Tag: Rennes
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Rennes to Redon
The route from Rennes to Redon was almost completely along a towpath with essentially no vehicles. The path was primarily crushed gravel in good condition. The route finding was simple since we just followed the canal! It was basically flat except for one detour that took us over a steep hill. The route was 57…
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Rennes: a cool place
For a place that we never considered as a destination, Rennes is really cool. The combination of ancient half-timbered houses, young people crowding cafes, beautiful cobbled streets, hipsters on bikes, sophisticated shopping areas and a diverse restaurant scene make this place much cooler than we expected.
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Rennes: Into the middle of Brittany
Today, we cycled from Mont St Michel to Rennes, a distance of 50 miles with about 1,200 feet of elevation gain. The terrain was pretty easy: along rivers, through farmland and along a canal for the last 20 miles. We stitched together 2 EuroVelo routes, the V10 and the V42-V2, with some cross country navigation…