Passerelle du Lay – Porte des Portes loop from Puyravault

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Passerelle du Lay – Porte des Portes loop from Puyravault

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Passerelle du Lay – Porte des Portes loop from Puyravault

03:32

58.9km

60m

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: August 25, 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

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.38 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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14.6 km

Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

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A traditional village on a marginally higher location in the coastal lowlands, between drainage canals and streams influenced by the tides.

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15.9 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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30.0 km

Passerelle du Lay

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This footbridge which spans the Lay to connect Aiguillon-Sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-Mer is now reserved for pedestrians and cyclists. It is also very popular with fishermen.

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30.4 km

Port de l'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

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Traditional fishing boats still dominate this port on an otherwise mostly tourism-driven coast

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33.3 km

View of La Faute-sur-Mer

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37.5 km

La Dive

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This ancient island in the Gulf of Pictons now overlooks the cereal fields from around fifteen meters. It offers a lovely view of Aiguillon Bay, La Rochelle and the Île de Ré bridge.

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47.0 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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58.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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