The Lovers’ Route in Chevaigné

A short, picturesque walk along the Ille-et-Rance Canal and via the Chemin des Amoureux. The route alternates between small roads and dirt tracks through the bocage. The paths can be very wet in winter due to the proximity of the canal.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.76 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 171 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 180 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 236 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 118 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Chevaigné (35250)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.211063° / W 1.630958°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1217SB, 1218SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the car park near the church.

(S/E) From the church, take the Allée du Moulin and follow the path down towards the canal. Pass under the railway line and reach a small road. At the hamlet, turn left then right towards the canal.

(1) Just before the bridge, turn right. Walk alongside the Ille-et-Rance Canal on your left. Pass the Grugedaire Lock and stay on the towpath.

(2) Cross the first bridge over the canal and follow a small road. Take the first path on the left and head uphill.

(2) Turn left onto the road, cross over the canal and take thefirst path on the left.

(3) At a junction, carry on straight ahead along the track, leaving a footpath on your left. Cross the road carefully and continue along the track opposite.

(4) At the next junction, turn left towards La Fricausière. Turn left, then right as the track bends, leaving the farm on your left.

(5) Cross a small road and head down the dirt track opposite. Take the first track on the left and continue downhill to the canal.

(6) Turn left and walk alongside the canal on your right. You’ll come out onto the D528; follow it to the right and cross over the canal.

(1) At the junction you passed at the start of the walk, carry on straight ahead. At a right-hand bend, turn left. Take the first path on the right and go under the railway line. This will take you to the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 200 ft - Car park - Église Saint-Pierre (Chevaigné)
  2. 1 : mi 0.27 - alt. 121 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 1.2 - alt. 135 ft - Bridge over the - Canal d'Ille-et-Rance
  4. 3 : mi 1.87 - alt. 223 ft - Chemin des Amoureux
  5. 4 : mi 2.24 - alt. 223 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 2.61 - alt. 213 ft - Road crossing
  7. 6 : mi 3.13 - alt. 118 ft - Canal d'Ille-et-Rance
  8. S/E : mi 3.76 - alt. 200 ft - Car park - Église Saint-Pierre (Chevaigné)

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