Le Canal des 2 mers à vélo - J. Damase 
Le Canal des 2 mers à vélo - J. Damase 
Le Canal des 2 mers à vélo - J. Damase 
Reaching the port of Vitrezay, you leave the département (French county) of Charente-Maritime, continuing on the Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo cycle route into the département of Gironde. Bypassing the electricity-producing nuclear power station of the Blayais, a beautiful greenway leads to Blaye and its citadel designed by the great 17th-century engineer Vauban. The citadel and other forts along the Gironde remind you of warring times. A small ferry crosses the estuary from Blaye to Lamarque.
Gradients and elevation
Ascents: 41m
Descents: 32m
Lowest point: 0m
Highest point: 34m
Road types
28km (70%) By road
12km (30%) Cycle path
Surface
39km (100%) Smooth
The route
From Vitrezay, the route is not signposted up to Etauliers, but there you join a greenway to Blaye.
SNCF train station
No station on this stage
Ferry crosses the estuary
A small ferry crosses the estuary from Blaye to Lamarque.
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