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(S/E) From the car park at Place des Tilleuls, head to the banks of the Loir via the footpath down to the right of the swimming pool.
(1) Turn right onto the grassy path along the riverbank.
(2) After about 1 km, the vegetation opens up to reveal a viewpoint over the dam at the fortified mill of Mervé. (190 m further on, there is a bench and an information panel).
(3) Continue along this road (majestic tree, stone bench) before turning right. Pass the hamlet of La Rivière and continue to the road/path junction.
(4) Turn right towards the Maupas farm (dovecote).
Alternative: on the left, the path (about 500 m round trip) leads to the banks of the Loir at Port d'Aubigné (former ford).
(5) At the junction with the D13, 140 m to the left, there is a lovely view of the Château de Gallerande. On the other side of the road is the entrance to the Domaine la Ménagerie (information panel about the château).
Return to the crossroads, walk along the dry moat and the surrounding wall before turning left. Follow the path uphill.
(6) Turn right onto the private grassy path (open to walkers) leading to the bottom of the cemetery. There, turn right and go down the cemetery road to Rue de Gallerande.
(7) Turn left onto Rue de l'Église to reach the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church and its old cemetery (old crosses), the manor house and the wash house. Continue towards Croix Robert.
(8) There, follow the gravel path to the left before turning left.
(9) At the junction with the D13 (on the right, the Croix Chartier), cross the road with caution. Follow the path opposite uphill (panoramic view on the left). Continue straight ahead to reach the corner of the hedge.
(10) Cross it and walk along it on the right towards the entrance to La Thibaudière. Continue along the road to La Daunayère, then continue along the downhill road. Pass Aulnay. At the bottom, after the bend, there are two pretty ponds on either side of the road. Pass La Chauvinière and join the D54.
(11) Follow this road. Continue downhill along Rue de Saint-Jean de La Motte, cross a street and continue along Rue Pasteur, the square and Saint-Martin Church, then the old Priory on the right of Rue Sainte-Apolline and finally Place des Tilleuls (S/E).
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