Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Les Sorinières

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Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Les Sorinières

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Vertou Lock – Chaussée des Moines loop from Les Sorinières

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27.8km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 13.8 km for 9 m

After 23.7 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.8 km

Forget Island

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Forget Island is a classic for mountain biking or gravel cycling with the family just a few minutes from downtown Nantes. You can go all the way around it and continue with the nearby Pinette Island. There is also a small cross-country circuit there. It is a former meadow that was used as pasture and is now more of a place for leisure (even if you can still find donkeys, cows and sheep there). The island is separated from the mainland by the Boireau, an arm of the Loire that is more or less in water depending on the tides and seasons.

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12.3 km

Pinette Island

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Île Pinette is an island in the Loire, separated from the mainland by the Boireau, a small arm of the shallow river. It is a very pleasant place to cycle because the paths are wide enough to coexist with hikers and joggers.
The west part is dedicated to horse riding and the east part is a golf course.
The tour of the island is a little less than 5 kilometers. You can continue with a tour of Forget Island, right next door.

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12.7 km

Passage through the woods

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Very nice trail. Potentially wet in winter.

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23.3 km

Vertou Lock

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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 the Saint-Martin-de-Vertou abbey. This was used to join the two banks of the Sèvre Nantaise.

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23.4 km

Chaussée des Moines

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

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24.3 km

Moulin du Chêne

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Mill at the top of a rocky outcrop, which overlooks the Sèvre Nantaise. The view of Vertou and the Chaussée des Moines is magnificent, but it has to be earned: the Chemin du Moulin du Chêne is indeed steep and rather reserved for mountain bikes and gravels.

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27.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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