Roche Thoreau route

Start at the church in Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers.

(S/E) From the car park, with the church behind you, turn right onto Rue du Haume, then at the first junction, turn left onto Rue du Maine. After about a hundred metres, you’ll come to a three-way junction with a wooden wayside cross.

(1) Turn right, walk alongside the cemetery and take the first country lane branching off to the right. Follow this all the way to the hamlet of Les Feudonnières. Turn right onto the tarmac road until you reach the junction with another road (D148).

(2) Turn left, pass the first wayside cross at the hamlet of La Roche Thoreau (on the right) and then a second wayside cross (on the left). 120 metres after the second wayside cross, turn right towards the hamlet of La Grande Roche and head for the farm buildings.

(3) Turn onto the track on the right and follow it all the way to where it joins a small tarmac road. Turn right and continue until you reach a junction with a larger tarmac road (D145).

(4) Turn right, then carry on straight ahead to reach the village of Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers. Once past the village entrance sign, turn left at the fourth junction (Rue de l’Église). Walk round the church to reach the car park (S/E).

Parking spaces are available on Place de l’Église, the start and finish point of the walk.