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Magpie Island – Malestroit Lock loop from Malestroit

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Magpie Island – Malestroit Lock loop from Malestroit

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Magpie Island – Malestroit Lock loop from Malestroit

06:27

106km

360m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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474 m

Historic centre of Malestroit

Highlight • Historical Site

Thanks to its half-timbered houses, its stone facades and its sculptures, Malestroit is labeled “city of character”.

A thousand-year-old village, Malestroit still houses houses from the 15th and 16th centuries as well as locks, mills and churches full of stories.

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24.0 km

Towpath on the Nantes-Brest canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Superb landscape along the Canal to Redon. Note the possibility of renting Canoes and the presence of an adventure course along the canal in St Vincent sur Oust

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28.1 km

Magpie Island

Highlight • Natural

Very nice view of the island from the canal. There is the possibility of taking a break with a beautiful view of the rocks of the island (café which also offers food, and picnic tables).

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56.0 km

Malestroit Lock

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Taking the shortest of the branches of the Oust River across the plain opening up at the North end of town, the canal here needs another set of locks. The …

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64.4 km

Nantes–Brest Canal - Oust Quay

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Domaine du Roc campsite

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80.8 km

Blick auf Josselin von Süden her

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Josselin and its castle look very impressive from afar.
A beautiful sight!

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82.3 km

Château de Josselin seen from the Sainte-Croix bridge

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Erected at the beginning of the 11th century, the Château de Josselin was once just a simple wooden building. Rebuilt and extended over the centuries, it was modernized by the …

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Malestroit Lock and Moored Boats

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

The charming Malestroit lock and the boats moored behind it along the canal create an unforgettable sight.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.4 km

22.3 km

2.79 km

1.66 km

1.33 km

Surfaces

79.6 km

18.0 km

7.25 km

728 m

660 m

260 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 19 July

26°C

13°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

June 14, 2024,Tag 25: de Redon à Josselin - sur le Canal de Nantes à Brest

Day 25: from Redon to Josselin - the long stretch of the Canal from Nantes to Brest

The day starts well again:
before I got the bikes out of the shed, the sky had already wet everything.

Now the sky is blue - but cold.

We had breakfast at the FDJ bar.

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Magpie Island – Malestroit Lock loop from Malestroit

Historic centre of Malestroit

Towpath on the Nantes-Brest canal

Magpie Island

Malestroit Lock

Nantes–Brest Canal - Oust Quay

Blick auf Josselin von Süden her

Château de Josselin seen from the Sainte-Croix bridge

Malestroit Lock and Moored Boats

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