Port Lavigne – Robert's Causeway loop from Bouguenais

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Port Lavigne – Robert's Causeway loop from Bouguenais

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Port Lavigne – Robert's Causeway loop from Bouguenais

01:25

17.2km

140m

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: August 25, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 810 m for 127 m

After 9.29 km for 154 m

After 13.5 km for 69 m

After 15.6 km for 214 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.21 km

Port Lavigne

Highlight • Settlement

This picturesque hamlet extends along the Bouguenais etier to the Loire, the dry port and The Settlers works.
Some typical houses on the banks of the Loire and the fisheries on the shore.
At the slipway, the boaters' path, a little damp in winter, allows you to join the Sainte-Hélène island cycle path towards Trentemoult.

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3.67 km

Bear sculpture

Highlight • Other

This sculpture, which is part of the triptych "The Settlers", can be seen from the other side of the fence. A bear and her cub climb a tree.

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3.72 km

Port Lavigne Boatyard and Fishing Huts

Highlight • Structure

Picturesque place wedged between the Loire, fisheries, a bamboo grove and the shipyard that you can cross.
Accessible to everyone

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3.97 km

Jaguar Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

The jaguar lounges on a branch in a tree near the river. This sculpture is part of the set "The Settlers"

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6.13 km

Etang de Roche Ballue

Highlight • Lake

Located in a beautiful natural site, this pond, in fact an old quarry filled with water, is open for swimming.
Be careful, beyond the buoys, the pond becomes very deep and therefore dangerous. It is therefore necessary to supervise the children.
There are also children's games, picnic tables and a bicross field on site.
NB: entry is payable in summer (with supervised swimming).
Apart from the road, several options of paths to get there or from there:
The Chemin des Foulques allows you to continue along the slopes towards La Montagne, for fairly committed cycling and passages that will require you to dismount.
The path of the Estacade which goes towards the Loire (cul-de-sac) offers several observation posts of the wetlands and their avian fauna.
The Chemin de la Mandrine links with the Port Lavigne shipyard and the statues of animals perched in the trees.
Finally, the Chemin de la Sangle goes towards Bouguenais. Nice, but you have to climb a long and steep staircase, so not at all compatible with heavy bikes or panniers.

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6.87 km

Forest Trail of La Roche Ballue

Highlight • Trail

Rather for MTB and gravel. Wet in winter.

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7.79 km

Robert's Causeway

Highlight • Other

The path that ran along this old 18th century dike was renovated in 2022.
A long wooden pontoon on stilts now makes it possible to cross the wet area in a dry place almost all year round. The Chaussée de Robert connects the bottom of the Montagne hillside to the Loire ferry at Indret.

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10.3 km