Between the beach and the marshes at the tip of the island of Noirmoutier (1)

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

difficulty finding your way around the salt marshes.
A pleasant route.

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Date of your route : Oct 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route taken during the 2023 All Saints' Day holidays, very few people around.
Trip taken at low tide, beautiful Luzéronde beach.
Return through the salt marshes.
The end of the route on the road is a little disappointing.

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Date of your route : Sep 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

interesting landscape overall, but long seaside walk

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Date of your route : Dec 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

very varied hike

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Date of your route : Nov 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route with beautiful views of the ocean and marshes (many species of birds) on the way back.
we extended our trip a little to reach the point and the port of L'Herbaudière.

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Date of your route : Mar 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike that combines different landscapes
We did it in the winter sunshine and saw some beautiful colours. We started at point 7, which meant we didn't have to drive so far and could park in the small streets
There were lots of birds in the salt marshes and brant geese on the coast.
We had a chat with a salt worker who was restoring a salt pan, which was very nice.
There are paths for pedestrians and cyclists in the middle of the salt marshes, which is something we don't have near us in the salt marshes of the Guérande peninsula. So make the most of it!
You can hike everywhere without getting your feet wet, even in winter.
It's not easy to follow the route in the salt marshes, but with GPS you always know if you're on the route.

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Date of your route : Feb 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful parish-specific to Brittany walk that alternates between two very different environments: the beach and the marshes. Quite a few people for February, but the sun was shining!
No problems on the beach section, just follow the sea...
To enter the marsh, we took the first path on the left rather than continuing along the road. We arrived in front of the sailing school, turned left into the marsh and followed the blue markings to the bridge. There, we followed the directions again but must have missed a turn because we ended up at a pumping station (?) not far from the water tower. Never mind, we headed for the water tower and then followed the cycle route back to the start, staying closer to the beach.
A parish specific to Brittany walk, splendid sea, beautiful atmosphere in the marshes and lots of birds!

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Date of your route : Sep 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk . We appreciated the fact that the sky was partly cloudy, as there are no shaded areas in the marshes. There are additional toilet facilities near point 1, below the car park indicated on the map.

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A walk with two sides.
First, the beach, which is pleasant because it varies in width, is clean, and at one point features very picturesque wooden stakes (for photographers). Then the route crosses a more urban area, which we simplified a bit because we were familiar with this section and weren't really interested in it, preferring a more "natural" walk.
We cut across at the first houses and easily reached the marshes, which are interesting as long as you avoid the cycle path (too busy) that takes you away from the birds and lose yourself a little more in the paths (easy to find your way around). Under these conditions, we had some wonderful encounters with birds (stilts, elegant avocets, shelducks, terns, grey herons, little egrets and great egrets, wild swans).
Salt workers are present in the salt marsh areas.
The advantage is that you return to the starting point via a circular route.
A beautiful, easy walk.
PS: you may encounter naturists on the beach, but they are very discreet

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Date of your route : Dec 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
I did the route at low tide, so I walked along the beaches. For reasons of time, parking and departure/return, I started in front of the church in Luzeronde, 100 metres from Lutins beach (point 1).
You could add a waypoint or improve the description at point 3. "Turn left onto Route de la Chaussée until you reach the roundabout at the harbour master's office, turn left and continue for 50 metres to the junction of Rue Louis Brien, Rue du Port and Rue Gabion. Follow Rue Gabion and continue north."
A beautiful walk contrasting the sea and the marshes, but best done at low tide. Thank you

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hello
thank you for the information about the sanitary facilities, which I have just added, quoting you
I'm glad you enjoyed the tour and meeting a salt worker.
see you soon

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Date of your route : May 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice hike (a little difficult to walk in the sand on the beach section, we were always looking for compacted sand). The walk through the marshes was great, with a chat with a salt worker! Superb weather. Note that toilets are available at No. 3 and in the harbour master's office car park.

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Hello
For the route between Le Grand Vieil and Le Port de l'Herbaudière, it is specified that this hike should be done at LOW TIDE.
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Date of your route : Sep 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

At high tide, the route between Le Grand Vieil and the port of L'Herbaudière is impassable, and there is no coastal path, so the only option is to use the streets and roads.
The coastal path is planned and passable along the Pointe campsite and passes by the blockhouse site.

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Date of your route : Sep 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello
The route on the map is not very easy to read. And the campsite located on the route is not open to the public. You cannot cross it unless you are a customer. Go around it by taking the path to the left of it.
Be careful, as it can be difficult to walk on the beach at high tide.

Otherwise, it's a great route.

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