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Loading cycles on the Interloire cycle train at St Nazaire (Stage 26)

Getting home

The nearest station to St Brevin-les-Pins is in St Nazaire, 9km away on the opposite side of the Loire estuary. Details on how to reach the station are given at the end of Stage 26. TGV Atlantique services, some of which carry cycles, run from St Nazaire to Paris Montparnasse station, sometimes requiring a change in Nantes. It is then necessary to cycle through the middle of Paris to reach Gare du Nord and catch a Eurostar train to London. Cycle check-in at Gare du Nord is at the Geoparts office (follow the path to the left of platform 3) at least 1 hour before departure.

Alternatively, you can travel by regional trains that carry cycles to St Malo (via Nantes and Rennes), from where daily ferry services sail to Portsmouth (Brittany Ferries, www.brittany-ferries.co.uk) and Poole via the Channel Islands (Condor Ferries, www.condorferries.co.uk).

Navigation

Maps

There is no specific cycling map that covers the whole route. From the source to Digoin (Stages 1–7) it is necessary to rely on the maps in this book or use general road and leisure maps. The most suitable road maps are: