Countryside and vineyards in Brem-sur-Mer

Just a few minutes from the ocean, take a stroll along the country lanes among sunflowers, wheat fields and vineyards.

⚠️ 25/06/2025: it seems that it is impossible to access the field between 3 and 4 along the path. Thank you for your feedback on this in the reviews.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 71 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 75 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 47 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Brem-sur-Mer (85470)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.609907° / W 1.826749°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1226O, 1227OT
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Description of the walk

Departure from the D40 near the emergency services centre.

(S/E) Turn right at the entrance to the emergency services centre onto the yellow dirt track that runs alongside the gable of a house. Cross the road and take the track opposite on the right.
At the next crossroads, turn right then left.

(1) At the three-way junction, take the tarmac road in the centre to cross the Mignotière. Leave the hamlet and turn left to follow the Chemin des Garennes.

(2) Pass the Denis Roux wine cellar and a picnic area. Before reaching the D40, turn right onto the path that runs alongside it behind a hedge. This will take you to a road.

(3) Take it on the right. Pass in front of La Plançonnière and continue on the same road. After La Primaudière, the road continues along a path that curves to the right while climbing. Stay on the main path. At the fork, take the path opposite.

(4) When you reach a road (with a view of the Brem wind turbines opposite), turn right towards Les Abattis d'en Bas. At the second bend, take the path on the left. At the next crossroads, turn left, then right.

(5) Cross the D54 with caution and take the path opposite. After walking alongside a field, the path climbs to join a wide track. Take this left towards the foot of a wind turbine.

(6) Return to the road (you will find three information signs about the wind turbines in the car park) and turn right, walking on the hard shoulder.

(7) At a bend, leave the road and take a wide path on the right. Continue straight ahead to enter a wood. After a short climb, you will rejoin the tarmac road. Take the road opposite that climbs uphill. Ignore the Chemin des Terriers on the left, then the Chemin des Gîtes de la Corde on the right, continuing uphill.

(8) At the intersection, turn left onto Rue de la Croix Perrard. Immediately turn right onto Chemin des Plataines. At the next intersection, follow the cycle path to the left for 100 metres.

(9) At the end, cross the road and follow Chemin du Menhir on the right. Make a short detour to the menhir on the right, then continue to the right.

(10) At the end of Chemin du Menhir, cross the road and take Chemin du Grippou opposite, which winds its way through the vineyards.

(11) Just before you reach a road, turn left onto Chemin du Champ Clairet. Return to this road and turn left. At a bend, follow the path to the right.

(1) Ignore the first path on the right and take the next one on the left. Cross the road and take the Chemin des Terres Jaunes opposite, between the two houses. Join the D40, turn left and return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 37 m - Chemin des Terres Jaunes near the emergency services centre
  2. 1 : km 0.72 - alt. 34 m - Crossroads of the loop
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 26 m - Chemin des Garennes
  4. 3 : km 2.09 - alt. 8 m - Road on the right
  5. 4 : km 5.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn right at the road
  6. 5 : km 6.9 - alt. 32 m - Crossing the D54
  7. 6 : km 8.13 - alt. 35 m - Road on the right
  8. 7 : km 8.98 - alt. 26 m - Road bend
  9. 8 : km 10.29 - alt. 40 m - Crossing the Corde
  10. 9 : km 10.57 - alt. 35 m - Chemin du Menhir
  11. 10 : km 11.74 - alt. 43 m - Chemin du Grippou
  12. 11 : km 12.5 - alt. 29 m - Chemin du Champ Clairet
  13. S/E : km 13.68 - alt. 37 m - Chemin des Terres Jaunes near the emergency services centre

Worth a visit

  • In Brem-sur-Mer: La Gachère, a fishing village and lock dam on the Auzance.
  • In Saint-Nicolas-de-Brem: the feudal motte, listed church (11th century), its pediment and frescoes.
  • In Brétignolles-sur-Mer: its beaches, the Pierre Levée dolmen, the miniature museum.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 19 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
geolog
geolog

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A hike for a change from those along the coast. Alternating between countryside (+/- 70%) and vineyards. Best done in the morning to avoid the heat and enjoy the ocean in the afternoon.

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GOGO
GOGO

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 26, 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 walk with no difficulties. Probably more interesting when the crops are well grown.

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CC63
CC63

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Long, somewhat monotonous paths. It's a shame that it doesn't specify that it can be done on a mountain bike. Otherwise, it's a pretty neighbourhood in the hamlet of La Corde.

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morlockbob
morlockbob

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk that lives up to its description. Nothing extraordinary, but you get some fresh air. We missed a turn around number 4. You can see the wind turbines, yes, but they're everywhere. We ended up back on the road, so be careful.

If you've done the coastal path and the forest, this walk is a good alternative.

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lysberg
lysberg

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

except for a wet section that forced us to turn back and start again a little further on

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Dieulangard
Dieulangard

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful day on a route combining vineyards and shaded paths. Thank you.

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Domidesulis
Domidesulis

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Thanks to the contributor, we thoroughly enjoyed this short bike ride with my wife.

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yt3
yt3

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The problem is that the markers (shown here in yellow) are sometimes missing at junctions (malicious acts or intentional on the part of local winegrowers?).
This means that the original route cannot be followed correctly (unless you do it a second time to correct your course).
The problem could be solved by enlarging the map to clearly show the paths that are no longer marked on the route.
Nevertheless, the route is still very enjoyable, especially in March/April and September/October when the vines are in bloom and work is being carried out in the vineyards. And on top of that, there are stunning views of the ocean from the high points.
Perhaps you could provide us with a link to a smaller-scale map that would enlarge the unclear area.

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MALRIF
MALRIF

Thank you for your comments. In light of the last two reviews, I have modified the starting point of the hike and removed the urban section.

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envoleur de papillons
envoleur de papillons

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Pleasant route, a bit too many paved paths. The urban section could be omitted.

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sitaleo
sitaleo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

There is very little point in starting from the town centre.

It is better to start at point "2", go around to "6" and return directly to the starting point at "2". Parking is available at point "2". The route is then about ten kilometres long.

Please note that the route is marked in blue almost all the way along.

The shorter "blue" route turns right instead of left after Les Abattis d'en Bas and passes through La Salibaudière and La Mulnière. However, it does not go to Les Eoliennes and its information panels.

An interesting route, the only downside being that it involves a bit of road.

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grandin
grandin ★

Thanks for your feedback, martinedup, but I don't understand: in the description, at this fork, it clearly says to go straight ahead, doesn't it?

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martinedup
martinedup

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A clarification:
in the 13th line, "after Primaudière... At the fork, DO NOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, TAKE THE ROAD AHEAD
(we made a mistake and had to turn back!)

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guylaine Routhiau
guylaine Routhiau

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I did this hike this morning with a group. It was nice. We just got stuck because a river was overflowing and we had to take a nice detour. I think there's a bit too much road at the end of the circuit, but otherwise it's a great discovery.

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ferre claude
ferre claude
• Edited:

I haven't had the opportunity to use any of the hikes I downloaded with my smartphone because the battery life of the device doesn't allow it. I'm planning to replace it and will be sure to let you know what I think. Best regards, Claudius

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