Around Mont Garrot

In the midst of this tide-changing natural environment, Mont Garrot, a true promontory above the river Rance maritime estuary, offers a panoramic view of Saint-Suliac to the north and Anse de Vigneux to the south, where the foundations of an ancient Viking camp emerge at low tide.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 91 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 95 m

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    Highest point: 73 m
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    Lowest point: 6 m

Description of the walk

_ Start_: From Moulin de La Chaize, accessed from Saint-Suliac via Rue Dom Allain, Rue Chaize and then the Route du Mont Garrot, about 800 m from the village in the direction of Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine.
There is a small car park with ten spaces on the right at the top of the hill.

(S/E) Cross the Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine and La Ville-és-Nonais roads forming a fork.
Go straight ahead for 50m, then right downhill, where the road forks.

(1) Turn left on the flat part of the road. At the D7 road, turn right towards Le Chablé and pass the farm.

(2) Take the next path on the right, to the Menhir du Chablé, known as "La dent de Gargantua" (Gargantua's tooth). Pass between the houses, then left in front of the hangar.
On the way back, continue along the road to the right, leaving the first access to the crops.

(3) Take the path to the left, then to the right. Join the D7 towards Le Bignon Rangeard. Go straight ahead on the D 407.

(4) At the La Baguais crossroads, granite well on the right and old manor house on the left. Turn right down Rue du Garot. Leave the track under the farm, then turn left at the next fork in the road towards La Rance.

(5) Go straight ahead at the crossroads with Rue des Hurettes. Opposite the Rance and the remains of an ancient Viking camp, turn right around Anse de Vigneux. Now follow the red and yellow markings of the GR® du Pays Malouin.

(6) Fork left as the path veers right towards Mont Gareau.
Follow the raised bank of La Rance. At the point, view south to the Chateaubriand bridge. Cross the various staircases and continue due north along the banks of the Rance. Follow the red and yellow markings to a parking area. Turn slightly left between La Rance and the nautical centre. Continue along the Quai de Rance to the harnour.

(7) Turn right up Rue du Pavé. Turn right into Rue de la Grande Cohue, passing above the church. Continue straight ahead on Rue Chaize, then Route du Mont Garrot.

(8) Turn right onto the dirt track after passing the last house on the right-hand side of the road. At the top of Mont Garrot, turn left at the crossroads to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 73 m - Moulin de La Chaise (Mill)
  2. 1 : km 0.45 - alt. 45 m - Left - Flat ground
  3. 2 : km 1.04 - alt. 19 m - Access to la dent de Gargantua menhir
  4. 3 : km 1.76 - alt. 10 m - Footpath left
  5. 4 : km 2.75 - alt. 31 m - La Baguais junction
  6. 5 : km 3.3 - alt. 14 m - Rue des Hurettes (street)
  7. 6 : km 4.03 - alt. 10 m - Follow left GR du Pays Malouin. - Rance (fleuve)
  8. 7 : km 6.31 - alt. 7 m - Rue du Pavé (street) right
  9. 8 : km 6.87 - alt. 37 m - Right past the last house on the right
  10. S/E : km 7.67 - alt. 73 m - Moulin de La Chaise (Mill)

Practical information

_ Driving to Start & Parking_: From Moulin de La Chaize, accessed from Saint-Suliac via Rue Dom Allain, Rue Chaize and then the Route du Mont Garrot, about 800 m from the village in the direction of Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine. There is a small car park with ten spaces on the right at the top of the hill.

_ Alternative start_: possible departure from Saint-Suliac. Parking Quai de Rance.

_Accommodation_: Gite rural au Mont Garrot

Refreshments: Restaurants on the Quai de Rance.

In the nearby area

Tour du Moulin de La Chaise au Mont Garrot.
At Mont Garrot, 360° panoramic views of Mont Saint-Michel and the Normandy coast.
Menhir de Gargantua at Le Chablé.
Well and former manor house at the Bagais crossroads.
Remains of an ancient Viking camp in Anse de Vigneux.
Numerous bird colonies
Typical Breton streets and houses in the village of Saint-Suliac.
13th-century Saint-Suliac church.

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