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Loire and Sillon

Personnes concernées: 
Meneurs
Distance: 
30.70 kms
Duration: 
1 jours
Percentage of paths: 
80 %
Length of urban area: 
0 kms
Car park address at starting point: 
Hippodrome 44360 CORDEMAIS
Other car parks: 
parking des sables
Description: 

This excursion will teach you about the different facets of the Loire estuary.

Starting at the foot of the famous chimneys of the Cordemais Power Station, and then crossing the Marais de la Roche marshland.

After crossing the TGV line, you approach the Sillon de Bretagne with its winding paths along the slopes and breath-taking bird's eye view of the estuary.

Remarkable sites: 
chimney villa
Chimney villa
Villa Cheminée: work created for the Estuaire exhibition. Villa Cheminée is an identical copy of a tower from the nearby EDF power plant. You can enjoy a fabulous view from the Loire Estuary to the ocean at the top of this lasting work by artist Tatzu Nishi, inaugurated on 10 June 2009 and created as part of the Estuaire Nantes <> Saint-Nazaire 2009 exhibition. At the top of its 15-meter tower sits a tiny cottage with a garden, straight out of the 1970s, which is very common in this area.
Accommodations on the itinerary: 
Gîte de la Colle (holiday cottage)
Url fiche touristique: 
cordemais tourisme
Dangerous areas, restrictions: 
Crossing D17 road: heavy traffic, many truck any day of the week.
Cordemais marsh, a lot of coypu holes, walk.
Downloads: 
Printable map: 
PDF icon sillon attelage.pdf

Liability

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This information is the result of the gathering of data on trails used by departmental horse riding assocations. These associations or authors of the website shall not be held responsible for any problem that may occur when using these trails.

However, to increase the number of people who use these paths, we invite you to submit information that you consider useful to the website managers. They will make sure to correct any errors as soon as possible.

These itineraries are only suggestions.

It is the responsibility of each rider to make sure that the route is practical for his or her skill level.

It is also the rider's responsibility to have the necessary skills and suitable horse.

Rider's Responsibility about accomodations informations

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The list of accommodations is a simple listing of rooms and cottages without any indication of the quality or reception conditions, except for classified establishments.

In case of a dispute between the host and the rider, the CRTE/CDTE shall not be held responsible in anyway whatsoever.

Rider's Responsibility on itineraries informations

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The list of itineraries is a simple listing of trails open to horseback riders.

It is necessary to check the usability of these trails with the organisation that manages them (Town or Departmental Council).

Reminder: Riding can be dangerous on the trail. 

You should always be in control of your horse and adapt your behaviour and your gait to the environment.