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France
New Aquitaine
La Rochelle
Marans

Port of Marans – Passerelle du Lay loop from Marans

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
France
New Aquitaine
La Rochelle
Marans

Port of Marans – Passerelle du Lay loop from Marans

Moderate

4.2

(67)

423

riders

Port of Marans – Passerelle du Lay loop from Marans

04:47

80.1km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional du Marais poitevin

Parc naturel marin de l'Estuaire de la Gironde et de la Mer des Pertuis

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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53 m

Port of Marans

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Cute little down with plenty of bars and restaurants. It's set up for tourists and locals alike. Le Velo Francette comes through here and you can join the route from here.

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16.2 km

Portes du Chapître

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The portes du chapître in the last decades of the 18th century made the canal more reliable and easier to navigate. While the massive human interventions to drain and make …

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3

30.3 km

La Dive

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This ancient island in the Gulf of Pictons now overlooks the cereal fields from around fifteen meters. It offers a lovely view of Aiguillon Bay, La Rochelle and the Île de Ré bridge.

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40.3 km

Speed up-up! :')))

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42.8 km

Passerelle du Lay

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This footbridge which spans the Lay to connect Aiguillon-Sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-Mer is now reserved for pedestrians and cyclists. It is also very popular with fishermen.

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43.2 km

Port de l'Aiguillon-sur-Mer

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Traditional fishing boats still dominate this port on an otherwise mostly tourism-driven coast

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59.5 km

Porte des Portes

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The gates are dikes, functioning as locks, in order to control the amount of water that is in the marsh, so as not to suffer from fluctuations associated with high and low tides.

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74.0 km

Brault lock

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Hidden not far from the weighbridge!

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80.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.0 km

17.0 km

12.6 km

5.68 km

802 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.6 km

26.4 km

17.0 km

5.01 km

2.13 km

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Thursday 2 July

31°C

17°C

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