Monteneuf megalithic circular loop

Set off to explore the dry and wet moors, home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. You will then come across several Neolithic burial monuments (La Loge Morinais, the Bordouès Covered Walkway). A little further on is the Pierres Droites megalithic site, one of the most important archaeological sites in central Brittany. It has 420 menhirs, around forty of which have been re-erected in their original location.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.56 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 98 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 158 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 96 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Monteneuf (56380)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.872264° / W 2.209188°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1019SB, 1020SB, 1119SB, 1120SB
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Description of the walk

From Guer, take the D770 towards Monteneuf. Park at the Maison des Randonneurs, near the church.

(S/E) Head north and walk behind the church. You will come out onto Rue Saint-Michel. Turn right and follow the road until you reach the first path near a pond.

(1) Take the path on the left towards the pond and go around it on the right. Follow the path to the Étang du Chaperon Rouge.

(2) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead to walk along the pond on the right. Then turn right to join the farm track and follow it to the left. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead to the pond.

(3) Go around it on the left and take the path on the left to join a farm track and follow it to the left until you reach the car park.

(4) Turn right and continue along the path. At the next crossroads, turn right and continue until you reach the sign for "La Loge Morinais".

(5) Take the path on the right towards the covered walkway. Continue along the path until you reach the edge of the wooded area with its T-junction.

(6) Take the path on the right, then at the crossroads, turn left. At the intersection, continue straight ahead to reach an intersection near the main road.

(7) Turn right, then just before the main road, take the path on the right that runs alongside the road. Stay on this path until it ends.

(8) Cross the D776 with caution and continue straight ahead on the path. At the crossroads with the road, cross it and continue straight ahead on the farm track until you reach the second wooded area.

(9) Take the path on the right and continue until you reach the road. Then turn right for 100 metres until you reach the Y-junction.

(10) Take the path on the left and continue to the Monteneuf megalithic site.

(11) Take the path on the left just before entering the site and follow it to the next crossroads. Turn left, then right onto the farm track.

(12) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and follow the main path to the next crossroads, continuing straight ahead until you reach the track.

(13) Turn left for 100 metres to see the Pièce Couverte. Then return to the previous crossroads. Continue straight ahead at the next three crossroads until you reach the main road.

(14) Turn right, then 100 m further on, turn left onto the road leading to the town centre (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 98 m - Hiker's lodge - Église Saint-Michel (Monteneuf)
  2. 1 : km 0.19 - alt. 99 m - Monteneuf Pond
  3. 2 : km 0.66 - alt. 118 m - Étang du Chaperon Rouge
  4. 3 : km 1.67 - alt. 127 m - Étang de Quéhéon
  5. 4 : km 2.32 - alt. 127 m - Landes car park
  6. 5 : km 2.95 - alt. 135 m - Intersection - Allée Couverte de la Loge Morinais
  7. 6 : km 3.48 - alt. 148 m - T-junction
  8. 7 : km 5.13 - alt. 135 m - Landes des Cinq Chemins
  9. 8 : km 5.43 - alt. 139 m - Crossing the D776
  10. 9 : km 6.64 - alt. 109 m - Allée couverte de Bordouès
  11. 10 : km 7.23 - alt. 123 m - Three-way junction
  12. 11 : km 8.1 - alt. 139 m - Alignement des Pierres Droites (Monteneuf)
  13. 12 : km 9.22 - alt. 128 m - Butte du Foin
  14. 13 : km 9.66 - alt. 113 m - Pièce Couverte
  15. 14 : km 10.99 - alt. 104 m - Departmental road
  16. S/E : km 11.56 - alt. 98 m - Hiker's lodge - Église Saint-Michel (Monteneuf)

Notes

All amenities in the centre of Monteneuf. The hiker's lodge offers a picnic area and tourist information.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 27859563

Lovely walk, signposting OK.
Beautiful colours in autumn.

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User 12851286

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very interesting hike. To be repeated in a year.

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Danile
Danile

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route, well marked and easy. The theme of megaliths is very interesting.

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CatiGarcon
CatiGarcon

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant but very classic walk in the forest. Many trees have been felled, and the appeal is obviously being in the forest, but I think that if it weren't for the megaliths at the end, it would be of limited interest.
It is easy and pleasant, but there is nothing exceptional about it.
There were two of us and we came to the same conclusion without consulting each other.

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Callard
Callard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant circular route, a well-marked, uncrowded wooded route with very little road walking.
Very little elevation gain, making it an easy hike.

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Agapouack
Agapouack

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An easy, very pleasant walk ending with a spectacular row of standing stones. Even in winter, the forest is very beautiful.

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