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Pontivy Castle – Cascade Lock loop from Neulliac

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Pontivy Castle – Cascade Lock loop from Neulliac

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Pontivy Castle – Cascade Lock loop from Neulliac

02:32

34.0km

310m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.53 km for 186 m

After 26.4 km for 65 m

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3.25 km

Guernal lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

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The Guernal lock is located in the town of Neulliac. It was built around the 1800s and is accompanied by several buildings (houses, stores, bridges over locks) whose restoration has not been completed.

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26.4 km

Pontivy Castle

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The Château de Pontivy, or Château des Rohan, was built between the middle of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century for and by the Viscounts of Rohan.

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26.5 km

Rohan Castle

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Château de Pontivy Having belonged to the Duke of Rohan

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26.7 km

Récollets Lock

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Historic locks on the Nantes-à-Brest canal

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26.8 km

Junction Basin of the Canals

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Here, the Blavet meets the Nantes-Brest canal.

It was Napoleon Bonaparte, then first consul, who decided on September 17, 1802 to channel the Blavet from Pontivy to Lorient. The project was titanic and lasted more than 30 years.

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28.5 km

Cascade Lock

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Just before arriving in Pontivy the river Blavet crashes down a wide cascade, while the canal is channelled left through a lock. Pedestrians and bikers can cross the narrow metal …

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34.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

6.22 km

5.90 km

5.14 km

3.63 km

196 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

10.2 km

7.16 km

4.21 km

348 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Monday 25 May

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Pontivy Castle – Cascade Lock loop from Neulliac

Guernal lock on the Nantes-Brest canal

Pontivy Castle

Rohan Castle

Récollets Lock

Junction Basin of the Canals

Cascade Lock

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