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Salt marshes – Plage des Dames loop from L'Herbaudière

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Salt marshes – Plage des Dames loop from L'Herbaudière

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Salt marshes – Plage des Dames loop from L'Herbaudière

02:52

49.6km

70m

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: June 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.74 km

Salt marshes

Highlight • Structure

The Noirmoutier salt marshes cover a large part of the island. Shaped by humans over the centuries, 100% natural salt is harvested there thanks to ancestral, quality know-how.

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12.0 km

Bois des Eloux

Forest

19.4 km

Noirmoutier Island

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be careful, sandy path between l'épine and l'herbaudiere

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23.4 km

Passage du Gois

Highlight • Structure

The place not to be missed when visiting the island. An air of the end of the world at high tide, a real experience at low tide. The crossing by …

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24.8 km

Sébastopol Polder Nature Reserve

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Vast area of polders which serves as a refuge for more than 170 species of birds and 235 species of butterflies.

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25.4 km

Réserve naturelle du Polder de Sébastopol

Nature Reserve

26.7 km

Salt Pans and White Paths of Noirmoutier

Highlight • Natural Monument

Superb section.

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37.3 km

Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

Highlight • Settlement

Charming town, very busy in the summer.

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39.2 km

Fort Larron

Fort

41.5 km

Plage des Dames

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful walk: This beach is a must during a stay on the island of Noirmoutier. Top!

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41.6 km

Bois de la Chaise and Ladies' Beach

Highlight • Forest

This beautiful beach is nestled behind the Bois de la Chaise. It has a pretty wooden pontoon which offers a beautiful view of the bay. Note that the beach is …

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49.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

13.2 km

11.0 km

7.05 km

344 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

8.30 km

7.21 km

557 m

235 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 11 July

33°C

24°C

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Comments

June 8, 2026,TAG 5 -Fahrradtour rund um Noirmoutier

Today we cycled around the island of Noirmoutier, there are a few nice beach sections, a stretch through a nature reserve, but otherwise no particular highlights, I probably wouldn't do it again like this.

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October 14, 2023,🚴‍♂️ Kreuz und quer auf Noirmoutier ⛅️🌤☀️

As the title says.
We drove around Noirmoutier all day and visited the most beautiful and interesting places and the weather was good too.
Look at the pictures.
Kind regards
ℹ️✅️☮️

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July 30, 2024,j 5 Noirmoutier : boucle de Barbatre à Le Grand Vieil

Walk along the canals accompanied by birds, cool off in the Bois de la Chaize, after a little swim at the Plage des Dames, a treat!

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July 13, 2025,Sortie à vélo

A short ride on an electric fat bike (in eco mode to pedal a bit) with a nasty flat tire, a 1 cm diameter piece of mud.
Back home with my darling's bike to pick up the car.
The island tour isn't over yet.

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September 20, 2025,Tag 28 meiner Radreise 🌦️ Île de Noirmoutier

Day 28 of my cycling trip 🌦️ Île de Noirmoutier

In the morning, I debated whether to simply continue on the EV1 or visit the Île d'Yeu. But the €70 for the crossing was too expensive for me. However, an activity leader at the campsite said this island was a must-see – and came back a little later with a …

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Salt marshes – Plage des Dames loop from L'Herbaudière

Salt marshes

Noirmoutier Island

Passage du Gois

Sébastopol Polder Nature Reserve

Salt Pans and White Paths of Noirmoutier

Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

Plage des Dames

Bois de la Chaise and Ladies' Beach

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