From Champeaux to La Cantache

The description below was written by "Le Randonneur Breton"

Red and white markings of^{the GR®} 37
Pays de Vitré markings: Green Triangle with No. 12

(S/E) From the car park, head east, leaving the cloister through the opening in the wall between the town hall on the left and the church on the right to reach Rue de l’École. Follow it to the left and continue straight on into Rue de la Massais.

(1) Turn right. Cross the Ruisseau de Palet and continue to the right, ignoring the entrance to the Bois Péan. Turn left after a large building and take a path to the right before the houses.

(2) Turn left. Cross the Ruisseau de Palet again and, after 100 m, reach a road. Follow it to the right for 25 m, then take the path on the left. Initially heading north, after a bend to the right it turns due east. Once you reach the D 305 road, continue eastwards until you reach the Cléray crossroads.

No further^GR® markings; Green Triangle No. 12

(3) Leave the^GR® which heads off to the left. Continue along the road, taking the right-hand bend, and cross the village of Landavran via Rue des Tilleuls, following the pavement which crosses the road several times. After the cemetery on your left, continue straight on into Rue des Bruyères. Continue southwards to the crossroads with a cross.

(4) Continue straight ahead, heading south. After the turn-off to La Morinais on the left and a right-hand bend, Route 12 continues straight on.

Pays de Vitré signposting: Green Triangle with No. 16

(5) Turn left and follow route 16. The path leads onto a road.

(6) Turn left. Pass La Sochonnais on your right, then cross Le Breil on the right. A few metres before the bridge over the Ruisseau de Corbanne, take the path on the right to follow the stream without ever crossing it. You will reach the shores of the Cantache lake.

(7) Walk along the lake to reach the hamlet of Rabaud and then the D29 road. Turn right and follow the road for about 300 m before taking a path on the left. It ends at a T-junction.

(8) Turn right, then follow a path to the left just before the first house. Continue westwards to reach a road where you’ll meet the ^GR® coming from the left.

Red and white markings of^{the GR®} 37
Green Triangle markings No. 16

(9) Cross the road and continue along the path opposite. It first turns left then right, heading north-west, and descends past the houses of La Grande Planche to end on the D29 (Rue de Vitré).

(10) Turn left and enter Champeaux. Go round the church and the cemetery on your right and continue to the right to return to the car park (S/E).

The church of Champeaux: Collegiate church