Don Valley route from the Chapel of St Anne to La Vallée

Superb hike starting from the Chapelle des Lieux Saints, through the woods, with magnificent views of the rolling landscapes of Guénouvry. At a bend in the path, you will see the Château de Juzet and overlook the Don River as you head towards the village of Tréguély, then return to the chapel.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.36 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 144 m
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    Descent: - 152 m

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    Highest point: 81 m
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    Lowest point: 11 m

Description of the walk

  • Departure from the picnic area at the Chapelle des Lieux Saints in Tahun, Guénouvry.

(S/E) Take the gravel road on your right and, at the intersection, follow the road on the left

(1) At the end of the bend, pass the embankment on your right and enter the woods. Follow the small path on the right and cross the quarry (only at weekends), then arrive at the D125, which you follow along the grassy strip on the right.
Carefully cross the D42 road linking Le Gâvre to Conquereuil and enter the woods opposite via a small passage; follow the path through the woods.

(2) At the exit, on the gravel road, turn left then right onto the road leading to the village of Tréguély and then turn left onto the path 40 metres further on. At the Route de la Butte de Tréguely, turn right.

* Before leaving the woods, take the path on the right to the Boulargot road in Tréguély.

* Take the road on the left to the place called Boulargot. Before reaching the D125, which connects Guénouvry to
Guémené, head towards the wide path on the right and continue to an intersection where you
turn left.

(3) At the intersection, follow the path on the right to the valley road and turn right. You will see the Château de Juzet on your left and the mill on the Don, where you can enjoy crêpes and galettes in the summer. At the bend, follow the steep path on your right.

(4) After a sharp bend, at the entrance to a meadow, take the small path on the left and follow it through the woods overlooking the Don, then take a gravel road leading to the village of Tréguély.

(5) Turn left when you reach the road leading to the village of Tréguely, which you cross until you reach the right-angle bend.

(6) Follow the road to the right towards Guénouvry, then take the gravel road on your left. At the end of the road, turn left onto a descending path.

(7) Before reaching the road leading from Tréguely to the village of Rivières, turn right onto the path until you reach the D42. Take care when crossing the road.

(8) Turn right onto the D42 for 20 metres and turn left onto a small steep path.

(9). Follow the road to the left, then the path to the right. Follow this path and climb up the trail to the Chapelle des Lieux Saints (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 53 m - Chapelle des Lieux Saints picnic area
  2. 1 : km 0.9 - alt. 66 m - Lieu Saint moorland
  3. 2 : km 2.24 - alt. 71 m - Tréguély road
  4. 3 : km 5.37 - alt. 33 m - The Valley
  5. 4 : km 6.42 - alt. 50 m - Don Valley
  6. 5 : km 7.43 - alt. 43 m
  7. 6 : km 7.7 - alt. 50 m - Tréguely
  8. 7 : km 8.76 - alt. 26 m - Chemin de l'Enfer (Path to Hell)
  9. 8 : km 9.48 - alt. 24 m - Conquereuil road
  10. 9 : km 9.69 - alt. 33 m - Sainte-Anne Woods
  11. S/E : km 10.36 - alt. 52 m - Chapelle des Lieux Saints picnic area

Notes

- Picnic table, water point and toilets at the Chapelle des Lieux Saints site.
- Drinking water spring on your route between Le Tenou and Tréguely.

Worth a visit

  • Juzet Castle and mill on the Don.
  • Crêperie in the Juzet mill during the summer months.
  • numerous viewpoints over the Don Valley and surrounding villages along the route.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
vero44130
vero44130

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk.
You need to follow the GPS route.
For the private track on the Treguelly hill, simply continue along the road for about 200 metres until you reach a field; take the track on the right-hand side – there’s a yellow marker – and you’ll rejoin the route further up.
The paths are passable even after rain.
Very little road

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User 4055933

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
the route is very nice, alternating between paths through the woods and roads, and shaded and sunny sections.
However, some paths are very difficult to find and some do not even exist. One of them has even become a private road with very explicit signs!
Daniele

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ninou 2
ninou 2

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

portions of the path that have disappeared into built-up private properties
other sections that were not maintained forced us to cross a wood overgrown with ferns and broken branches
it's a shame because the area is beautiful and peaceful, despite the cars coming down from the chapel after Sunday mass and kicking up a lot of dust.

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Mic 208
Mic 208

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I agree with the other hikers' reviews: the route is very poorly marked, and we got lost several times. It's a shame because it could be a very pleasant hike with beautiful scenery

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sergios 444
sergios 444

the GPX track on Garmin was very complicated, if not impossible to follow (I didn't take the paper version). I don't know if the route starts at a yellow marker, but there are lots of mountain bike tracks in the woods. I got lost several times and I can confirm that the route indicated passing between two houses marked as private property we did the same thing and continued further down, taking the path along the woods and going into them to find the trail again. It's a shame because the area is really nice for hiking

the problem with Covid is that the paths have been neglected and it takes time to re-establish the trails. Knowing the area from having done it on a mountain bike and trail running on 14 July, I wasn't lost, but I just wanted to warn people who don't know the area to be extra careful. Thank you for your reply

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jppbzh44
jppbzh44

I mapped this route several years ago and it is possible that some sections may now be more difficult to navigate. I will map a new route when I have the time. I am very sorry that you had difficulty following the itinerary.

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sergios 444
sergios 444

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

the GPX track on Garmin was very complicated, if not impossible to follow (I didn't take the paper version). I don't know if the route starts at a yellow marker, but there are lots of mountain bike tracks in the woods. I got lost several times and I can confirm that the route indicated passing between two houses marked as private property we did the same thing and continued further down, taking the path along the woods and going into them to find the trail again. It's a shame because the place is really nice for hiking

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LECOURTJ
LECOURTJ

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route, easy, but difficult to follow the directions. From the start, go back to the tarmac path from the car park to find the "gravel path" on your right. Then it's not easy to find the forks in the path to get to point 3. But the reward: a superb open-air crêperie at point 4. No problems on the way back.

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Nadiouchka
Nadiouchka

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

There was a path marked on the map, but it no longer exists. Have the communal paths become private?

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ColetteGuilloton
ColetteGuilloton

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The route was very poorly signposted. Fortunately, I had downloaded the details.
Thank you

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bigjim
bigjim

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, I did the route this morning. It was very pleasant, with some welcome shaded areas and a few sections along "land consolidation paths", but not too many.
I would just add one "caveat" between points 2 and 3. I use the IGN map and on the route we are supposed to pass between two houses, but it seems that we are on private property... (I agree with Titenanie's comment mentioned above).
As I couldn't see any other way through, I decided to give up and continue along the road, then take a path on the right that leads to the edge of the woods and rejoins the original route.
What exactly is the situation?
Best regards

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PACPAC
PACPAC

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk through the woods, but fairly standard. The woods are mainly coppice with clearly visible paths. You need to use the route tracking on your smartphone, as there are no signposts. Lots of dirt paths, some bucolic, others agricultural. We were unlucky in several places where pesticide treatments were being carried out, which was great fun. The path doesn't offer enough views of the Don, which is a shame.
However, the region is quite beautiful.

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pascale audouard
pascale audouard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk. With a good map and a keen eye, you can spot lots of alternative routes through the woods that avoid the large gravel paths (these options will never be signposted or published, as they are on private property...)

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titenanie
titenanie

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A good hike. With a few steep sections in places. At number two, we followed the road downhill because, according to the map, we were supposed to follow a path through private property, which we didn't dare to do.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback

It would be preferable to follow existing markings, of which there are two on this route: yellow and red and yellow.

Visorando does not recommend following markings as they can be changed or erased, whereas information about the terrain is reliable.

Visorando provides a detailed description (which can be improved) and a 1:25,000 IGN map.

There are many trails, and it can be difficult to find your way using the description alone.

If you have difficulty finding your way, Visorando offers free virtual markings: a GPS application.

See you soon!

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