Railway station – Guipry-Messac Mill loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

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Railway station – Guipry-Messac Mill loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

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Railway station – Guipry-Messac Mill loop from Saint-Senoux - Pléchâtel

03:22

49.2km

320m

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 15, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.6 km for 215 m

After 45.1 km for 144 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.2 km

Railway station

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The line from Châteaubriant to Ploërmel is an old railway line, this route was closed and classified as "Voie Verte" it linked the station of Châteaubriant in Loire-Atlantique to that of Ploërmel in Morbihan. To this day there is still the building of the chief station as well as the station

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18.4 km

Gravel bike path through the woods

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Portion of a greenway built in places around Bain-de-Bretagne, it is useful for passing through the city without having to cross the urban portions.

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24.3 km

House gatekeeper

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Interesting place for its history.

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32.1 km

View of the Messac mill from the footbridge

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This footbridge spans La Vilaine at Guipry-Messac. It is located on the greenway which allows to go to Guer and Ploermel

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32.2 km

Voie Verte Messac–Guer

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Beautiful weather

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36.0 km

Guipry-Messac Mill

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This former watermill, documented as early as 1089, was initially used as a fulling mill before being converted into a flour mill in the 19th century. Its operation ceased on December 31, 1974. Since then, the building has stood as a significant heritage landmark, marking the industrial and riverine history of the Vilaine Valley.

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40.9 km

La Gaudinela Castle

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This pretty castle stands on the river La Vilaine!

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44.2 km

Uzel Rock

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Pléchâtel-Lohéac station, on the Rennes to Redon railway line, is located at the foot of the Uzel rock. This rock was, without a doubt, the highest and wildest site on the banks of the Vilaine before the passage of the railway, which made it partially disappear. At the top were huge stones, shaped like a statue. Around the middle, there are still natural caves where you can see the names of the walkers who have visited them, engraved on the shale of the walls. These caves, which were quite difficult in the past, are almost impassable today.
It is there, on this rock, before the construction of the bridge which now connects the town of Pléchâtel to that of Saint-Malo-de-Phily, that we were told half a century ago by an old man called Richomme , boatman responsible for transporting passengers from one bank to the other, the legend of the Rocher d'Uzel (...).
see "The legend of the Rocher d'Uzel" in "Les contes du pays gallo" by Adolphe Orain (published in 1904).

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