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Chapel of St Second – Menhir du Bois Hoël loop from Pontchâteau

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Pays de la Loire

Chapel of St Second – Menhir du Bois Hoël loop from Pontchâteau

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Chapel of St Second – Menhir du Bois Hoël loop from Pontchâteau

02:30

38.6km

150m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.4 km for 160 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.37 km

Viewpoint

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2

5.01 km

Chapel of St Second

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Beautiful little chapel in the middle of marshes and a wood. Picnic area right next to the chapel.

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3

15.7 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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4

18.7 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 fortress. The castle of Lorieux ("loc-rieux", the place of the Rieux, noble family), was built at the same time as the large surrounding fortresses, on the orders of Alain the Great, king of Brittany, in order to protect his kingdom from the Norman invasions. Around 1130, the castle became the residence of the Viscounts of Donges, but during the Wars of Religion, the troops of the Duke of Mercoeur attacked the castle. Later, in 1614, Richelieu decreed the disappearance of this fortress, considered a Huguenot lair. In 1618, the leveling order was carried out.
Legends abound on these mysterious ruins. It is said that underground passages start from this fortress.

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5

22.4 km

Bois de la Batterie

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Crossac mountain bike technical course

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6

27.4 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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28.0 km

Dolmen de la Barbière

Archaeological Site

B

38.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

11.8 km

3.40 km

2.72 km

207 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.5 km

12.1 km

8.29 km

1.80 km

792 m

152 m

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