The Genettes countryside circular loop

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Circular walk that mainly follows paths or country lanes, with relatively few tall trees, perfect for enjoying the sunshine. Streams, stony paths, fields and little-known tracks.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.86 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 92 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 92 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 817 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 712 ft
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The start of the path before reaching Le Vivier Tranchant
End of the Voie Oubliée
Daffodils at Les Genettes
Heading towards Bonnefoi des Aspres

Description of the walk

Starting point: Les Genettes Town Hall. The car park is usually open and outdoor parking spaces are also available.

(S/E) Head to the crossroads and follow the sign for the D673 towards Les Giguères. On your left you’ll see the castle’s surrounding wall and on your right a meadow with Ouessant sheep.

(1) On your left, take the grey gravel track, with a private pond on your left. Pass through the hamlet of Les Aulnes and continue straight on along the Voie Oubliée, which is closed to motorised vehicles. At the end of the track, you’ll have no choice but to turn right through the hamlet of Lerrie and join the RD930.

(2) Continue left along the D930 to the village of Les Aspres.

(3) Once past the church in Les Aspres, a small footpath opens up on your left: turn left, cross a municipal park and then the bridge over the Iton. At the end of the path, you’ll find the chemist’s on your right and the town hall on your left, housed in a former church building: continue 50 metres to the left.

(4) Turn right, following the sign for the D673 towards Auguaise. At the bend (crossroads), keep left.

(5) At the junction in the bend, leave the D673 and keep left towards Les Bourdinières. Pass the access road to La Chevalerie on your right and continue for about a hundred metres.

(6) Take the footpath and cycle path on your left and cross over the Vivier Tranchant stream. Carry on straight ahead until you reach a junction.

(7) Carry on straight ahead along a grassy path which leads onto another road. Then turn left to join the D28.

(8) Turn right, then cross carefully to the left, following the sign for “Les Genettes”. Head to the town hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 804 ft - Les Genettes Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.57 - alt. 761 ft - Start of the Voie Oubliée
  3. 2 : mi 1.84 - alt. 771 ft - RD930
  4. 3 : mi 2.54 - alt. 725 ft - Entrance to Les Aspres Municipal Park – Notre-Dame Church (Les Aspres)
  5. 4 : mi 2.77 - alt. 722 ft - Heading towards Auguaise
  6. 5 : mi 3.16 - alt. 787 ft - Crossroads, heading towards Les Bourdinières
  7. 6 : mi 3.93 - alt. 774 ft - Entrance to the Bonnefoi footpath
  8. 7 : mi 5.02 - alt. 801 ft - Crossroads, opposite
  9. 8 : mi 5.46 - alt. 764 ft - D28
  10. S/E : mi 5.86 - alt. 804 ft - Les Genettes Town Hall

Notes

A walking stick always comes in handy for getting past any puddles.

Worth a visit

(S/E) The Fossés le Roy, near the town hall in Les Genettes, were dug in the 12th century to mark the border between Normandy and the Kingdom of France; there is a picnic table there.
The Château des Genettes.
Peacocks at the hamlet of Les Aulnes in summer.
The Church of Les Aspres.
Les Aspres Municipal Park, with its river and picnic tables.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 2 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Maqroll
Maqroll

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A walk we did one Sunday in July in fine weather. We hardly came across anyone.
We did the circular walk starting from Les Aspres, parking our car in front of the town hall (on the route): this is an alternative to the suggested starting point.
The distinctive feature of this route is its virtually flat terrain (the main reason for our choice).
We enjoyed this route for the views of the surrounding countryside; the path is also unusual in that it offers beautiful, unobstructed views whilst remaining mostly shaded.
We would, however, have preferred there to be less tarmac (estimated proportion of tarmac: 70 per cent), even though the small roads we followed are practically free of traffic (except between 2 and 3, where there is a fair amount of traffic).

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A rather pleasant route with a good mix of quiet roads, rural tracks and a detour via Les Aspres and its surprising town hall (the former Notre-Dame church).

Thank you, LiamW.

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