Horse riding loop through Cerza Park

Come and discover the animals at Cerza Zoological Park, such as rhinos, giraffes and a few gazelles. This ride is very pleasant, wooded and hilly, and can be enjoyed at a walking pace or at a trot or gallop.

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  • Horse riding
    Activity: Horse riding
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.29 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 4 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 151 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 153 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 164 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Firfol (14100)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.148967° / E 0.312064°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1712SB, 1713SB, 1812SB, 1813SB
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Firfol Behavioural Training Academy.

(S/E) Head north, then continue on the GR®26. Leave it at Cour la Pipe, continue to the right, and walk along the hamlet of Versailles. When you reach the woods, turn right at the edge of the woods. Turn left, cross the Moulin Clipin, and you will reach the Ruisseau de la Paquine.

(1) Cross it and begin a fairly steep descent strewn with stones. Reach the zoo.

(2) Continue along the park, watching out for the little train. Stay level and cross the road connecting Le Criquet to La Feronnière. Continue east to reach a road near the village of Le Poulin.

(3) Take this road on the right with caution, as it is busy but has good visibility. Leave it on the left to reach Val Hébert.

(4) Continue now, on the left, along a quiet path in the forest, where you can gallop in summer. You will reach a descent.

(5) Be careful here: there is a steep descent before you reach a ford. Do not take the footbridge, but go around it and continue to the bottom of the descent.

(6) Begin a steep climb on the concrete section, then continue on a gentler slope through fields where you can gallop, arriving at the entrance to Firfol.

(7) Turn right, cross Firfol and at the cemetery turn left to return to the AEC car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 145 m - AEC Firfol
  2. 1 : km 2.84 - alt. 81 m - Steep descent
  3. 2 : km 4.71 - alt. 153 m - Cerza passage
  4. 3 : km 7.46 - alt. 162 m - Departmental road
  5. 4 : km 8.2 - alt. 148 m - Woods
  6. 5 : km 8.96 - alt. 128 m - Descent and ford
  7. 6 : km 9.46 - alt. 91 m - Steep concrete climb.
  8. 7 : km 10.93 - alt. 151 m - Firfol
  9. S/E : km 12.29 - alt. 146 m - AEC Firfol

Notes

Water points at the ford and rest areas in the woods.

Worth a visit

(2) Zoological park: take the opportunity to see the rhinos and giraffes.

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