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Pays de la Loire

La Haie-Fouassière

Le Portillon – Vertou Lock loop from La Haie-Fouassière

Bike touring routes & trails

Pays de la Loire

La Haie-Fouassière

Le Portillon – Vertou Lock loop from La Haie-Fouassière

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Le Portillon – Vertou Lock loop from La Haie-Fouassière

03:02

44.2km

250m

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: June 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 12.8 km for 305 m

After 23.1 km for 133 m

After 23.7 km for 123 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

6.08 km

Sèvre Nantaise Loop

Highlight • River

One of endless scenic turns in the Sèvre river. The bike trail on the northern side of the river is more scenic on this section, though the view from the south can be better with the light.

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7.04 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

3

10.3 km

Le Portillon

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Old small port, typical of the banks of the Sèvre. A peaceful little park on the bank with picnic tables.
Starting point for various hiking trails along the river or through the vineyard.

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10.7 km

Beach

Beach

5

13.1 km

Vertou Lock

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Originally built in 1755, the lock was badly damaged during the French Revolution before being renovated in 1839.

In its extension is the ford built by the Benedictine monks of …

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6

13.2 km

Chemin des Bras Prés

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Pretty pleasant and shady path that runs along the Sèvre Nantaise from the Chaussée des Moines towards Nantes.

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7

16.1 km

Beautour Slipway

Highlight • River

Drinking fountain near the toilets

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8

22.4 km

The Great Elephant – Les Machines de l'Île

Highlight • Monument

If you like the world of Jules Verne then you will love this theme park. In this art project, the ideas of Jules Verne and da Vinci are merged on the site of the former shipyards of Nantes.

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9

25.8 km

Pirmil Railway Bridge

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Metal trellis bridge typical of the 1870s, allowing the passage of trains but also access to bicycles.

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28.2 km

La Sèvre Nantaise

Lake

11

33.1 km

Chaussée des Moines

Highlight • River

A water reservoir on the Sèvre Nantaise. A very nice place.

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44.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

12.8 km

8.59 km

3.40 km

3.35 km

808 m

580 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

8.91 km

8.24 km

1.44 km

562 m

346 m

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Wednesday 1 July

26°C

12°C

11 %

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Comments

May 17, 2023,Chaussée des Moines – Boucle de la Sèvre nantaise - Pont-Rousseau

Magnificent + market at the farm the fields of stone the city bzchelier vertou + pinot gris and muscadet vineyard of st fiacre!

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