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France
Charente-Maritime
La Flotte

Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes – Lighthouse of the Whales loop from La Flotte

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Charente-Maritime
La Flotte

Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes – Lighthouse of the Whales loop from La Flotte

Moderate

4.6

(108)

745

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Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes – Lighthouse of the Whales loop from La Flotte

03:02

56.2km

70m

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 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

4.43 km

Citadel and Fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Highlight • Historical Site

The city was surrounded by Vauban of a belt of ramparts arranged according to the principles of the engineer. North-east of the city is the citadel; north of the citadel, …

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10.4 km

Bassin du Goisil

Lake

3

13.3 km

La Rhétaise Oyster and Mussel Farm

Highlight • Restaurant

Tasty and inexpensive mussels directly from the producer

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4

14.2 km

Fier d'Ars Salt Marshes

Highlight • Structure

Section certainly very pretty but which is not really essential for a mountain biker: the route is totally asphalted and much more suitable for other types of bike;)

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16.7 km

Grand Vasais

Lake

6

19.4 km

Saint Stephen's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church in a very romantic place 🤠

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7

26.6 km

Lighthouse of the Whales

Highlight • Monument

You can also go up and see the Île Ré from above. Costs a little admission.

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8

29.4 km

Beautiful shady part under pine trees with frequent access to the beach

Highlight • Other

Easy concrete cycleway through the forest, very popular. The other paths & Bridleways in the forest are mainly very soft sand, access to the beach generally entails pushing your bike or leaving it secured & walking

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9

32.1 km

Lilleau des Niges National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

10

40.8 km

Whale lighthouse

Highlight (Segment) • Other

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56.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.0 km

10.6 km

6.61 km

6.31 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

34.1 km

14.4 km

6.07 km

1.31 km

223 m

117 m

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Sunday 21 June

34°C

24°C

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Tour
Be careful: Essentially, only the designated long-distance cycle paths are accessible, which we eventually realized. After realizing this, the return trip was actually quite nice.

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August 14, 2023,Tour iodé de l'île de Ré-Partie 1
Trace taken from the "Complete & iodized tour of the Ile de Ré" trace from the book: A vélo en famille; of @Jeanne Lepoix

Without the loop to Portes-en-Ré

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