13. from Messac to Langon
We continue in this stage to descend La Vilaine. The towpath is sometimes wedged between the steep rocks and the river. Walk in the company of birds.
4 points of interest
- Cultural
Chapel Notre Dame du Bon Port.
The chapel was built in 1644 by Jean Le Marchand, Sieur de Tréguily, following a vow made to Notre Dame for having protected its salt stocks during the floods of the Vilaine.
- Tourist
Corbinières Viaduct
Viaduct of the railway line between Rennes and Redon built between 1858 and 1861 in ashlar. It is 139m long and 30m high. Its oblique arches to resist the current make it a remarkable work of art. Two of its pillars shelter bats.
- Cultural
Ste Agathe Chapel
In antiquity, Gallo-Roman thermal baths with apse in cul de four including a painted decoration of the 2nd century discovered in 1839 and representing "Venus at the toilet", then transformed into a church in the 6th century dedicated to St Vernier then into a funeral chapel, the chapel Ste Agathe is classified as a historical monument.
- Cultural
Church of Langon
Romanesque church built at the beginning of the 10th century by the monks of St Sauveur de Redon and enlarged in the following centuries.
Its bell tower with its twelve bells symbolizes the twelve apostles around the Eternal Father.
In the North apsidiole, 13th and 14th century mural painting.
It is dedicated to St Peter and Paul and partially listed as a Historic Monument.
It has just been totally restored.
Description
From Guipry, take the towpath on the right bank of the river to Port de Roche. Continue on the towpath under the bridge.
- At the road junction with a car park with wooden fence, take the road on the right (yellow and blue markings) towards the village of Hainlée.
- After the crossing of the railroad, at the crossroads of Calvary, turn to the left and follow the road up to Langon.
- Departure : Chapelle Notre Dame du Bon Port, 1, rue de la chapelle, 35480, Guipry Messac
- Arrival : Ste Agathe Chapel, Grande Rue, 35660, Langon
- Towns crossed : Bretagne
Altimetric profile
Recommandations
The route follows the route of the Ways of Compostela (Capitals Way).
Transport
Possibility of access to Guipry-Messac and Langon by train - (Rennes Redon line).
The modes of transport in Brittany are grouped together on Breizhgo and Mobibreizh.
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