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Châteaulin
Spézet

Châteauneuf-du-Faou – Saint-Algon Lock loop from Spézet

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Finistère
Châteaulin
Spézet

Châteauneuf-du-Faou – Saint-Algon Lock loop from Spézet

Hard

5.0

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39

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Châteauneuf-du-Faou – Saint-Algon Lock loop from Spézet

08:26

140km

750m

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: May 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

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Bus stop

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3.59 km

eine schöne Kanalfahrt!

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The canal meanders beautifully through the landscape!

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18.9 km

Manual lock, although the guardian's house seems to be given to someone private.

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34.4 km

The Glomel Cut

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This passage is the highest point of the canal. It was necessary to dig three million cubic meters of earth and rock to make the canal pass: as much as …

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48.9 km

Beautifully restored former lock guardian's house, now perhaps private.

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55.5 km

Small bridge whose arc forms a semicircle, and whose reflection perfectly completes the circle. A beautiful shot to take along the Vélodyssée greenway.

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87.7 km

Châteauneuf-du-Faou

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Bathed by the Alder, the town of Châteauneuf-du-Faou is an ideal stopover on the Nantes-Brest canal. Below, a campsite and a bistro await you. If you want more, you can …

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87.8 km

Le Pont du Roy

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105 km

Canal de Nantes à Brest

Lake

9

107 km

Saint-Algon Lock

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Like the many locks on the Nantes-Brest canal, the Saint-Algon lock has long allowed boats to transport goods from one city to another. Today, the lock house is only the breath of a memory of this river period.

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140 km

End point

Bus stop

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111 km

15.2 km

8.44 km

3.22 km

1.27 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

108 km

23.8 km

5.77 km

1.78 km

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Friday 26 June

29°C

17°C

22 %

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