Route des étangs, Châteaubourg

This route will take you through the Châteaubourg countryside where, as its name suggests, there are several ponds: Pont de Pierre Pond, Roches Bises Pond and Grand Fayelle Pond. You will also walk along a small section of the Corbière Forest.

This route is FFRandonnée certified. It can be done on foot or by bike.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.88 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 96 m
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    Descent: - 96 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 107 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 47 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park at the Salle du Prieuré.

Yellow PR® markings supplemented by green arrows bearing the number 36. Marked in an anti-clockwise direction.

(S/E) From the car park, head towards the sports ground. Go around it on the left to reach a wooded path that branches off to the right. Follow it until you reach a place called Les Basses Feugettes.

(1) Turn left and follow the road for 300 metres.

(2) Turn right. When you reach Les Hautes Feugettes, go around the farm on the right and follow the path to La Bévinière.

(3) Turn right and follow the path that leads to a road. There, turn left and follow the road, then turn right onto a path once you have passed the hamlet of L'Épine. Follow the path to the D95.

(4) Cross the departmental road and take the road that branches off to the left. Continue straight ahead, pass the hamlet of Les Portes and take the first path on the right.

(5) At the end of the path, turn left and follow the road to a T-junction. Turn right and follow the road to another junction, then turn left.

(6) Turn right and walk along the Corbière forest. After 400 metres, ignore the bend and continue straight ahead on a dirt track. Continue to a crossroads and turn left, then immediately right. Continue straight ahead (be careful when crossing the road), pass Les Hautes Feugettes and return to the intersection.

(7) Turn left, then right at Fayelle pond. Follow the path to return to the car park where you started. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 66 m - Salle du Prieuré car park
  2. 1 : km 2.1 - alt. 62 m - Les Basse Feugettes
  3. 2 : km 2.42 - alt. 74 m - Intersection
  4. 3 : km 3.23 - alt. 86 m - La Bévinière
  5. 4 : km 5.71 - alt. 107 m - D95 road
  6. 5 : km 7.76 - alt. 71 m - End of the path
  7. 6 : km 10.07 - alt. 98 m - Corbière Forest
  8. 7 : km 12.45 - alt. 74 m - Les Basses Feugettes
  9. S/E : km 14.88 - alt. 66 m - Salle du Prieuré car park

Notes

Car park near the starting point. Shops, toilets and restaurant in the centre of Châteaubourg.

Worth a visit

Corbière Forest
Fayelle Pond
Ar Milin Park

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
damiens jf
damiens jf

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike, bucolic landscapes, very pleasant riverside, very few cars encountered.
Picnic halfway through the hike, no trouble finding a suitable spot.
No worries about navigation, thanks to a well-charged GPS. If in doubt or if anything is unclear,
just keep the red circle on the blue trail.

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Picson06230
Picson06230
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, uncrowded walk on this misty Monday. Much of this hike takes place on agricultural paths. Even after 30 days without rain in Ille-et-Vilaine, many sections are muddy...
There are few places to picnic except for two benches on the section between (6) and (4) and along the valley stream between (2) and (12).

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domivasseur2935
domivasseur2935

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the countryside: few roads, lots of farms and... cows.
Just after point 6, on the way back, there are two picnic tables in a very awkward location which, in my opinion, are never used. That explains it.

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danyj
danyj

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

beautiful route... very pleasant walk

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JANZ RANDO
JANZ RANDO

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Easy, varied route with little road travel

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Titine89
Titine89

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful route with varied landscapes and few roads, which is interesting.

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Sevy21
Sevy21

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant walk, easy despite the distance.

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GG44
GG44

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very good description of the route...

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isiajumpy2
isiajumpy2

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 12, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

beautiful hike, but at this time of year, the paths are too muddy and difficult to access in some places

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you Alain-35 and agoarant for bringing this WPT to our attention.
Misleading information (go to the road) has been removed at the end of the paragraph preceding wpt10 (I hope the author won't mind). Now I think the right/left of wpt10 is clearer.
It's up to you both to confirm this.

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Alain-35
Alain-35

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike with magnificent sunken paths, but as noted by "agoarant", point 10 is unclear, because if you look at the route on the map, section 10 to 11 takes the road on the left (which comes from La Grafarddière). When in doubt, as we had dogs with us, we continued straight ahead along the path leading to point 7.
Despite this minor hiccup, we are completely satisfied with this walk.

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agoarant
agoarant

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 02, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We did the hike starting from Les Basses Feugettes. Beautiful hike. Pleasant paths in early spring, few roads. We think there is an error in point 10 of the description. It says: Turn right and then immediately left, but it should be: Turn left and then immediately right.
Annie G.

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navavu
navavu

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

realistic route in terms of travel time, plus the route is quite varied, with woods, quiet dirt roads, few roads, and a few reservoirs and ponds.
We shortened the route to 2½ hours by starting a little after point 4, Les Feugettes, and discovering Chateaubourg afterwards.
LOIC

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jldipiazza
jldipiazza

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A good route for exploring the surrounding countryside with beautiful views.

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