La Chauminette route

Set off to explore the Touchois bocage and its small sunken lanes. As soon as you set off, enjoy the 360° panorama from the Mont Juillet site. Its orientation table will help you to interpret the landscape around you.
Then set off to explore the surrounding countryside.
As you wander along the paths, you may come across an old building, a manor house, a calvary, a well or even a bread oven, each of which bears witness to a bygone era...

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.01 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 34 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 21 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 44 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 19 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Les Touches (44390)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 47.441993° / W 1.432615°
  • ⚑
    End: N 47.442495° / W 1.434782°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1222SB, 1322SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Leave your vehicle in the car park at the starting point near the church. The route you will be taking is marked in yellow in both directions and complies with FFRP standards.

(S/E) Take the stairs in front of you and turn immediately left, then right. Then take the path that leads to Mont Juillet. When you reach the rows of vines on your left, turn right and head for Square Olivier Tardiveau.
Cross Rue du Mont Juillet and head towards the Omnisports hall in front of you. Take the paved path to the left of the hall and continue straight ahead.

(1) When you reach Rue du Maquis, turn left and continue straight ahead for about 650 metres.

(2) Then turn right onto the small path along the edge of the field. At the end of this small path, turn left onto the large tree-lined avenue.

(3) When you reach the road, turn left again and continue straight ahead.

(4) At the give way sign, take the small road on the right that leads to the village of Le Vivier.

(5) When you reach Le Vivier, take the path to the left of the farm and turn left again at the next intersection. Follow the path and continue straight ahead until you reach the road.

(6) At the end of the path, turn left onto the road and continue straight ahead for about 450 metres. Then take the sunken path on your right that leads down to the Martelière pond.

(7) Then cross the pond via the footbridge and go up the path in front of you. At the end of the path, turn right, then immediately left.

(8) When you reach the village of La Foutinière, continue along the sunken lane and go straight ahead. In the village of La Michetière, take the lane on your right and continue straight ahead.

(9) When you reach the village of Bois Souchard, take the second right and go up the road that runs alongside the manor house.

  1. At the intersection, turn left and head towards the community hall via the lawn. Then return to the starting point via the same route you took at the beginning of the route (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 30 m - Car park near the church.
  2. 1 : km 0.76 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 1.42 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto the path.
  4. 3 : km 2.26 - alt. 30 m - On the left on the road
  5. 4 : km 2.69 - alt. 31 m - Small road on the right
  6. 5 : km 3.15 - alt. 33 m - Path to the left of the farm
  7. 6 : km 4.27 - alt. 27 m - On the left on the road
  8. 7 : km 4.9 - alt. 30 m - Cross the pond
  9. 8 : km 5.84 - alt. 22 m - Continue along the sunken lane.
  10. 9 : km 7.42 - alt. 29 m - Second on the right
  11. E : km 8.01 - alt. 38 m - Car park near the church.

Notes

The following facilities are available near the route:

  • A public car park (with 2 disabled parking spaces).
  • Public toilets, accessible to people with reduced mobility.
  • Two picnic areas (located in Mont Juillet Park and at the Martelière pond).
  • Tourist accommodation (Lodges de France) a few hundred metres from the starting point.
  • Local shops: bakery, bar/tobacconist, etc.

Worth a visit

Near the starting point, discover the Church of Saint Mélaine. It contains an 18th-century polychrome stone statue of Saint James of Compostela above the baptistery.
Enjoy Mont Juillet Park, its facilities (picnic area and children's playground) and its panoramic view at the foot of the calvary (former windmill).
On your way, you will see the old presbytery (with foundations dating back to the 14th century, visible from Mont Juillet Park) and the Manoir du Bois Souchard (located near the sports fields).

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
Bernard 10
Bernard 10

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, admittedly with a few sections of tarmac road, but with little or no traffic.
On the way back, from point "A" (the finish), take the road that climbs opposite (after crossing the D 164) and reach the summit of Mont Juillet. From there, you can enjoy a superb panorama.
At the start, after point 1, it is more pleasant to turn right and go past the residential area to take a beautiful lane and rejoin the original route.
No difficulties to mention.

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chantalhouis
chantalhouis

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
We did this route for the third time and got a bit lost again!
There are few clear markings at the start of the paths.

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Promeneur44
Promeneur44

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A peaceful walk, which is just as well as there are a few sections along roads.
A hike that deserves to be done again (like so many others, unfortunately, at the moment) when the rain has restored colour to nature.

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Ma-rionR
Ma-rionR

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Part of the route is on country roads with very little traffic, but caution is still advised.

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chaP
chaP

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Varied landscapes, wide open spaces in the middle of the countryside! Passing by a pretty water feature.
Walk taken on a Sunday afternoon, very few people around. We had our three dogs with us and had a very pleasant time. A few quick stretches on roads with almost no traffic!

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jcdutertre
jcdutertre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful, peaceful walk along country lanes. Be careful in winter, as some sections are very wet.
Not to be missed.

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sarah44470
sarah44470

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

pure nature hike, some sections on roads, caution! very easy with a pushchair

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FF44224
FF44224

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Why, when leaving the village on the right, heading north-east, do we not go through the village of "Bois Nouveau" as the path is very beautiful and would avoid having to take part of the tarmac road (towards point 2)?

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sokoban
sokoban
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

An easy hike with quite varied landscapes, offering some lovely surprises. Only the beginning, up to the village exit, is a little less appealing. But the view from Mont Juillet, which you can enjoy at the beginning or end of the hike, offers a breathtaking panorama.

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claudiegeorgesoudon
claudiegeorgesoudon

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

There are few difficulties in following the path, except in the school complex at the start. After that, everything flows smoothly.
This is a relatively easy hike, ideal for winter days as there are few muddy sections.
The second half of the route is more pleasant than the first.

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naxale
naxale

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 17, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Perhaps worth repeating in spring or summer, but in winter, apart from the lovely view from Mont Juillet, the hike offers little to see.

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