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Hédé walks
The 11 locks and 7 mills of Hédé
Visorando Member 
7.18 mi
+207 ft
-220 ft
3h 30
Easy
Departure from Hédé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Circuit exploring the 11 locks of the Canal d’Ille-et-Rance.
The Giants' Walk in the Bazouges Basin
Visorando Member 
3.49 mi
+13 ft
-13 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Hédé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This short walk through the woods and along the water's edge will impress you. You will encounter giants: beech trees, oaks and a few chestnut trees over 25 to 30 metres tall. Some are grouped together, so in summer you find yourself under a cathedral of greenery.The Bazouges Basin, its wildlife, the reeds and the houses on its banks will naturally bring out your cameras. Full of freshness, this short hike is a pleasant little break on hot days from June to October.
Hédé and its locks
Visorando Member 
7.21 mi
+171 ft
-194 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Hédé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A pleasant hike where you can enjoy the paths and small roads to Hédé.
Then follow theGR®37trail, which will take you to the canal. Return along the towpaths to the starting point.
Don't forget your camera.
Étang des Noës in Québriac
Visorando Member 
8.17 mi
+217 ft
-203 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Québriac (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A varied route between the peaceful Ille-et-Rance canal and the steep-sided Moulin-Neuf valley, with beautiful architectural heritage to discover along the way. A very shaded route with very little tarmac.
The Rigole de Boulet and La Motte aux Anglais, starting from La Plousière
Visorando Member 
6.00 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Guipel (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A short walk along the Rigole de Boulet, which feeds the upper section of the Ille and Rance Canal. Set amongst trees and following wide paths, this walk is magnificent in the colours of spring and autumn and well-shaded in summer. You’ll forget about tarmac roads the whole way.
You can extend the walk along the banks of the canal (at the Ville Morin lock) or along the Rigole de Boulet to the hamlet of Le Mée.
La Motte-Marcillé route
Visorando Member 4.28 mi
+105 ft
-131 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Gévezé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
La Motte-Marcillé is the name of a feudal motte. This short walk will introduce you to the village’s architectural and natural heritage. From the church, you’ll head out into the countryside along charming little paths.
Route des Molives in Miniac-sous-Bécherel
Visorando Member 6.02 mi
+213 ft
-207 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Miniac-sous-Bécherel (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Quite a few quiet roads and sunken lanes (best used in dry weather). Lovely views of the surrounding countryside. Signposting (blue square on a yellow background) is a bit dated, and there are a few signs still indicating the route. I have also included various possible alternatives in the description to avoid unmaintained sunken lanes.
Around Saint-Médard-sur-Ille
Association / Club / Walk leader 
7.50 mi
+322 ft
-322 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Médard-sur-Ille (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A hike that will take you from Saint-Médard-sur-Ille to Saint-Germain-sur-Ille through the Bois de Cranne (protected natural area) and along the towpath (greenway) with its locks.
Tour of Bécherel
Visorando Member 
3.47 mi
+387 ft
-381 ft
1h 55
Moderate
Departure from Bécherel (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Stroll through and around Bécherel.
A few tricky ascents and descents, but a very pleasant route for exploring this charming town!
Enjoy the walk, everyone!
Tour of Saint-Judoce
Visorando Member 
8.03 mi
+62 ft
-72 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Trévérien (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Discover romantic Brittany, between the two departments of Ille-et-Vilaine and Côtes d'Armor, by travelling along part of the Ille and Rance Canal!
The hillsides of the Ille around Chevaigné via Le Breil
Visorando Member 
4.81 mi
+135 ft
-121 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Chevaigné (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This hike takes us from the Ille and Rance Canal to the plateau north of Chevaigné via the eastern slopes of the Ille. It allows us to discover the charm of the locks, the sunken paths and the countryside with its hamlets.
It is very varied and colourful in spring and autumn.
This hike can be extended to include the "Les coteaux de l'Ille à Chevaigné" hike, with which it shares the same starting/finishing point.
The hillsides of the Ille in Chevaigné
Visorando Member 
3.03 mi
+115 ft
-115 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Chevaigné (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This walk has a charm that lies in the many sunken paths it takes along the slopes of the Ille, west of Chevaigné.
Sometimes lined with hundred-year-old oak trees, you can enjoy the peace and quiet, the colours and nature. Sometimes with a wide view over the Ille valley, it allows you to discover the Ille and Rance canal below, the meadows and hamlets.
Very colourful in spring and autumn, shaded in summer, passable in winter: a walk for all weathers!
Around Riniac
Association / Club / Walk leader 4.87 mi
+174 ft
-190 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Combourg (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A countryside walk along sunken lanes and, to a lesser extent, on the hills overlooking the town of Combourg. A route with no particular difficulty. It alternates between paths through woodland and paths across fields. A significant portion is on roads with very little traffic. Riniac is of no particular interest. It is more of a "dormitory" village, but with pretty houses. The countryside offers beautiful views.
The circular loops of the Flûme and Champalaune rivers
Visorando Member 
4.20 mi
+43 ft
-43 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Pacé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A short walk along the banks of the Flûme and Champalaune rivers and through the small Champagne wood.
Le Moulin de la Charbonnière
Visorando Member 
7.53 mi
+62 ft
-62 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Betton (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This hike is an opportunity to discover the charm of the countryside south of Betton, with a return trip along the towpath of the Ille and Rance Canal. More than half of the route is dedicated to cyclists and hikers. The rest of the route consists of dead-end roads with little traffic.
You will discover the Haut Chalet lock, the hamlets of Vau Robion and Les Lices, and the Moulin de la Charbonnière site with its wash house. Colourful, cool and peaceful.
Can also be done by motorbike.
Rennes Forest - The Grand Route de la Caleuvre
Visorando Member 
9.36 mi
+217 ft
-184 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Betton (Ille-et-Vilaine)
The Rennes Forest, starting from the Ille and Rance Canal. After approaching via the towpath, then through the countryside along sunken paths, we enter the great forest via the slopes of the Caleuvre. The trail avoids the main forest avenues to allow us to enjoy the tall, centuries-old oaks, the banks of the Caleuvre, and the tranquillity of the forest.
Magnificent photos to be taken in spring and autumn. Shaded in summer, very accessible in winter, the forest surprises us with its light.
The short Pluvignon loop starting from Betton
Visorando Member 
3.98 mi
+62 ft
-66 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Betton (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This short walk allows you to enjoy the Ille and Rance Canal and the countryside in the south-east of the town, starting from the centre of Betton.
The charm of the Pluvignon stream, shaded by a double row of ancient oak trees, makes you fancy a picnic. After the village of La Forme, the return route via the Vau Robion footpath takes us back to the canal.
Saint-Grégoire (the Ille and Rance Canal)
Association / Club / Walk leader 
5.83 mi
+20 ft
-20 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A short route with no particular difficulties between Saint-Grégoire and Betton.
No risk of getting lost, just follow the Ille and Rance canal along the towpath on the east bank and then return via the west bank.
Route des Louvries in Saint-Grégoire
Visorando Member 
6.96 mi
+131 ft
-131 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Although very close to Rennes, this route mainly offers routes on wide gravel or grassy paths. There is very little tarmac except when you are close to inhabited areas.
From Chemin Joseph Gentil to La Caleuvre in the Forest of Rennes
Visorando Member 
8.96 mi
+266 ft
-276 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Betton (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This path takes us through the meadows of the Thorigné dairy farms to the Rennes National Forest. There, the scenery changes: oak and pine forests, around the Caleuvre, recreate for us the fantastical world of elves.
Very colourful in spring and autumn. Nature just a stone’s throw from the city.
The first section follows the Chemin Joseph Gentil, established in memory of this resistance fighter from Betton.