Fontaine Colette route starting from the Maison du Parc

Almost exclusively in the forest, this route offers a wide variety of deciduous trees, forest environments, and path widths. These damp woods are home to the yellow-bellied toad, a protected and increasingly rare species.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.97 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 37 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 36 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 177 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 152 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Piney (10220)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.288614° / E 4.391029°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2917SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Maison du Parc.

Yellow markings

(S/E) Pass to the left of the farmhouse, take the greenway and after 15 m, turn left.

(1) Turn left onto the main forest road of the Ligne Lombart Gouault, cross the D43 and continue for 600 metres. At the T-junction, keep right onto the "Cordon de l'Orient". Continue to the crossroads.

(2) Follow the sign for Mesnil-Saint-Père, then continue straight ahead until you reach the clearing.

(3) When you reach the clearing, leave the forest path and turn immediately left to enter the forest. Watch out for slippery ruts along the way. Ignore the paths that branch off to either side. Cross the Ru de Thieloup. You will come to the D26.

(4) Turn left onto the RD28. Walk straight ahead until you reach the entrance to the village of La-Loge-aux-Chèvres.

(5) Enter the village by following the "Voie aux Vaches" on the left. After 50 metres, turn right onto the "Voie du Calvaire". After 150 metres, turn left and follow Mesnil-Saint-Père to the crossroads.

(6) At the crossroads, turn left onto the grassy path, then continue straight ahead until you reach the three-way junction.

(7) At the three-way junction, keep right to follow the main path and return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(2) From here, turn right and follow the same route as on the way there to return to the Maison du Parc car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 156 m - Parking at the Maison du Parc
  2. 1 : km 0.49 - alt. 152 m - Forest line
  3. 2 : km 1.61 - alt. 170 m - Crossroads of the circular
  4. 3 : km 4.21 - alt. 160 m - Large clearing
  5. 4 : km 5.78 - alt. 163 m - RD junction
  6. 5 : km 7.54 - alt. 168 m - RD28
  7. 6 : km 8.24 - alt. 177 m - Crossroads of 4 paths
  8. 7 : km 8.77 - alt. 163 m - Three-way junction
  9. S/E : km 10.97 - alt. 156 m - Parking at the Maison du Parc

Notes

  • Maison du Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient: tourist information centre, refreshments, toilets, exhibitions, open every day from1 April to 30 October (more limited opening hours in winter)
  • Hiker shelter in the Maison du Parc car park with picnic tables: free access

Worth a visit

Espace Faune: animal park 2 km from the Maison du Parc

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
AlexouDeLAube
AlexouDeLAube

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A route completed on a very hot day. Very pleasant in the cool forest, except for the section of road before Loge-aux-Chèvres, but this is only a short stretch.
There may be a lack of points of interest along the way, but if you take the opportunity to visit the park house and King Oak's palace when you arrive, this more than makes up for it.

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eric L
eric L

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy hike in the forest, a breath of fresh air.

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Simon1
Simon1

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, mainly through the forest except for 2 km of quiet road.
We set off from Mesnil-Saint-Père beach and used the cycle route for a while before entering the woods to start the route at point 3 without going to points 1 and 2.
This allowed us to return to the beach after the hike!

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159753
159753

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

A lovely little Sunday walk, with the migration of the cranes, which was very nice.

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Erth
Erth
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A somewhat monotonous hike, apart from a few sections. The paths are often very wide and used by forestry vehicles, which leave deep ruts. I was a little disappointed with this walk.

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Geraldine.Roux
Geraldine.Roux

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike in the Orient Forest, well marked, as described in the route and without difficulty, except for the muddy and slippery ruts at this time of year. Again, the description had warned me about this. I met mushroom pickers and families out for a walk on the first part of the route, and above all, it was a beautiful autumn walk with the foliage of the trees bathed in a special light. Thank you for this discovery.

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jaja92
jaja92

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 04, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

we are surprised to see the very low water flow

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ccr78
ccr78

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very good parish-specific to Brittany hike, mainly in the forest.

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