La Boé

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An easy hike with very little road. A little wet in places in winter, but still a very pleasant hike with lovely views.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 60 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 60 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 72 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Gahard (35490)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.269743° / W 1.554554°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1217SB
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Photos

The view opens up over the countryside.
Clover mowing in August
A beautiful sunken path, just the way we like them.
Breton sheep

Description of the walk

(1) Starting from the village of La Boé, take the road heading south-east, keeping to the left. Take theGR® trail heading east.
(2) At the top of the path, leave theGR®37on your right and continue for 500 metres.
(3) On the descent, take the path on the left to the road (D23). Go straight ahead and then turn right 150m further on. Continue straight ahead for 250m and turn right (4). 300m further on, you will come back to the Aubriais road. Follow it, first turning right then left. After 700 metres, take the path on the right (5) and immediately turn left. Continue for about 1 kilometre and turn right (6) to join theGR®37(you can turn left to shorten the route), which you will follow straight ahead until you reach the path you took at the start of the hike, where you will turn left (3) to return to the starting point.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 75 m
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 96 m
  3. 2 : km 1.2 - alt. 99 m
  4. 3 : km 1.99 - alt. 82 m
  5. 4 : km 3.2 - alt. 73 m
  6. 5 : km 4.02 - alt. 77 m
  7. S/E : km 6.55 - alt. 75 m

Notes

Easy parking in the village of La Boé.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 10 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
imberti a
imberti a

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good route

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PierreMLS
PierreMLS

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in August, even if it is rainy this year.
We love sunken paths. There are plenty of them here, but they alternate with sections on hillsides where the view opens up and you can see the whole region.
Bring hiking boots... It's better.
Be careful, there are many trail junctions: it's impossible to document everything. I recommend following the hike with Visorando on your GPS, so you don't have to worry about getting lost.

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Samsam
Samsam

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant hike but very wet path on 1 January. We had to walk through fields in some places and cut the end of the route short after WP 4.
Very nice views on this sunny day.

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ladet5
ladet5

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant family walk through the beautiful Breton countryside. There is little road traffic, which is great when travelling with children.
The grass has sometimes taken advantage of the lockdown to invade the paths.
Despite this, there is a bit of mud on the paths, which have been rutted by quad bikes and motorbikes, and it can be a little difficult to find somewhere to park the car.

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christian HUMEAU
christian HUMEAU

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Colour differences between routes not sufficiently distinct between the various routes: GR - Visorando route.

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agoarant
agoarant
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant hike, open landscapes. Quite muddy paths, even though it hasn't rained recently. Towards the end, major tree-cutting work has ruined the paths, making them impassable, and the markings have disappeared before reaching La Boé.

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LE MENER
LE MENER

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very pleasant walk to do with children

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mkarle
mkarle

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Some parts of the trail were very wet, but we didn't have boots. The sunken paths are very pretty. A lovely afternoon's walk.

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pacia
pacia

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 15, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hike taken in November, boots are essential in some places. Beautiful paths in autumn and lovely views.

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Matt666
Matt666

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

In April, it's extremely wet and soggy. Apart from that, it's very nice, with beautiful sunken paths, not too many roads, etc. I'll definitely be doing it again this summer!

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