La Vélodyssée ® S.Bourcier
Vélo le long du Canal de Nantes à Brest entre Carhaix et Rostrenen
La Vélodyssée ® S.Bourcier
Lock on the Canal from Nantes to Brest by bike
La Vélodyssée ® S.Bourcier
Kayaks and bicycles on the Canal de Nantes in Brest
Lan Bern Photos - AMV
Landes et Tourbières entre Carhaix et Rostrenen
33 km
2 h 11 min
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Carhaix-Plouguer
Rostrenen
Canals & intimate rivers

La Vélodyssée goes up past the Kergaden Lock on the Nantes to Brest Canal. The large wooded cutting at Glomel conjures up images of the bad old days of history when the Canal was dug out by prisoners.

Gradients and elevation

Ascents: 162m
Descents: 126m
Lowest point: 77m
Highest point: 212m

Road types

0.54km (2%) By road
32km (98%) Cycle path

Surface

3km (11%) Smooth
6km (19%) Unknown
23km (71%) Rough

Itinerary

Greenway from Carhaix to the Canal.  Then a fast section on the towpath.  Take care towards the D 83 crossing at the Goariva Bridge and the D 790 at Pont Auffret. 

Connections

Glomel is accessible via a pleasant coastal route.
Take care when accessing Rostrenen:  the small hilly roads are open to general traffic.

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