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La Haie-Fouassière

Le Portillon – Vertou Lock loop from La Haie-Fouassière

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Pays de la Loire

La Haie-Fouassière

Le Portillon – Vertou Lock loop from La Haie-Fouassière

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Le Portillon – Vertou Lock loop from La Haie-Fouassière

02:54

42.9km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.4 km for 305 m

After 22.0 km for 142 m

After 22.6 km for 123 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

8.91 km

Le Portillon

Highlight • River

Old small port, typical of the banks of the Sèvre. A peaceful little park on the bank with picnic tables.
Starting point for various hiking trails along the river or through the vineyard.

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9.27 km

Beach

Beach

3

11.7 km

Vertou Lock

Highlight • Bridge

Originally built in 1755, the lock was badly damaged during the French Revolution before being renovated in 1839.

In its extension is the ford built by the Benedictine monks of …

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4

11.8 km

Chemin des Bras Prés

Highlight • Trail

Pretty pleasant and shady path that runs along the Sèvre Nantaise from the Chaussée des Moines towards Nantes.

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5

14.7 km

Beautour Slipway

Highlight • River

Drinking fountain near the toilets

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6

20.8 km

The Great Elephant – Les Machines de l'Île

Highlight • Monument

If you like the world of Jules Verne then you will love this theme park. In this art project, the ideas of Jules Verne and da Vinci are merged on the site of the former shipyards of Nantes.

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7

21.2 km

The Sea Worlds Carousel

Highlight • Rest Area

Impressively large and detail-loving carousel.

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8

24.6 km

Pirmil Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Metal trellis bridge typical of the 1870s, allowing the passage of trains but also access to bicycles.

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26.9 km

La Sèvre Nantaise

Lake

10

31.9 km

Chaussée des Moines

Highlight • River

A water reservoir on the Sèvre Nantaise. A very nice place.

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B

42.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

13.0 km

7.07 km

3.38 km

3.38 km

538 m

339 m

Surfaces

25.3 km

7.76 km

7.43 km

1.61 km

604 m

252 m

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Tuesday 20 October

16°C

11°C

19 %

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Comments

May 17, 2023,Chaussée des Moines – Boucle de la Sèvre nantaise - Pont-Rousseau

Magnificent + market at the farm the fields of stone the city bzchelier vertou + pinot gris and muscadet vineyard of st fiacre!

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