage along the canal from Nantes to Best. Track well laid out and practicable by all.

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8

26.6 km

Melneuf lock

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Here, the lock and the spillway are separated by an island, which adds to the charm of the place. Picnic table.

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31.1 km

Parc de Carheil

Forest

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36.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.3 km

5.96 km

2.65 km

1.94 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

8.14 km

3.90 km

653 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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