Yvré-l'Évêque route and its "Nature Boulevard"

During this hike, you will have the opportunity to admire the Yvré countryside, its Roman bridge, the Gérence fountain and catch a glimpse of the beautiful Château de Vaux as you walk along the trails and part of the "Boulevard Nature".

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 82 m
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    Descent: - 75 m

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    Highest point: 118 m
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    Lowest point: 50 m

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park located on the right at the exit of Yvré-l'Évêque, Route de Parence, just before the Roman Bridge.

(S/E) Exit the car park, then turn right onto the D91 (watch out for traffic).

(1) Pass in front of the Roman Bridge and continue straight ahead.

(2) After passing Château de Vaux, turn left onto Chemin de la Jugannerie and continue following the GR® markings.

(3) At the crossroads, turn right onto Allée des Elendennes.

(4) Cross Route de la Croix and take Chemin Cabaret opposite. At the end of this path, turn right, then left onto Route de Parence (D91), which you will leave to take Chemin de L'Aitre Herault (GR®) on your left. At the end of the path, turn right, then left onto Route de l'Arche-en-Vallée.

(5) Turn right onto the Boulevard Nature trail (yellow markings). At the road, follow it straight ahead for a few metres and rejoin the trail on the right. At the edge of the woods, pass a house on your left, ignore a turn-off on the right and continue to the T-junction.

(6) Continue along Boulevard Nature on the left. At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead to the roundabout on the D301 (Route de Bonnétable), ignoring the paths on the right and left. This crossroads marks the end of Boulevard Nature.

(7) Turn left onto the RD 301 for about 100 metres, then turn left onto Route de Beauchêne. Take the second path on the right.

(8) Take Chemin du Palais on your right. At the next fork, turn right and continue to Route de la Chauvinère.

(9) Follow this road on your left and continue to Chemin des Rosiers, where you turn right. At the crossroads with Chemin du Courboulay, continue straight ahead, following this road. At Route de Montsort, turn right (red markings) for about 100 metres, then turn left onto the path (red markings) to reach Chemin de L'Arcy, which will take you to Route du Bois Jalu.

(10) Leave the red markings and turn left onto Route du Bois Jalu (C10) (watch out for traffic). Continue along this road, then turn left (before the roundabout) onto Chemin de Beaulieu.

(11) Pass by the Fontaine de Gérance fountain and join the Route de Parence (watch out for traffic).
Turn right onto this road and a little further on you will reach the car park on your left (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 50 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 50 m - Roman bridge
  3. 2 : km 1.02 - alt. 62 m - On the left
  4. 3 : km 1.65 - alt. 79 m - On the right, green signposting.
  5. 4 : km 1.91 - alt. 71 m - Opposite, Chemin Cabaret
  6. 5 : km 2.96 - alt. 61 m - Nature boulevard
  7. 6 : km 5.11 - alt. 116 m - T-junction, left
  8. 7 : km 6.48 - alt. 113 m - RD301, on the left
  9. 8 : km 7.13 - alt. 116 m - On the right
  10. 9 : km 7.69 - alt. 106 m - On the left
  11. 10 : km 9.36 - alt. 85 m - On the left, red markings, caution: road.
  12. 11 : km 10.75 - alt. 55 m - Gérence fountain
  13. S/E : km 11.27 - alt. 50 m - Car park

Notes

(S/E) Car park surrounded by green space with picnic tables and covered shelter.

Worth a visit

The Roman Bridge. Since the Roman occupation, a structure has allowed the Huisne to be crossed at this point. In the 9th century, pilgrims who had come to collect the relics of Saint Liboire (Bishop of Le Mans) witnessed the miraculous healing of a deaf and mute man as he crossed the bridge. Dilapidated and rebuilt several times, it was restored to its original state in the 19th century, as can be seen today.

(2) The Château de Vaux takes its name from a confession made by the Bishop of Le Mans to the King of France in 1394, when the fiefdom was in the hands of Guillaume Becquet, "Chevalier Sire de Vaux". The commune owes its nickname to the right of accommodation, i.e. hospitality, owed to the Bishops of Le Mans by their vassals from their fiefdom of Yvré.

(11) The beautifully restored Gérence fountain was recently "rediscovered" buried under a pile of earth and vegetation. The water from this fountain is said to have the power to cure eye ailments.

 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

4.1 / 5
Based on 14 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Gusparo
Gusparo

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 : No

We are mostly on paths carved out of the forest, so the view is average except for one spot where it is magnificent.

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Retraitad72
Retraitad72

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very good short route

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Christelle E
Christelle E

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice and pleasant hike with beautiful sections along sunken paths, but the route description is sometimes difficult to understand and we took the wrong direction twice.

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Lilarosa
Lilarosa

Great, thank you for your feedback.
Have a nice day.

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GANA72
GANA72

Thank you for your comments.
I will look into correcting the minor markup issue you reported between points 7 and 8.

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Lilarosa
Lilarosa

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Overall, a beautiful hike with very diverse landscapes. The only negative point was the road on the last section, which was not very pleasant and a little dangerous.
We also had a small problem with the signposting between points 7 and 8, but we were still able to finish without too much difficulty thanks to the GPS. However, perhaps some more details should be added at this point.

Thank you for this route.

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Coudrechene
Coudrechene

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A problem with a sign in Sargé, otherwise good elevation...

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Pigal
Pigal

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful fountain at the end of the trail

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IsaLH72
IsaLH72

Thank you, as we were very disappointed and would like to try again without any worries.

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GANA72
GANA72

Hello

I am very surprised by your comments. This is the first time there seem to have been problems on the course, and I would like to apologise for that.
Until now, the comments have always been positive.

I will look into this as soon as possible to make any necessary changes.

GANA72

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IsaLH72
IsaLH72

Overall rating : 1.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

We got lost three times during this hike and couldn't even finish it, ending up back at point 5 after what we thought was point 10. We must be dumber than average! We're just amateur hikers and walk about 20 km per weekend, but this is the first time this has ever happened to us.

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cathelemon
cathelemon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 19, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,

When asked if this route was very busy, I answered yes because there were too many cars. Too much of the route is on the road.
Here's a suggestion: indicate the percentage of each hike that is on roads.

Thank you for everything.

C. Lemonnier

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GANA72
GANA72

Thank you for your comment.

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xtalb
xtalb

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk for three couples, ending with a picnic near the Roman bridge. A chance to get together after two months of lockdown. Not recommended in rainy weather, but it was very sunny and dry on the day. In places, the Boulevard Nature is a very steep and rugged path that must turn into a small torrent. Along the way, you can see beautiful villas surrounded by nature. For those wondering if the walk can be done by bike, we came across a few cyclists on mountain bikes. It's best to be experienced, as there are steep slopes in places and the path is narrow in some sections.

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murgue72
murgue72

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Shady walk for half the route (nature boulevard) which can be done by mountain bike
The road is indeed dangerous at the start of the walk.

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