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Passerelle du Lay – Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach loop from Puyravault

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Passerelle du Lay – Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach loop from Puyravault

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Passerelle du Lay – Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach loop from Puyravault

03:03

52.5km

40m

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: August 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional du Marais poitevin

Parc naturel marin de l'Estuaire de la Gironde et de la Mer des Pertuis

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.27 km

The portes du chapître in the last decades of the 18th century made the canal more reliable and easier to navigate. While the massive human interventions to drain and make these coastal plains arable were celebrated in the past, today the remaining, and recovering, wetlands are the chief attraction.

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19.7 km

Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

Highlight • Settlement

A traditional village on a marginally higher location in the coastal lowlands, between drainage canals and streams influenced by the tides.

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26.0 km

Passerelle du Lay

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

This footbridge which spans the Lay to connect Aiguillon-Sur-Mer and La Faute-sur-Mer is now reserved for pedestrians and cyclists. It is also very popular with fishermen.

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26.9 km

Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach

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Right in town, next to the tourist office, a lagoon offers a very pleasant protected beach.

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30.0 km

Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm cycle path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Paved diagonal shortcut direct to the Vélodyssée, excellent straight and smooth biking route through the fields without traffic.

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35.7 km

Porte des Portes

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The gates are dikes, functioning as locks, in order to control the amount of water that is in the marsh, so as not to suffer from fluctuations associated with high and low tides.

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40.2 km

A sea of torch lilies

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The torch lilies, also called rocket flowers, are a genus of plants in the subfamily of the Asphodel family, with about 70 species (Wikipedia).

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52.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.6 km

8.95 km

5.92 km

1.66 km

1.10 km

301 m

Surfaces

28.5 km

20.9 km

1.66 km

1.58 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

23°C

15°C

50 %

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Passerelle du Lay – Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach loop from Puyravault

Porte de l'Épine

Portes du Chapître

Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm

Passerelle du Lay

Aiguillon-sur-Mer Beach

Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm cycle path

Porte des Portes

A sea of torch lilies

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