Circular on the heights of Bauné

Numerous undergrowth areas and farm tracks make this a pleasant and peaceful walk.
Follow the blue signs throughout the route.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.78 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 71 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 70 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 65 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 24 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Bauné (49140)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.498233° / W 0.318999°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1621SB, 1622SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the primary school car park, opposite Bauné Town Hall.

(S/E) Head south on Route de Maze, and at the crossroads at no. 23, turn left onto Chemin du Moulin. You will reach the Moulin neighbourhood.

(1) Head up towards the orchards. At the edge of the orchards, you will reach a crossroads.
Take the road on the right and head downhill to reach the Refoul neighbourhood.

(2) Cross the D74, turn left and then immediately right towards the undergrowth. Turn right onto a wide path towards Vilchien, then left, continuing west to reach Chastenay.

(3) Turn right and head back up through the undergrowth to La Rouillère. Turn left twice and you will reach the D82.

(4) Cross it, enter the woods and continue to a four-way crossroads.

(5) Turn 90° to the right, leave the woods further on to reach a place called La Chesnay du Bout de la Pré.
Turn right and follow the road to Port Thuleau.

(6) Turn left again at a 90° angle, find another road, turn left and continue to Le Chêne. Stay on the road that leads to Les Roussières and continue for a few metres until you reach the Baccus crossroads.

(7) Turn left and head up towards Baccus. Turn right and enter the woods until you reach the crossroads with the blue signposted path.

(8) Turn right and head down towards Pâtis Minot and then Cesné.

(9) Turn left towards the D74, take it on the right, with caution, follow the Navette and go up towards the picnic area.

(10) Leave the D74 and turn left. Follow the Petit Rusé, go around the woods heading south, and arrive at the Caslets neighbourhood. Turn right onto Rue de la Beloinière, then left onto Rue des Acacias to return to the primary school car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 28 m - Primary school car park, opposite the town hall
  2. 1 : km 0.28 - alt. 26 m - Moulin neighbourhood
  3. 2 : km 1.24 - alt. 25 m - Refoul neighbourhood
  4. 3 : km 2.37 - alt. 58 m - Chastenay
  5. 4 : km 4.02 - alt. 43 m - Cross the D82.
  6. 5 : km 4.67 - alt. 39 m - Four-way crossroads
  7. 6 : km 5.67 - alt. 35 m - Port Thuleau
  8. 7 : km 6.96 - alt. 38 m - Crossroads towards Baccus
  9. 8 : km 7.88 - alt. 61 m - Crossroads woods Blue trail
  10. 9 : km 8.95 - alt. 42 m - Cesné
  11. 10 : km 9.88 - alt. 30 m - Picnic area
  12. S/E : km 11.78 - alt. 28 m - Primary school car park, opposite the town hall

Notes

In wet weather, the undergrowth may be a little muddy.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
MARTDomi
MARTDomi

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and easy hike to follow, if you ignore the colour markings.

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POMMERAYE
POMMERAYE

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

THIS ROUTE IS NO LONGER CURRENT. THE ROUTES HAVE CHANGED. THIS ONE IS NO LONGER 11.78KM BUT ONLY 6KM (BLUE ROUTE). THE SENTEURS DES BOIS MAUVE ROUTE IS 13.6KM. THE TUFFEAU ET BOIS YELLOW ROUTE IS 21.8KM.

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amismarcheurs
amismarcheurs

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

After the autumn rains, the paths along the orchards were made very muddy by farm tractors, and in the forests, some of the paths were badly damaged by cyclists.
What a shame!

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FrançoisAngers
FrançoisAngers

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The route is not always well signposted. You will need to use GPS several times. Please note that you sometimes need to follow the blue route, but also the yellow and green routes, and sometimes no route at all...
But I highly recommend it!

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Augustin
Augustin

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful route, but according to the description, you had to follow the blue markings.
However, these blue markings were not always present. That said, the Visorando GPS was very useful in some of the small woods.

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ste49
ste49

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello, I think the comment about the signposting needs to be revised. The blue signposting does not correspond to the entire route. There is a sign in the car park of the "old primary school" showing all the routes in the municipality. The route given on this sheet is a mixture of all of them. I don't walk with a GPS, so I don't use the coordinates; I rely on the terrain. Thank you.

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JYF49
JYF49

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb hike, well explained in the description. However, the blue markings must have existed at some point. Without the description, it's impossible to follow the route, as there are so many different colours of markings. A word of advice: follow the instructions to the letter. A great time is guaranteed.

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sergio49
sergio49
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Some roads are very bumpy, so it is best to avoid rainy periods.

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Bubu49
Bubu49
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Make sure you have the right equipment when it rains.

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4JB9BB871X
4JB9BB871X
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hello,

There are a few too many routes on this route.

Best regards.

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