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La Rigole de Boulet walks
The Pond and the Boulet Canal
Visorando Member
9.57 mi
+194 ft
-207 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Feins (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This walk will take you on a journey of discovery through a rich environment of flora and fauna linked to the presence of the Étang de Boulet. The Étang and the Boulet canal form part of the heritage of the water supply infrastructure for the Ille and Rance Canal and are inextricably linked to the rich history of navigation along this route.
The Rigole de Boulet and La Motte aux Anglais, starting from La Plousière
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.
The Landehuan Canal in Dingé
5.38 mi
+141 ft
-141 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Dingé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
The Rigole de Boulet stretches for 17 km and links Étang de Boulet to the Ille and Rance Canal, which it once fed.
The Landéhuan Channel is a secondary channel that fed the Boulet Channel. The route follows the channel for 2 km, beneath 200-year-old beech trees.
It also passes through the hamlets of La Bouderie and Les Hauts Rochers, where you can see traditional local architecture: granite walls, arched doorways, well-tended gardens…
Boulet Canal – From the Estate to Pas de l’Ille via Les Landelles
4.87 mi
+23 ft
-23 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Dingé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This walk follows the banks of the Rigole de Boulet to the east of Dingé. The well-maintained path runs alongside the meandering watercourse, passing wooden or iron sheet piling, and crosses several 19th-century engineering structures: siphons, aqueducts, drinking troughs…
You walk beneath a canopy of beech trees. The colours change from spring to autumn. It’s cool in summer.
Boulet Watercourse – La Motte aux Anglais Route
6.94 mi
+85 ft
-98 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Dingé (Ille-et-Vilaine)
The Boulet Canal stretches for 17 km and connects Boulet Pond to the Île and Rance Canal, which it once fed.
This walk allows you to explore the area south of Dingé. The path follows the banks in the shade of two-hundred-year-old beech trees. It takes you past a few small engineering structures built as part of the watercourse.
It takes us to the Motte aux Anglais burial mound (11th century).
A very open walk in all seasons and shaded in summer.
8 km alternative route: see Information
The five locks at Montreuil-sur-Ille
5.21 mi
+69 ft
-82 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Montreuil-sur-Ille (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A short walk to explore the Ille and Rance Canal, very close to its highest point and the leat that divides it. The route takes you past five locks near Montreuil-sur-Ille and along a very shaded towpath. The circular route is completed by paths and roads through the countryside.
An easy walk; very little tarmac. Shaded in summer.
The Étang de Boulet and the Grotte Notre-Dame de Lourdes
Association / Club / Walk leader
6.56 mi
+46 ft
-46 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Feins (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This walk, starting at the Boulet lock, goes round the Étang de Boulet. The terrain is flat and easy, making it ideal for young children. The Étang de Boulet is the largest navigable body of water in Ille-et-Vilaine. The lake is a Natura 2000 site. The route takes you past the Notre-Dame de Lourdes Grotto and along the Rigole du Boulet, which once supplied water to the Ille and Rance Canal. The route ends with a short detour through the countryside near the lake.