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Park in the car park on the roadside next to the Pouancé campsite.
(S/E) Start the route by going around the Étang de Saint-Aubin pond in an anti-clockwise direction. To do this, turn left just after the bridge. Follow the path that goes around the pond. There are pontoons and huts for fishermen all along the way. On your right, there are picnic areas and children's play areas.
(1) Turn left and cross the small bridge. At the end of the bridge, turn left and continue around the pond.
(2) Take the path on the right that runs along the narrow part of the pond. Climb the hill on the right and, at the top, turn left onto the old railway line.
(3) Look carefully to your right for the path (not very visible) that descends via steps to the Pouancé Pond. Continue along the well-marked path and go around the pond. You will enjoy an extraordinary view of the Château de Pouancé. When you reach the end of this small pond, at the entrance to the village of La Fuye, on your right, don't miss the seigneurial dovecote (a tower). At the end of the street, turn left.
(4) Take the stairs on the left, which will take you to the road just above. Follow the road on the right. At the roundabout, turn right, then cross to the other side of the road. After passing the restaurant "Le Vieux Logis", follow the path on the left which leads to the Saulneries wash houses. The path passes by an old wash house and climbs up to an old farmhouse that has been converted into a lodge.
(5) Turn left onto the small road. At the end of the road, cross over to take the path almost opposite, which leads to a housing estate, Allée du Four à Carreaux. Take the first left, then the next right onto Rue de la Laiterie. You will pass allotments on your left. Cross the D878 and continue straight ahead into the small street opposite.
(6) Leave the road and cross the small wooden bridge that you see opposite, slightly to the right. Continue straight ahead. You will first walk alongside the stream (La Verzée) that feeds the three ponds, then the Étang de Tressé (3rd pond).
(7) The path turns 90° to the left to climb back up towards the village, leaving the edge of the pond first via a wide path from where you can see (on the right) the Parc and Château de Tressé, then via a road to Rue des Judelles, which you take on the left. Then continue along Chemin de Bellevue.
(8) Cross the pedestrian crossing and enter the retirement home grounds. Follow the path furthest to the right, which leads down to the bottom of the grounds. At the bottom, take a look at the small pond opposite the town hall and its fish. Leave the grounds, passing in front of the school, and cross the market square.
Walk down to Boulevard du Champ de Foire and turn left, continuing along this road until you reach number 32. Look out for the tiny passageway just before number 32 and take it. The path climbs, then turns left into Rue du Chemin de Ronde. Take this street on the right, then right again. You are now on the church square.
Cross Rue de la Libération and continue straight ahead on Rue Jeanne d'Arc. You will pass the pretty Place Du Guesclin and, on the street opposite the square, you will see the Porte Angevine.
(9) Continue along Rue Jeanne d'Arc, which becomes Rue de Saint-Aubin. On your left is the entrance to the Château de Pouancé. At the end of the street, cross Avenue de la Gare. After about 60 metres, turn left onto Chemin de l'Abreuvoir, just after the "Maison commune de loisirs" (community leisure centre). This road takes you back to the second pond. Continue around the pond. At the end, steps will take you back up to the old railway line.
Take it on the left and you will find yourself at the crossroads you passed on the way there.
(3) Go down to the right to reach the first Étang de Saint-Aubin.
(2) Turn right, cross the bridge and walk along the campsite to reach the car park (S/E).
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