Site des Onze écluses – Ille-et-Rance Canal loop from Hédé

Site des Onze écluses – Ille-et-Rance Canal loop from Hédé

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Site des Onze écluses – Ille-et-Rance Canal loop from Hédé

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32.7km

100m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

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After 4.36 km for 27 m

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1.68 km

Site des Onze écluses

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A series of 11 locks over a little more than 2 kilometers, roughly one every 200 meters, allows boats to overcome a 27-meter difference in elevation. It's a veritable aquatic …

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1.93 km

Ille Flottante

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Ille Flottante offers unusual accommodation on the Ille-et-Rance canal: on the water in 5 boats / 5 different atmospheres, in old horse boxes or in an old rig washed up …

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4.37 km

Moucherie Lock

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Built in the 19th century, this lock is located 2 km from the town of Tinténiac and is part of a set of 11 locks crisscrossing the Ille et Rance canal.

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9.76 km

Lock No. 36 - Pont Houitte

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Lock n°36 - Houitte Bridge - Québriac

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17.6 km

Ille-et-Rance Canal

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The Ille-et-Rance canal is a small canal which connects the cities of Rennes and Saint-Malo. It starts at the “Mail” lock in Rennes and ends at the “Châtelier” lock in …

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23.9 km

Gué Noëllan Lock (Lock No. 35)

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Lock n°35 - Gué Noëllan Lock - Québriac

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24.9 km

Lock n°35 - La Gromillais

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Ecluse n°35 - La Gromillais - Québriac

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26.6 km

Construction of the Ille-et-Rance canal began in 1804, under Napoleon I and ended in 1832. The bulk of the work is concentrated on the 11 locks that connect two rivers. It connects the city of Rennes to that of Saint-Malo.

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