Between Chantenay-Villedieu and Saint-Pierre-des-Bois

If you enjoy peaceful walks in the countryside and discovering a village with some lovely restaurants, take this short, easy walk.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.71 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 105 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 102 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 249 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 148 ft

Description of the walk

Start from the car park at the Salle des Fêtes.

(S/E) Walk past the village hall and, immediately after, take the path on the left to reach one of the village’s main streets. Turn right and, straight away, take thesecond street on the right (Rue Abbé Rousson), towards Pirmil.

(1) At thethird junction, turn right, leaving the town hall on your left. Continue straight on, ignoring the next two junctions in the village. You’ll then be in the countryside; pass a house (on the left) with a red wrought-iron gate. Pass another house, La Chantelière, and continue straight on for about 250m.

(2) Leave the road and turn left onto a grassy path that runs alongside a stream and a row of trees on the left. When you reach the bank of the Ruisseau de la Morinière, do not cross the small bridge.

(3) Turn right to follow the stream. After several bends, leave the stream on your left and turn right onto a small tarmac road.

(4) Follow this road to the left. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the turn-offs to the left, until you reach a track lined with hedges and trees.

(5) At the junction, turn left onto a new track. After about 120m, turn right onto a grassy path between the fields. Continue along this path for about 1km, passing a sewage treatment plant.

(6) At the junction with a roughly tarmac-surfaced track, turn right. At the T-junction, follow the road to the right for about 1,500m, passing through various hamlets.

(7) At the junction just past Le Longuereau, turn right. Just before the junction with another road, turn right onto the grassy path running alongside it. Walk for about 750m.

(8) Shortly after a cross, take a grassy track to the right. After about 50m, turn left and follow the Ruisseau de la Morinière.

(4) Cross the road and take the path you used on the way there to rejoin the meandering Ruisseau de la Morinière.

(3) At the end of the meanders, turn right over the small bridge to cross the stream. About fifteen metres after the small bridge, turn left onto the track that runs alongside the row of trees for about 300m. Then turn right to join the D22 road.

(9) Follow the road to the left. Just before the recycling bin area, turn right onto a small path. Go round the recycling bin area, then turn right onto a path that crosses a wooded area. Cross a small bridge over a stream. As you come out of the woods, turn left and you’ll reach an old wash house.

(10) At the end of the wash house, turn right, cross the small car park and the road, then turn left towards the village centre. At the next junction, turn right, then cross the road to go up Rue du Tertre opposite (to the right of the petrol station and tobacconist’s). Pass the church and the town hall (a former castle).

(1) At the crossroads, turn right and, following the same route as on the way out, return to the village hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 148 ft - Car park at the village hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.26 - alt. 187 ft - Crossroads of the 1st circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.9 - alt. 164 ft - Start of the trail
  4. 3 : mi 0.98 - alt. 157 ft - Morinière Stream
  5. 4 : mi 1.24 - alt. 164 ft - Crossroads of the 2nd circular loop
  6. 5 : mi 1.65 - alt. 187 ft - Crossroads
  7. 6 : mi 2.39 - alt. 180 ft - Junction
  8. 7 : mi 3.45 - alt. 174 ft - Junction
  9. 8 : mi 3.96 - alt. 171 ft - Start of the trail
  10. 9 : mi 4.76 - alt. 187 ft - D22 road
  11. 10 : mi 5.29 - alt. 154 ft - Former wash house
  12. S/E : mi 5.71 - alt. 148 ft - Car park at the village hall

Notes

There are no water points along the route nor any shelter in case of rain.

In terms of equipment, nothing special is required; walking shoes or good trainers will suffice. In hot weather, bring a cap or hat and a raincoat depending on the weather forecast.

Worth a visit

Between (1) and (6) This is the countryside, with a few beautiful isolated houses and farms.

A few metres before (9), on the right, a courtyard between the houses has been restored.

(10) A former wash house; the stream must have been shallower when it was built. Access appears to be permanent.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
ThuLand
ThuLand

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A good course that can be extended with an interesting alternative route.

Please note, however, that this course is mowed late in the season and in May there may be tall grass, so watch out for ticks.

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bonnin_nicole
bonnin_nicole

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A hike, or rather a leisurely stroll to enjoy with the family
too much road, even if it’s a small one (too much tarmac); crossing fields is unpleasant when it rains
not much of interest apart from the wash house in the village at the end

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Christian Françoise
Christian Françoise

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Walk on 10 October: a very pleasant route, but not one to do in winter – I imagine the area around the stream is covered in water. A wonderful visit to the village of Chantenay-Villedieu. We’ll be back to see this village again.

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lisagilou
lisagilou

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

a short, very easy and very pleasant walk

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your comments.

It should be ‘La Chantelière’ and not ‘La Cantelière’
(2) You should add ‘do not cross the small bridge’

This has been amended.

See you soon

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godillotsaoul
godillotsaoul

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
A few comments regarding the description of the walk:
walk past the village hall and, immediately after, take the path on the left: not at all clear
it should say La Chantelière, not La Cantelière
(2) You should add ‘do not cross the small bridge’

This route is a customised version based on three existing routes that are not signposted within the municipality in the usual places.
Overall, the route creator has done a good job with both the description and the map. Just one small criticism: an extra detail, where possible, is never superfluous in the description. Please note that I do not use the Visorando app on my smartphone.

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