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Vilaine River – Guipry-Messac Mill loop from Beslé

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France

Pays de la Loire

Châteaubriant-Ancenis

Guémené-Penfao

Vilaine River – Guipry-Messac Mill loop from Beslé

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Vilaine River – Guipry-Messac Mill loop from Beslé

09:26

154km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 117 km for 144 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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22.9 km

Forêt domaniale du Gâvre

Forest

36.4 km

Beautiful scenery along the Nantes-Brest canal

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Very pleasant passage along the canal from Nantes to Best. Track well laid out and practicable by all.

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40.7 km

Parc de Carheil

Forest

45.9 km

L'Isac - super wide and aquatic plants

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The bank formation looks special.
Aquatic plants grow like carpets on both sides.

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62.5 km

Towpath of the Nantes to Brest Canal

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Here you cycle on the old towpath along the Nantes-Brest canal. You can see swans floating on the water.

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67.4 km

Redon

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Redon is a small historic town full of charm. It is located at the crossroads of the western waterways with the Nantes-Brest canal, and the Channel-Ocean link. The Grand’Rue is lined with elegant half-timbered houses.

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71.6 km

Towpath along the Vilaine

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This path which runs along the banks of the Vilaine was built in the 18th century. At the time, it allowed barges to be pulled, most often by horses. It …

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83.9 km

Vilaine River

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very pleasant cycle route along the Vilaine

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90.2 km

La Vilaine

Lake

108 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 …

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117 km

Ancienne carrière du Clos Pointu

Nature Reserve

139 km

Vilaine Loop

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Section on a particularly pretty and wooded loop of the Vilaine river, on a quiet little trèèèèèès road and bicycle development, accessible to all :)

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154 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.8 km

53.3 km

32.4 km

10.2 km

3.69 km

283 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.1 km

49.8 km

41.4 km

5.86 km

3.55 km

< 100 m

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Beautiful scenery along the Nantes-Brest canal

L'Isac - super wide and aquatic plants

Towpath of the Nantes to Brest Canal

Redon

Towpath along the Vilaine

Vilaine River

Guipry-Messac Mill

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