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Le Champ-Saint-Père walks
La Panerie Les Vignes trail, starting from Champ-Saint-Père
A circular walk starting from the station car park in Champ-Saint-Père, following some beautiful sunken paths and crossing a vineyard through the hillsides.A shaded route.
Lac du Graon
A 13 km circuit along the edge of Lake Graon allows you to enjoy the local flora and fauna.
A very varied circuit with narrow paths and woodland trails... A real treat.
The circuit can be extended by small loops of around 2 km (La Renardière and Les Petites Touches).
La Viverie Route
The route starts on the shores of Lac du Graon and follows sunken paths, crossing two small streams: the Fossé Châlon, which feeds into Lac du Graon, and the Marzelle.
L'Aubonnière
Discover the Yon Valley at L'Aubonnière.
The Piquet and Pierre aux Fées valleys
Two unique and very different valleys: Piquet with its granite chaos and the darker and more peaceful Pierre aux Fées.
Moutiers - Le Givre
The Troussepoil Adventure Trail and discovery of the village of Le Givre.
Aubépine trail starting from Le Tablier
A hike starting from a charming village, passing through La Gerbaudière with its old farms and the ruins of an ancient castle tower (the leaning tower). Nature is not to be outdone with the passage through the Yon valley and charming sites such as Boutet and the ford at La Roussière. A few megaliths are visible, such as the Pierre qui Vire, and in the village of Le Tablier, some house walls are built on granite blocks.
One of the paths from my childhood...
A short, idyllic walk in the Yon Valley.
To the banks of the Yon from Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux
A short walk to the banks of the Yon, starting from the Mairie de Chaillé bus stop, featuring the ruins of the old Moulin du Furet on its island in the middle of the river. A round-trip walk. In this little corner of nature, you can spot dragonflies, kingfishers, various fish and more.
Walk from Nesmy Pottery to Rambourg
A round trip to visit the two tourist sites in Nesmy: the pottery, the legacy of over a hundred years of family expertise, with guided tours organised during the school holidays; and Rambourg Mill, the last intact watermill in the Yon Valley, a magnificent mechanical world worthy of Jules Verne, which can be visited every summer and during special events. It is also possible to visit the gardens of Nesmy Castle in the summer.
For visits, see practical information: La Roche-sur-Yon Tourist Office
A short cycle ride via Nesmy, starting from the Rambourg Mill
Starting from the Rambourg Mill, this walk takes you to the village of Nesmy, where you can explore three sites – open to visitors in July and August – namely the Rambourg Mill, the Nesmy Pottery and the Nesmy Castle grounds.
Short cycle ride via Les Crèches, starting from the Rambourg Mill
Starting from the Moulin de Rambourg, a short circular route that can be a continuation of the ride to the village, where you can admire pollarded trees – also known as ‘trognes’ – centuries-old trees that tell the story of agricultural life in times gone by.
Nesmy Chaillé
A walk along the banks of the Yon river to the villages of Nesmy and Chaillé Sous les Ormeaux.
The Aubigny Botanical Trail
A short, easy walk of about an hour on the outskirts of Aubigny.
In addition to its botanical interest, with some remarkable species, the fauna is not to be outdone. You may encounter a deer as surprised as you are by this encounter, a cuckoo, a bird of prey or even a chorus of toads. On the historical side, there is a small stone fountain, once the water source for the village of Mortevieille.
Aubigny Botanical Trail
A circular walk through the bocage countryside with hidden biodiversity along the way, so keep your eyes peeled for the early purple orchid, the greater asphodel and numerous pollarded trees. The walk is described starting from the “Église” bus stop, but the route begins at the car park of the Aubigny sports complex.