Route from Saint-Marc to Pleucadeuc

This route offers natural sites steeped in history, set against a rugged and verdant landscape. You will cross the Claie Valley, home to a 63 km-long river, before discovering St Mark’s Chapel, situated on a ridge overlooking a stunning panorama of the Oust Valley. You will arrive at St Bartholomew’s Chapel and its cemetery, where you’ll notice a small, rounded menhir and old yew trees that seem to be a reminder of an ancient Celtic custom.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.00 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 827 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 817 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 325 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Pleucadeuc (56140)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.759244° / W 2.373135°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1020SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

The route starts from the car park at Pleucadeuc Town Hall.

Yellow signposting along the entire route.

(S/E) Take the road towards the pond.

(1) After the pond, continue along the path through the woodland until you reach the road; follow it to the right until you come to the three-way junction.

(2) Turn right, then, at the next three-way junction, turn left onto the road. Keep right at the next three-way junction. Before the hamlet, take the path on the left between the fields, then, when you reach the road, turn right towards the Moulin de Lainé.

(3) Cross the bridge on the right and carry on straight ahead along the path. When you reach the road, turn left onto it and follow it to the hamlet of Trégoux.

(4) At the junction, turn left, then take the path on the right which leads into the woodland until you reach a three-way junction.

(5) Then veer left and, at the next junction, continue left for 400 m until you reach a fork with a path branching off to the right.

(6) Turn sharply right onto this path to stay within the woodland. At the Bergerie junction, turn right until you reach the edge of the woodland at a cross-path.

(7) Turn left, then, at the junction with a cross-path, turn left onto it and continue to an X-junction.

(8) Take the road on the right into the hamlet, then, before the chapel, turn left, heading due west, onto the path towards the woods. Join a track, follow it to the right for about 400 metres, then turn left up the hill, following the track, until you reach an X-junction.

(9) Turn left onto the road. At the 70-metre mark, take the farm track on the right, heading due west, and continue until you reach a cross-track.

(10) Continue to the left and follow this track until you reach the Greenway.

(11) Continue left along this path, then, at barrier no. 23, turn left and immediately right; carry on until you reach a junction.

(12) Before the junction, take the path on the right and cross the bridge. At the road, turn right onto it and continue until you reach the departmental road. Cross it carefully and carry on along the path opposite until you reach a road junction.

(13) Carry on straight ahead, then, at the three-way junction, keep to the right. At the old railway station, cross the Voie Verte cycle path, then take the path on the right for about 50 metres and rejoin the track on the left, coming out onto a road.

(14) Turn right onto it and walk through the hamlet of La Grée. At the next junction, turn right. You’ll reach a crossroads with four roads.

(15) Turn left and, at the Chapelle Saint-Barthélemy, turn right to go round it. Back on the road, turn left and continue to a Fork in the road.

(16) Turn slightly to the right, then carry on straight along the road until you reach the main road. Cross it carefully to join the path opposite, then carry on straight ahead until you reach a junction.

(17) Take the track on the left to enter the forest. Follow the track for 800 m, then turn left towards the Pierre Branlante and come out onto a forest track.

(18) Follow it to the left until you rejoin the D112.

(19) Cross it carefully and continue along the road opposite. At the next junction, turn right for about 300 metres.

(20) At the left-hand bend, take the path on the right, cross the Voie Verte and stay on the path until you reach the roundabout at the entrance to the village of Pleucadeuc.

(21) Continue straight on towards the town centre.

(22) At the junction of the two departmental roads, carry on straight ahead and walk past the church on your right to return to the town hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 220 ft - Pleucadeuc Town Hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.25 - alt. 210 ft - Pond
  3. 2 : mi 0.73 - alt. 98 ft - Crossroads
  4. 3 : mi 1.44 - alt. 59 ft - Lainé Mill - Claie (rivière) - Affluent de l'Oust
  5. 4 : mi 2.12 - alt. 121 ft - Trégoux
  6. 5 : mi 2.57 - alt. 177 ft - The Drévalais moors
  7. 6 : mi 3.05 - alt. 233 ft - Crossroads
  8. 7 : mi 3.94 - alt. 197 ft - La Bergerie
  9. 8 : mi 4.71 - alt. 308 ft - Saint-Marc housing estate
  10. 9 : mi 5.54 - alt. 276 ft - La Combe d’en Haut
  11. 10 : mi 6.6 - alt. 233 ft - Crossroads
  12. 11 : mi 7.05 - alt. 112 ft - Greenway No. 3
  13. 12 : mi 7.64 - alt. 66 ft - Crossroads
  14. 13 : mi 8.5 - alt. 72 ft - Le Petit Gournava
  15. 14 : mi 8.94 - alt. 220 ft - La Grée
  16. 15 : mi 9.34 - alt. 226 ft - Crossroads
  17. 16 : mi 9.84 - alt. 256 ft - St Bartholomew’s Chapel
  18. 17 : mi 10.71 - alt. 180 ft - Crossroads
  19. 18 : mi 11.5 - alt. 213 ft - The Wobbly Stone
  20. 19 : mi 12.16 - alt. 167 ft - Departmental road
  21. 20 : mi 12.58 - alt. 171 ft - Greenway No. 3
  22. 21 : mi 13.43 - alt. 223 ft - Roundabout
  23. 22 : mi 13.83 - alt. 230 ft - Crossing the D774 - Église Saint-Pierre (Pleucadeuc)
  24. S/E : mi 14 - alt. 220 ft - Pleucadeuc Town Hall

Notes

Toilets and all amenities are available in the village centre.

Worth a visit

Places to see along the way:
- The village of Pleucadeuc
- The Claie Valley
- St Marc’s Chapel
- St Barthélémy Chapel

Reviews and comments

3.8 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
lagire
lagire

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful panoramic views

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User 14326092

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A challenging route with a fairly long climb.
Beautiful rolling countryside but lots of farm tracks and roads.

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User 20399445

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice, pleasant route

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