La Vélomaritime — loop between Saint-Malo and Cancale

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France

Brittany

La Vélomaritime — loop between Saint-Malo and Cancale

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La Vélomaritime — loop between Saint-Malo and Cancale

02:20

38.3km

230m

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: August 13, 2024

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.05 km for 72 m

After 3.50 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.89 km

Saint-Malo's ramparts

Highlight • Monument

Facing the port, it is the entrance to the inner city. The ramparts are very well preserved and offer remarkable views.

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2.34 km

Saint-Sauveur Chapel, Saint-Malo

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The chapel Saint-Sauveur is today an exhibition center since 1999. Its construction was completed in 1612 after 5 years of work. But in 1737, the building threatens to collapse and …

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2.77 km

The Maison du Québec was made available to the Government of Quebec by Saint-Malo, birthplace of Jacques Cartier. Its objective: to make Quebec known and loved in France, and to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two French-speaking communities.

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3.04 km

Saint-Vincent Cathedral of Saint-Malo

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The Cathedral of Saint-Vincent de Saint-Malo is the city's most important church building and dominates the image of the old town (Intra-Muros). It was built between 1146 and 1163 on …

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3.41 km

Saint-Malo Castle

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The Château de Saint-Malo was built by the Dukes of Brittany between the 15th and 18th centuries to ensure their authority over the city of Saint-Malo. It is classified as a historic monument.

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4.43 km

Sillon Beach

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The seaside resort of Paramé borders the walled city and forms, as it were, the eastern extension of St-Malo. Its greatest asset is the Grande Plage*, a huge sandy beach …

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21.8 km

Fountain of the Oyster Washers and Saint Méen Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Fontaine des Laveuses d’Huîtres (Fountain of the Oyster Washers) is a bronze sculpture in the Place de l'Église Saint-Méen. It was created by sculptor Jean Fréour and inaugurated in …

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22.1 km

Cancale Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Cancale Museum is in the building of the former Saint-Méen church in Cancale, in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine, in the Brittany region. The church was built by the …

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23.1 km

Cancale

Highlight • Settlement

Cancale, also known as the pearl of the Emerald Coast, has long been renowned for its oysters and shellfish, which can be enjoyed while admiring Mont Saint-Michel, in the middle of the bay.

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24.3 km

View of Cancale and Its Harbor

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Cancale is the oyster capital. If you pass here at low tide, you will see the cages used for their cultivation. There's nothing like enjoying a hamper of fresh oysters with a view of the sea.

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24.9 km

View of Cancale and La Houle Harbor

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From Dol, head towards Charrueix. You can then go through all the beaches offering sailing or wheeled sports. Or on the sea, which spread out on the road of this seafront which leads to Cancale.

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38.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.4 km

11.8 km

3.86 km

1.63 km

398 m

233 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

18.2 km

1.04 km

200 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

14°C

10°C

66 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 47.0 km/h

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Comments

June 23, 2025,La Vélomaritime - Schleife zwischen Saint-Malo und Cancale

The port city of St. Malo, with its medieval city walls and reconstructed historic center, is a real hotspot in northwest Brittany. We continued on to the oyster capital of Cancale. Best oysters ever🦪

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September 4, 2022,Radtour von St. Malo nach Cancale ❤😋

The first 10 km were quite unattractive in terms of the route, except for a short stretch of beach with a pretty promenade. We were happy when at some point we were able to turn off the busy country road onto a small peninsula. But soon the fun was over, because the bike path ended in Nirvana. First we tried …

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August 15, 2025,Bretonischer Charme und Küstenpanorama...von Cancale nach St. Malo

The nearly 48 km bike ride led us from Cancale, in bright sunshine and a fresh sea breeze, along country roads and quiet bike paths through typical Breton villages with granite houses and flower-filled gardens, to Saint-Malo, the legendary corsair city. Saint-Malo welcomed us with its imposing city walls, which enclose the heart of the city like a protective stone …

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August 16, 2026,Cancale -Wo Austern kein Luxus sind

Today we went on a bike tour to Cancale with our French friends.
Cancale is known for its oyster farming and so it was decided that I would eat oysters for the first time.
Almost 50 establishments in Cancale are involved in oyster farming in Cancale. Their annual harvest of around five thousand tons of huîtres creuses (flat oysters) and …

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