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Port d'Arçais – Damvix Village and Riverside loop from Bessines

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Port d'Arçais – Damvix Village and Riverside loop from Bessines

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Port d'Arçais – Damvix Village and Riverside loop from Bessines

02:43

46.8km

150m

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: April 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 42.6 km for 66 m

After 42.9 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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18.1 km

Port d'Arçais

Highlight • Settlement

Starting point for the "wet" part of the Marais poitevin. On the port, we discover the narrow canals, the conches and the flat-bottomed boats. Picturesque.

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21.9 km

Damvix Village and Riverside

Highlight • Settlement

This tourist village in the Marais Poitevin has a pier for boat trips in the Green Venice.

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28.5 km

Venise Verte – Mazeau

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An idyllic setting, a boat trip, by bike or on foot in the purest stereotype of the Poitevin marshes. Canes clad in crossed trees, a splendid and very relaxing natural setting.

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38.2 km

Coulon Quays

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The quays of Coulon offer a pretty walk along the Sèvre Niortaise. Restaurants, boat rentals, creperie: everything is there to have a good time.

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38.5 km

Priory Church of Sainte-Trinité de Coulon

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Capital of the Green Venice, just a few kilometers from Niort, which can be reached by following the Sèvre Niortaise. There is the house of the Marais Poitevin and many small restaurants, on the banks of the river.

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42.6 km

Magné Church and Town Hall

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A little paradise to rest in the shade (WC, water point!)

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42.8 km

Magné metal drawbridge

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This attractive metal structure bridge dates from 1901. It rises so as to let the boats pass which, in the past, took the river to Marans to transport foodstuffs.

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42.8 km

Magné Metal Drawbridge

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This metal bridge, built in 1901, replaced the old wooden bridge which had been banned in 1896 after partially collapsing under the weight of a cart. The movable decks of …

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46.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.9 km

4.10 km

722 m

456 m

438 m

247 m

Surfaces

38.3 km

6.78 km

884 m

625 m

115 m

108 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Port d'Arçais – Damvix Village and Riverside loop from Bessines

Port d'Arçais

Damvix Village and Riverside

Venise Verte – Mazeau

Coulon Quays

Priory Church of Sainte-Trinité de Coulon

Magné Church and Town Hall

Magné metal drawbridge

Magné Metal Drawbridge

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