Lutin route

This route owes its name to the shape of its route, which evokes the silhouette of a leprechaun for dreamers. It offers a path between Jalais, a bocage plain on the Soulitré side, and the Huisne valley.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.19 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 101 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 134 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Soulitré (72370)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.011365° / E 0.456455°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1819SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Departure from the square in front of Soulitré church. Yellow markings.

(S/E) From the square, head towards the war memorial in the direction of La Roche.

(1) At Louzeray, turn left and continue straight ahead to Bellevue (towards Parc des Sitelles).

(2) After Bellevue, turn right and continue until the next road on the left.

(3) Turn left, pass the entrance to La Fauvelière on your left, cross the road and continue straight on towards Préhaut.

(4) Before the bend preceding this locality, turn right onto a path heading north then north-west.

(5) When you see the main road, take a sharp left turn, then pass a path on your left.
A little further on, there is a view of the Huisne valley and the Château de Montfort-le-Gesnois. Panoramic view. Head south until you reach a crossroads.

(6) Turn left onto a path towards the hamlet of Préhaut.

(7) In the bend, turn right, passing Préhaut. At a place called La Maison Neuve, turn left onto the D267.

(8) After passing some houses, turn right onto a straight road until you reach a junction with another road.

(9) Turn left onto the road and pass the place called Le Mortier.

(10) At the crossroads, turn right onto the D267 and pass in front of the cemetery.

(11) At the Sainte-Anne Chapel, turn left towards the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 97 m - Church square
  2. 1 : km 0.25 - alt. 95 m - Path on the left towards Parc des Sitelles
  3. 2 : km 1.35 - alt. 130 m - Road on the right, yellow markings.
  4. 3 : km 1.68 - alt. 129 m - Road on the left
  5. 4 : km 3.62 - alt. 123 m - Path on the right
  6. 5 : km 4.78 - alt. 73 m - At the fork, turn left at the hairpin bend.
  7. 6 : km 6.03 - alt. 128 m - Path on the left
  8. 7 : km 6.61 - alt. 122 m - Road on the right
  9. 8 : km 7.59 - alt. 96 m - Path on the right towards Soulitré
  10. 9 : km 8.5 - alt. 122 m - Take the road on the left.
  11. 10 : km 9.05 - alt. 123 m - Crossroads, road on the right
  12. 11 : km 9.94 - alt. 98 m - Chapel of Sainte-Anne
  13. S/E : km 10.19 - alt. 97 m - Church square

Worth a visit

View of Montfort-le-Gesnois Castle.
Chapel of Sainte-Anne.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Patrick Ledain
Patrick Ledain

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

There is no signpost indicating "Turn right instead of taking the Préhaut road". It is true that you can see a very old sign painted on a tree, but if there was a signpost there in the early days, it has disappeared.
Otherwise, the rest of the route is very well signposted.

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GANA72
GANA72

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CSQSLEMANS
CSQSLEMANS

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's a shame that it's marked in light yellow.

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GANA72
GANA72

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Marcel Ricket
Marcel Ricket

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No


A very beautiful hike through pleasant, green spring landscapes.
Well maintained and easy to access.
Not very busy along the entire route.

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GANA72
GANA72

Thank you

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Didier 72
Didier 72

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, but at the moment it's a bit muddy due to the weather.
Otherwise, it's a lovely walk.

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nono67
nono67
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike through the countryside. Signposting is sometimes limited, so a GPS track may be useful. The information about the hike on the Visorando website is not accurate; Strava data only shows a 150 m elevation gain, and the walk takes around 2½ hours at a walking speed of 4 km/h.

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doucetbertrand
doucetbertrand

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The start and finish are on roads or open paths, the rest of the route is on beautiful shaded paths.

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GANA72
GANA72

Thank you for your comments.

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Tartine72000
Tartine72000

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with its sunken paths:

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GANA72
GANA72

Very pleased for the municipality to have found a buyer for this restaurant.

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Pigal
Pigal

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant, lots of sunken lanes
And a little restaurant in Soulitre that has just been taken over. The food is very good and plentiful.

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Randall
Randall

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A short trip into the countryside, on wide paths that weren't muddy, despite the record rainfall in January.
We really appreciated the numerous signposts.
The only downside: we completed the tour in less than 2½ hours without rushing, so the duration seems exaggerated...

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