Around Duneau

The village of Duneau is located in a dominant position on the left bank of the Huisne, on a route that has been highly sought-after since prehistoric times. The Pierre Fiche menhir and the Pierre Couverte dolmen, dating from the Neolithic period (around 4000 BC), bear witness to this. These are the only visible archaeological remains among many others covering the periods of Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.90 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 42 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 42 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Duneau (72160)
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    Start/End: N 48.069012° / E 0.519508°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1818SB, 1819SB
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Description of the walk

Park at Place de l'Église.

(S/E) Turn left onto Rue de la Mairie, turn right at the first street, and join a rural path, Chemin de Connerré.

(1) Turn left and follow this road to a place called Le Point du Jour.

(2) Go down to the right towards the valley; follow the path on the left that runs alongside the small road, which you will eventually take before turning right onto the path towards the river.

(3) Cross the small footbridge over the Huisne and continue straight ahead along the path through the meadow (view of the Château du Bréteau on the left).

(4) Turn right and cross the river again. After the Le Gué farm, take the valley road on the left for 400 metres.

(5) Take the path on the right and join a road called Chemin des Caves. Turn right onto Chemin de la Vallée and, via Rue Saint-Cyr, join Place de l'Église on the left (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 105 m - Church Square
  2. 1 : km 0.21 - alt. 85 m - Connerré trail
  3. 2 : km 0.98 - alt. 103 m - Place known as Le Point du Jour
  4. 3 : km 1.79 - alt. 66 m - Footbridge over the - Huine (
  5. 4 : km 2.39 - alt. 67 m - Fork in the road
  6. 5 : km 3.11 - alt. 69 m - Fork in the road
  7. S/E : km 3.9 - alt. 105 m - Church Square

Worth a visit

Things to see along the way

- Saint-Cyr and Sainte-Julithe Church (listed building and furnishings).

Nearby attractions

- Pierrefiche menhir (listed building).
- Dolmen de la Pierre-Couverte (listed building).

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