The Fromené Valley

A circular route with the first section along the hillside and at the bottom of the valley, followed by a return via the Mené ridges.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.76 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 276 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 262 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 679 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 413 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Plessala (22330)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.241663° / W 2.579389°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 0917SB, 0918SB
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Description of the walk

Start from the Ville Ermel mill.

(S/E) Follow the road towards Ville Ermel and Saint-Gilles-du-Mené for 100 metres, then take the first path on the left which runs alongside the Ruisseau de Penhouët (not shown on IGN maps).

(1) Once on the road, head down to the left, then, opposite the Penhouët mill, take the path to the right.

(2) Before reaching La Biotais, turn left and, at the Fork in the road, follow the path on the left.

(3) Turn left to cross the stream via a small bridge and turn left when you reach the farm track.
Continue along the farm track to the right until you reach a small road.

(4) At La Ville Bernay, follow the small road opposite, pass by the old Cremligot Cross and continue to the next junction.

(5) At Les Cinq Chemins, turn onto the small road on the left and continue north-east.

(6) At the bottom of the valley, take the path on the left, then the first path on the right (not shown on IGN maps) and cross the stream.

(7) Take the path to the left, then head back down the road to the Ville Ermel mill (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 495 ft - Ville Ermel Mill
  2. 1 : mi 0.86 - alt. 525 ft - Towards the Penhouet Mill
  3. 2 : mi 1.12 - alt. 528 ft - Path on the left
  4. 3 : mi 1.59 - alt. 413 ft - On the left, a small bridge
  5. 4 : mi 2.14 - alt. 604 ft - Ville Bernay, opposite
  6. 5 : mi 2.66 - alt. 676 ft - Les Cinq Chemins, small road on the left
  7. 6 : mi 3.14 - alt. 558 ft - Valley floor on the left
  8. 7 : mi 3.39 - alt. 604 ft - Motte ès Ribourdouille, on the left
  9. S/E : mi 3.76 - alt. 495 ft - Ville Ermel mill

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
visor@ndo2010
visor@ndo2010

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, varied route with magnificent tall trees. It alternates between woodland and viewpoints.
No signposting; a GPS app is essential.

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godillot49
godillot49

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

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Albertédouard
Albertédouard

Hello, We spent a long time trying to find the starting point for this walk because the location doesn’t appear on our car sat-nav (which is up to date), nor do any of the surrounding localities, for that matter. After a long delay, we wanted to set off on the walk (there are three routes marked in different colours, but no distances are given, nor are the walks named).
So we just set off at random along one of the coloured trails, but we weren’t actually in the Froméné Valley. It’s worth noting that we had no mobile phone signal, which would have helped us stay on the right trail.

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