The Oyon Grande Circular at La Jumellière

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Explore the Oyon Valley at La Jumellière! Discover the area around the town in a different way, with its rich heritage and natural beauty! Accessible family hike.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.76 km
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    Average duration: 3h 05 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 95 m
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    Descent: - 102 m
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    Highest point: 106 m
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    Lowest point: 48 m
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L'Oyon

Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Place de la Mairie in La Jumellière. Follow the red markings.

(S/E) From the car park, go to the starting point in front of the municipal building, then turn right onto Rue du Cornet (D299) towards Chadefonds-sur-Layon for about 300 metres.

(1) Turn right towards the municipal workshop. At the fork a few metres further on, go right. Before the building, take the small dirt path going up to the left. Walk along the field for a few hundred metres, then go down to the railway line.

(2) Go through the small tunnel and continue along the only path through this beautiful wooded area. Gradually descend towards the Oyon.

(3) Take the footbridge to cross it. Further on, you will see the Oratoire Notre-Dame d'Oyon. Walk to the departmental road.

(4) Follow the D199 to the cross at the next crossroads. Turn right, then at the fork, turn left and continue to the hamlet of Haute Maillère. Continue straight ahead until you reach the fork.

(5) Turn left at the fork and stay on this path until you reach the intersection with a perpendicular road. Turn left, heading north. At the Val Langlais crossroads, continue straight ahead. Ignore Val Bouchet on your right and continue for about 100 metres after the D199.

(6) Cross the D199 carefully, leave the path that runs alongside the road on the left and take the grassy path between the trees to the D121. Turn left onto the departmental road until you reach the crossroads with the road that leads right to the hamlet of Écorche-Boeuf.

(7) Turn left onto the path between two fields. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D299. Cross the road and continue straight ahead (slightly to the left). Cross a bridge over the Oyon, then another over the railway line, and you will arrive at the D299. Continue to the next crossroads.

(8) Turn left onto a small path and start your return journey to the town centre, walking alongside the houses, cross Rue du Chemin Vert and take Rue des Blés d'Or until you reach the D299. Turn right and continue straight on until you reach the car park at La Jumellière Town Hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 88 m - Car park at La Jumellière Town Hall
  2. 1 : km 0.29 - alt. 81 m - Intersection
  3. 2 : km 0.86 - alt. 69 m - Tunnel
  4. 3 : km 1.18 - alt. 50 m - Oyon (rivière) - Affluent du Jeu - à finaliser
  5. 4 : km 1.52 - alt. 69 m - D199
  6. 5 : km 3.01 - alt. 96 m - Fourche
  7. 6 : km 4.72 - alt. 105 m - D199
  8. 7 : km 6.3 - alt. 93 m - Écorche-Boeuf
  9. 8 : km 8.88 - alt. 95 m - Intersection
  10. S/E : km 9.76 - alt. 88 m - Car park at La Jumellière Town Hall

Worth a visit

The Oyon: You will cross the Oyon, a stream with three names: the Oyon, the Angevinière and the Contrie. The remarkably well-preserved Oyon Valley is home to several interesting species of animals and plants. Among them is the pygamon-leaved isopyre (a rare and protected species), which was known to exist in the Oyon Valley in 1898 and was rediscovered a century later in three locations.

The Notre-Dame d'Oyon oratory: A cave set into the rocks contains a statue of the crowned Virgin Mary, which was renovated in 1999. The area remains wild and rugged. It was here that the elderly Abbé Desmaux, who had returned to La Jumellière, died in 1949 while burning weeds and branches as he cleaned up the area around the oratory.

Saint-Pierre Church: Rebuilt in 1856 on the site of the old church, it was enlarged on the east side, while a dispute arose between Father Davy and the Count of Maillé, who wanted it near his castle. The latter prevailed and the priest left the parish. The three-nave building is in the ogival style. The bell tower on the side is topped by a fleur-de-lis spire. Two stained-glass windows decorate the church: one shows Christ sending Saint Peter on a mission, and the other shows Saint Louis under the oak tree of Vincennes.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
3.6 / 5
User 11764087

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Following the directions on the map, the first third of the circuit is particularly beautiful. The second third is unremarkable: the hike continues along long, straight paths with no particular appeal and on tarmac roads. The last third features tree-lined paths that are pleasant to walk along.

If the entire route had the charm of its first third, this hike would be exceptional. It becomes disappointing due to the length and duration of the walk on asphalt, which the final third fails to make up for.

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Thierry-49
Thierry-49

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

In April 2025, the trail was closed by the municipality of La Jumellière between points 1 and 4 (due to the risk of landslides). I therefore had to take a detour to reach point 4 by road.
What a shame! That was undoubtedly the most interesting part of the walk. The rest is mostly on the road.
There's really too much tarmac on this hike!

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Bernard195
Bernard195

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Initial problem: part of the path closed due to municipal order.

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Francorando
Francorando

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very well-marked trail, pleasant even though there are sections of tarmac road.

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t;poullain
t;poullain

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hiking trail, very well marked, perhaps too many tarmac roads used.

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ipomé
ipomé

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

too much tarmac
We now opt for the short route around Oyon with our dog in the evening, which is really nice.

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Philippe et Marinette
Philippe et Marinette

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A mixed bag of a hike. Some parts were great, some not so great, some good, some not so good... A beautiful start through the undergrowth to reach and cross the Oyon. Then a long, very long stretch of quiet but uninteresting tarmac road to La Haute Maillère, which leads to a small path, also tarmac, which is nice because it is lined with trees. Then more ugly scenery (cornfields, raised beds...) until La Tesserie, where a pleasant little path leads to the incomprehensible... the D 121, which you have to follow for 1 km, taking great care. Fortunately, the hike ends on a better note at La Jumelière, following a grassy, shaded path with beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. This hike could be very pleasant if it weren't for the excessive tarmac sections.

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Cejume
Cejume

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike

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les rand du lundi
les rand du lundi

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Pleasant route

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ville corinne
ville corinne

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Varied route, lots of tarmac,
well marked,
it's a shame that the picturesque trail at the start is littered with dead trees;
it deserves to be better showcased!!!

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