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Royal Ropeworks – Royal Ropewalk loop from Rochefort
01:47
6.93km
30m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
Tips
Includes a movable bridge
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After 3.79 km for 25 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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767 m
The Maidens of Rochefort
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1.10 km
Arsenal entrance
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1.23 km
Adventure park: Accro-Mâts
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1.52 km
Royal Ropeworks
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Construction began in February 1666 according to architect François Blondel's and was completed in June 1669. For nearly two hundred years, the building was used to make ropes for the royal navy.
Indeed, its length (374m) made it possible to carry out ropes of a cable (195m) in one piece. The main wing is bordered by 2 pavilions. In the north, that intended for the storage of hemp and in the south, that intended for the tarring of the rope.
The ropes are then sent to the refit north of the Arsenal.
The production of ropes was interrupted in 1862. La Corderie was reconverted and housed several institutions: 'annex of the naval artillery, maritime works, the secret archives of the navy, the museum of "small-models", the school de maistrance and apprentice gunsmiths. To do this, the building is rearranged, modified, cut in half to allow a railway line to pass.
In 1926, the Arsenal being closed, the Corderie was gradually abandoned. The decline is complete after a fire at the Corderie Royale in 1944 following a German air raid.
In 1964, Rear Admiral Maurice Dupont undertook a major project to rehabilitate the Corderie. After clearing the brush, he sets up games for children, bowling green and landscaping lawns.
At the same time, the municipality is undertaking the process of classifying the building as a historical monument and it is in this that the building is classified as a Historical Monument.
In 1973, the Corderie Royale site was purchased from the State by the city of Rochefort. The rehabilitation work will last twelve years: until 1984. Then the last additional work will end in 1988 with the reconstruction of the guardhouse.
The building, whose restoration work has enabled the city to benefit from the "National Heritage Grand Prize, now houses administrative and tertiary services for the Sea.
leuromag.fr/la-corderie-royale-de-rochefort_a6336.html
francetvinfo.fr/culture/patrimoine/rochefort-revivez-l-histoire-de-la-corderie-royale_3845435.html
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1.64 km
Royal Ropewalk
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A huge building, it is the largest historical site in Rochefort which can be visited all year round.
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2.24 km
Lapérousse Marina of Rochefort
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2.92 km
Bougainville Marina
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4.73 km
Bassin de Radoub dit Forme-Double
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6.93 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.70 km
2.35 km
936 m
536 m
294 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.32 km
1.59 km
498 m
462 m
< 100 m
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