Around the Étang Saint-Nicolas in Angers

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A pleasant walk in Parc Saint-Nicolas in Angers. Suitable for families. This walk offers the chance to see grey herons, ducks and several species of birds.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.69 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 30 ft
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    Descent: - 26 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 102 ft
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    Lowest point: 66 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Angers (49000|49100)
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    Start/End: N 47.473877° / W 0.576595°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 1522ET
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Walk around the St Nicolas Pond in Angers

Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite the park, on Rue Saint-Jacques.

(S/E) Cross this street and enter the park.

(1) You will soon reach the pond, which you will walk alongside for almost the entire walk. The path is signposted. Follow the edge, leaving two footbridges on your left, and reach the point marked ‘Queue de l’Étang’.

(2) Cross the bridge, go round the pond and return via the other bank, again ignoring the two footbridges on the left.

(3) You will reach Avenue Marius Briand; follow it for about 400 metres, then turn left to reach the car park at the end of the walk (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 72 ft - Car park opposite the park
  2. 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 69 ft - Lakeside - Brionneau (rivière)
  3. 2 : mi 2.23 - alt. 72 ft - "Queue de l'Étang"
  4. 3 : mi 4.4 - alt. 89 ft - Junction with Avenue Marius Briand
  5. S/E : mi 4.69 - alt. 75 ft - Car park opposite the park

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
User 27742674

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route in natural surroundings but close to the town centre

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Gnper
Gnper

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy walk, very crowded at weekends
Difficult parking
Very beautiful scenery

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Daubert
Daubert
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk very close to Angers, yet feeling like a world away. Birds present.

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gilda
gilda

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

interesting: one side of the pond is cliff-sided and the other side is more bucolic, and there is also a very nice animal reserve.

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martine49
martine49

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

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kerphil
kerphil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

First of all, thank you to bernardchiappero for introducing us to this route.
While passing through Angers, we were looking for walking trails to explore in the region.
The description provided made us want to check it out, and we were not disappointed—quite the contrary.
This route can be shortened to 5 km by crossing the footbridge or extended to a total of 17.7 km by continuing to the D106.
We might add that there are plenty of benches where older people (and others) can rest for a few minutes while admiring the steep-sided valley and wildlife, with information boards providing explanations.
All in all, there is something to satisfy many walkers.

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