Route des étangs at Grandchamp-des-Fontaines

Car park at the Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines lake. See practical information.

(S/E) Cross the bridge next to the information board and continue straight on, keeping the lake on your right. Once you have almost completed the circuit of the lake, turn left towards the fitness trail. Follow the path running alongside Rue de Curette, ignore the first path on the left (continuation of the fitness trail) to reach a wide path on the left, running perpendicular to Rue de Curette.

(1) Turn onto this path and follow it until you reach a road (Route de Laleuf).

(2) Turn right onto this road and follow it until you reach another road (Rue de Curette). Turn right and cross (carefully) this road to take, on your left, a lovely path (Chemin des Aupinière). Follow it straight on, cross the Ruisseau de Curette, ignore a turn-off on your right to reach a street (Rue de la Chabossonnière) which you follow until you reach a junction with Rue des Petites Haies.

(3) Take this street by turning left. It becomes Chemin de la Grande Haie, which you follow until you reach a fork. Turn right and continue until you reach Route de la Grand’Haie.

(4) Cross this road (carefully) to reach, straight ahead, Chemin du Pont de Pierre. Continue straight on, ignoring a turn-off to the right and then one to the left, before turning right at the first fork. When you reach a crossroads with four paths, continue straight on until you reach a path running perpendicular to the one you are following.

(5) Turn right onto this path, go straight on to the first crossroads and continue to another crossroads.

(6) Turn left and pass a turn-off on the left, then, further on, take a small path on your right which runs between the two ponds of the Brossais lake.
After a few metres, a wide left-hand bend allows you to follow one side of the larger pond. You will pass a footbridge (which leads to the other side of the pond), then a sharp right-hand bend will take you onto a small road.

(7) Turn right onto this small road and follow it until you reach a fork. Take the right-hand fork, follow it to a small street, then turn left. At the first junction, turn right until you reach Route de la Grand’Haie, which you take to the left. Stay on the right-hand side of this road until you reach a path entrance.

(8) Follow this path straight on until you come to another path, which you take on your left. This new path takes a wide bend to the right, then a wide bend to the left, before coming out onto Rue du Bassin des Tertres. Continue straight on, cross a junction to reach the car park on Rue des Cent Sillons

(9) Follow the yellow markers towards a large roundabout. Before reaching the roundabout, a path opens up on the right, marked in yellow. It leads directly to the Notre-Dame-Des-Fontaines lake (S/E).

• Tip: use the large car park on Rue des Cent Sillons, located along the route. To reach the official starting point of the walk, follow the yellow markers towards a large roundabout. Before reaching the roundabout, a path branches off to the right, marked in yellow. It leads directly to the Notre-Dame-Des-Fontaines lake.

• The pond route is marked in yellow. The signposting requires a bit of attention in places, but it is quite well done.

(S/E) The Notre-Dame-Des-Fontaines lake offers lovely spots for picnics. The more adventurous can, in addition to the walk, tackle a very well-designed fitness trail.

The Brossais lake area offers plenty of lovely picnic spots. It is, in fact, made up of two ponds. Numerous paths allow you to walk around both ponds, or cross over one of them via a footbridge.