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/! Due to a rockfall and the potential risk of further rockfalls, traffic is prohibited on the Les Bords de Sèvre hiking trail in Longeron, at Gallard, between (4) and (5). This traffic ban is valid until further notice /!
Departure from Le Longeron. Park in the sports centre car park (rue de Toucharette).
Yellow marked route
(S/E) Turn left onto Rue de Toucharette as you exit the car park. Cross the D91 (with caution) and take the farm road leading to Toucharette.
(1) Leave the farm on your right and take the path down to the Sèvre.
(2) At this point, turn left and take the path that runs alongside the Sèvre.
(3) Pass in front of the Roche mill on the other bank, but do not take the road; stay on the same side of the river. Go up the path to the D91 and turn right for about 200 m (caution).
(4) Before the Quatre Moulines bridge, turn left towards the Mulliez factory.
(5) Before entering the factory, take the steep path on the left to walk alongside the factory. After the factory, turn right onto the path with a handrail. Continue along this path overlooking the Sèvre. Cross a small stream.
(6) Pass in front of the Grotte à Brunet then cross a second stream before climbing the hill. Continue to the Élinière farm.
(7) At this point, turn right and take the steep path that runs alongside the road and then through the undergrowth. At the edge of the woods, cross the field and join the road that leads to the Barrage des Rivières au Pâtis.
(8) Turn left and go up the road, continuing straight ahead after a left-hand bend. This will take you to the entrance to the village of Longeron.
(9) Take Rue de Beau Soleil on the left, then Rue de la Grande Fontaine, also on the left. When you reach Place de la Libération, take Rue Eugène Bonnet, then Rue de la Boisselle, finally turning left and continuing along Rue de Toucharette to reach the car park (S/E).
Visorando member
Difficult 
Tourist office
Easy 
