To spend the night at Lake Sillé-le-Guillaume, you have a choice of two campsites:
- Le Camping de la forêt
- Les Molières Campsite
(The route was created using the "Camping de la forêt")
From Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet to Lake Sillé-le-Guillaume
A 40km circular route over 2 days, to discover (or rediscover) the countryside of northern Sarthe and the Sillé-le-Guillaume national forest.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 24.55 mi -
Average duration: 2 days -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 1,581 ft -
Descent: - 1,575 ft -
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Highest point: 912 ft -
Lowest point: 279 ft
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Country:
France
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City:
Sillé-le-Guillaume (72140) -
Start/End: N 48.209377° / W 0.134002° -
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
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Reviews and comments
4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
4.8 / 5
phd.gauthier
Overall rating : 3.7 / 5
Date of your route : May 18, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No
A lovely walk through the national forest and the countryside of the Sarthe region.
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Superpitou
Overall rating : 4.7 / 5
Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
A lovely walk, stunning scenery and few people on this circular route. There’s little traffic on the roads we take.
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Jusouschi
Overall rating : 4 / 5
Date of your route : Jan 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes
Hello,
I did the route last weekend. With glorious sunshine despite the cold weather, the circular route is well worth a visit!
Stunning scenery and forests. A truly refreshing change of scenery.
Please note: in two places, the route of the GR36 has been altered and may therefore be confusing.
It was my first time using Visorando. The descriptions are rather brief and not always easy to follow. But with the IGN map, it wasn’t too much of a problem.
Thanks for suggesting this hike!
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gazok54
Hello Carlo72
I’ve forwarded your request here so that it can be dealt with more effectively.
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Carlo72
Hello Guillaume,
Thank you for this GPS track.
Unfortunately, I can’t seem to download it onto Garmin’s BaseCamp software, even though it works on Google Earth.
If you have any ideas about how to solve this little problem, please let me know. 
Thanks
Have a good day.
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larussov
Yes, it was my first multi-day hike in France and I really enjoyed it. I spent two nights at the La Forêt campsite; on Friday evening, and then on Saturday morning I left my supplies at the campsite and drove to Saint-Christophe. The campsite is really pleasant, even though there’s a road nearby.
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nicolasjmd
Hello,
Glad to hear you enjoyed this route 
. Did you spend the night camping by the lake?
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larussov
Overall rating : 5 / 5
Date of your route : Jun 24, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
A top-notch walking route with a good mix of paths, tracks through fields and woods, as well as a few hidden sections.
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