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Pays de la Loire

Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins

Gatineaux Pond – Tharon's Blue Fishing Hut loop from L'Ermitage

Routes

Mountain biking trails

France

Pays de la Loire

Saint-Nazaire

Saint-Brevin-Les-Pins

Gatineaux Pond – Tharon's Blue Fishing Hut loop from L'Ermitage

Moderate

4.6

(14)

riders

Gatineaux Pond – Tharon's Blue Fishing Hut loop from L'Ermitage

03:01

47.1km

290m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.0 km for 129 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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907 m

La Pierre Attelée

Forest

7.42 km

Gatineaux Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful pond of 48 hectares, apparently appreciated by fishermen.

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8.23 km

View of the Lake Along the Mountain Bike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Nevertheless, the path that goes past a very beautiful lake is worthwhile.

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15.4 km

Gros Caillou Pond

Highlight • Other

However, the way there in the truest sense of the word is rocky ...

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15.5 km

Gatineaux and Gros Caillou Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Not a very difficult circuit with beautiful passages on the Gatineaux and Gros Caillou ponds. The starting point can be from the charming port of St Michel chef chef

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20.2 km

Trail along the Haute-Perche Canal from Pornic to the Pont du Clion

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

good condition of the track, along a stream

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26.8 km

Canal de la Haute Perche

Lake

40.3 km

Beach

41.6 km

Tharon's Blue Fishing Hut

Highlight • Structure

This charming fishery on Tharon Beach stands out from other fisheries thanks to its bright color.

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47.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

13.3 km

6.27 km

5.54 km

5.33 km

128 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

10.4 km

8.89 km

6.64 km

3.69 km

490 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

31°C

21°C

58 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

March 24, 2025,VTT au départ de Pornic vers les étangs du Gros Caillou et des Gatineaux, retour par la côte de jade 😍

A good average speed on this mountain bike trail. It's true that for once the wind didn't bother me too much 👍😊
Always a pleasure to cross this lush nature now that spring is here 😍
It must have distracted me too much because I took two tumbles, the first of which always hurts me (falling backwards on my back …

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May 11, 2025,Sortie à VTT au départ de Pornic vers la côte de jade jusqu'à Saint Michel. Retour par les étangs des Gatineaux et Gros Caillou 😍

Still my favorite track.
Counterclockwise this time. It seemed more challenging to me, maybe it was just the wind?
Luckily, the weather girl got confused again 😁 the forecast for rain made me hesitate unnecessarily since I rode under a bright sun 👍🌞

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April 21, 2025,Sortie à VTT avec Marianne autour des étangs de gros Caillou et Gatineaux 😍

The forecast for rain let us down, and that's a good thing 😛
A wonderful walk in the sun that ended in the ocean 👍😁😂
Yes, yes, well, it's still a bit chilly, around 13 degrees, but the unexpected always warms you up 😁🤣
You just need to know how to swim 🏊‍♂️ 🏊‍♂️ 👌

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May 16, 2025,VTT au départ de Pornic vers les étangs du Gros Caillou et des Gatineaux, retour par la côte de jade 😍

Still my favorite mountain bike route 😍
My lower averages really reflect the lack of road and the many technical sections. Around the ponds, the beautiful nature bordering the winding paths is truly magical 😍 The return along the coast is also very wooded and full of sometimes very tight twists and turns, I love it 😍

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March 25, 2025,VTT au départ de Pornic vers les étangs du Gros Caillou et des Gatineaux, retour par la côte de jade 😍

My favorite circuit, done in reverse today.
Ultimately, it's like a different mountain bike circuit since the difficulties are reversed 🤪
Less sun but still a lovely scent of spring amidst the blooming nature 😍
Lower average, probably due to my back pain when I had to push myself... damned fall from grace yesterday 🫤 Mr. Ibuprofen and Mrs. Arnica …

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May 6, 2025,VTT au départ de Pornic vers les étangs du Gros Caillou et des Gatineaux, retour par la côte de jade 😍

My favorite trail is back! 😍
These mountain bike trails along the ponds and the sea are really cool! 😍
So much so that you don't feel tired or windy, just pure pleasure! 😍

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April 29, 2025,Sortie à VTT vers les étangs de Gros Caillou et des Gatineaux, retour par la côte sauvage jusqu'au port de Pornic 😍

What a beautiful sunny outing 🌞
The mountain bike trails are almost all passable in the dry 👍
Pure bliss 😍

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May 26, 2025,VTT au départ de Pornic vers les étangs du Gros Caillou et des Gatineaux, retour par la côte de jade 😍

What a pleasure once again on this mountain bike trail.
In places, the vegetation is sometimes overgrown, which earned me a few thorn scratches, not always pleasant, and it leaves marks on my tan 😜😁🤣🤣

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Gatineaux Pond – Tharon's Blue Fishing Hut loop from L'Ermitage

Gatineaux Pond

Étang Trail

Gatineaux Pond

View of the Lake Along the Mountain Bike Trail

Gros Caillou Pond

Gatineaux and Gros Caillou Ponds

Trail along the Haute-Perche Canal from Pornic to the Pont du Clion

Tharon's Blue Fishing Hut

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