Menet carved stone trail

Pleasant, shaded circular route offering beautiful views of the village and lake, punctuated by carved stone sculptures.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 2.65 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 85 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 86 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 795 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 703 m

Description of the walk

Park in the spaces available behind the church or nearby.

Marked with "Chemin des pierres" arrows

(S/E) From behind the church, turn your back on it (note the first sculpture in the wall of the town hall opposite) and carefully follow the main road (D36).

(1) At the intersection (cross), turn right onto the small dead-end road, following the sign for "Chemin des pierres sculptées" (Sculpted Stone Path). At the end of the street, continue along the path. Shortly afterwards, take the path on the right and climb gradually, discovering the sculptures as you go.

(2) At the intersection, turn right and head towards Pranlac. Continue along the access road to the hamlet and join the D205. Follow it carefully to the right for 200 metres until you reach a group of houses.

(3) Before the first house, take the path on the right. This path descends, then turns left and joins another path.

(4) Follow it to the right to continue the descent. You will reach the end of a street in Menet. Follow it to return to the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 710 m - Church
  2. 1 : km 0.35 - alt. 710 m - Road intersection
  3. 2 : km 1.15 - alt. 789 m - Intersection of trails
  4. 3 : km 1.63 - alt. 779 m - Road x path intersection
  5. 4 : km 2.09 - alt. 729 m - Fork in the road
  6. S/E : km 2.65 - alt. 710 m - Church

Notes

Hike of easy to very easy difficulty, but hiking boots are recommended as the route follows trails and paths.

Worth a visit

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Some photos here

Information sheet provided by the town hall here, details of the sculptures (artist, year of creation, title) here

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Thisa812
Thisa812

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A leisurely walk. The sculptures are not "extraordinary"!

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marquounet
marquounet

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

Open-air museum
A pleasant walk that continues around the lake

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User 17053448

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Trail completed with blind hikers. Very much appreciated being able to touch the sculptures. Difficult path at the end of the trail, more like a stream bed with slippery stones of all sizes and running water at the bottom in places. But passable with great care.

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ribri
ribri

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The stones are quite eroded by time and the grass on the path had not yet been cut.
There is a lovely view of the lake and the village, which is pretty with other carved stones. It is possible to take a short walk to the lake.
There is a car park at the entrance to the village, which is the starting point for the trail.

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