From Brancair to Nesmy along the banks of the Yon

A walk along the Yon, with the option of visiting the Moulin de Rambourg (in summer) and the Nesmy pottery. This route starts at the "Brancaire" bus stop on line 14, but it is possible to park your car in the car park by the Yon and do the walk there and back.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.96 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 43 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 22 m

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    Highest point: 66 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Nesmy (85310)
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    Start: N 46.617821° / W 1.411427°
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    End: N 46.592626° / W 1.405012°
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Description of the walk

Access via bus route 14

Departure from the “Brancaire” bus stop.

(S) Cross the road carefullyto reach the path on the opposite side, which follows the GR®364 marked in white and red and the GRP® de la Loutre marked in yellow and red. Follow the Yon, keeping as close to the bank as possible. At La Rousselière, on the other bank, the path turns left and joins a white path.

(1) Take the track on the right, walk past the buildings at La Planche and reach a triangular junction.

(2) Leave the dual signposting by taking the road on the right towards the Moulin de Rambourg via the ford: the mill can be visited during the summer season.

(3) Turn left, following the wooden signposts, and walk for about 200 m to reach a three-way junction.

(4) Turn right onto the path (wooden signposting). Pass two ponds on your right, then the sewage treatment plant, before reaching Nesmy Stadium. At the junction, turn right onto Rue du Stade and join Rue Georges Clémenceau.

(5) Follow Rue Georges Clémenceau to the left for about 100 metres, then turn left to reach the Nesmy pottery.

(6) Retrace your steps and take Rue Georges Clémenceau on the right.

(5) Continue straight on along Rue de Lattre de Tassigny and follow it towards La Roche-sur-Yon until you reach the "De Lattre" stop (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Bus stop 14 "Brancaire"
  2. 1 : km 1.65 - alt. 36 m - Crossroads, on the right
  3. 2 : km 2.28 - alt. 35 m - At the crossroads, turn right
  4. 3 : km 2.65 - alt. 40 m - Crossroads, on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.81 - alt. 46 m - Junction, right-hand path
  6. 5 : km 4.39 - alt. 64 m - Junction. Return to the pottery
  7. 6 : km 4.52 - alt. 65 m - Pottery
  8. E : km 4.96 - alt. 57 m - De Lattre bus stop

Notes

Worth a visit

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The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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