Along the Sèvre Nantaise around La Bruffière

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This walk is circular and starts at La Bruffière, passing through the vineyards and following the Sèvre Nantaise. The elevation gain is not significant.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.99 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 104 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 111 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 90 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
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The church at La Bruffière

Description of the walk

Start from La Bruffière church.

(S/E) Turn right onto Rue Sainte-Radegonde, then further on join Rue du Stade and turn left. Continue to the junction with Rue de Verteuil.

(1) Take the small path on the left to join Rue de la Pointe à Pitre further on. Turn right onto this street and head towards Croix Girard.

(2) Continue left into the Patis, reach a barrier, go through it and then cross the D62. Reach a crossroads of paths after a large housing estate.

(3) Follow the yellow-markedPR® path to the right. At the Tuaudière junction, join theGRP® Hucheloup variant.

(4) Take this path opposite and follow the yellow and red markings. You will reach the left bank of the Sèvre Nantaise. Follow this bank, staying on the GRP®. Veer off slightly to reach the Poinsetière junction.

(5) Leave theGRP® and turn left towards this hamlet, passing straight through it. Follow the path, walking alongside the Sèvre for a few metres to reach the junction with the D102.

(6) Cross the D102 and rejoin theGRP®, continuing on to Le Plessis.

(7) Cross the road and take the path opposite. Walk past five small ponds on the right. Pass the hamlet of Le Grand Déré to reach a T-junction.

(8) Turn left towards La Tremblaye, leaving the first path on your left and taking the second one on your right. Then, leaving the access to Les Étonnelières straight ahead, turn right at a 90° angle. You will reach another junction just before Le Petit Tail.

(9) Take the path on the left, joining the D102 at La Bâtardière.

(10) At the junction, take the D2102 to reach the church and car park via La Bruffière (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 65 m - Start from the church
  2. 1 : km 0.53 - alt. 72 m - Small path to the left
  3. 2 : km 0.97 - alt. 78 m - Croix Girard
  4. 3 : km 1.48 - alt. 72 m - PR to the right
  5. 4 : km 2.78 - alt. 70 m - Junction with the GRP
  6. 5 : km 6.57 - alt. 86 m - Left towards La Poinstière
  7. 6 : km 7.89 - alt. 49 m - Crossing the D102
  8. 7 : km 8.69 - alt. 89 m - Le Plessis and leave the GRP
  9. 8 : km 9.97 - alt. 84 m - Turn left towards La Tremblaye
  10. 9 : km 12.06 - alt. 80 m - Path on the left
  11. 10 : km 13.76 - alt. 65 m - Junction with the D2102
  12. S/E : km 14.99 - alt. 65 m - Finish at the church

Notes

Start: La Bruffière church.

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

4.1 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
lguitet
lguitet

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A beautiful section along the Sèvre, but a large part of the return journey is on uninteresting farm tracks

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MARTDomi
MARTDomi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy circular route. The signposting seemed fine to me. The section along the Sèvre is very pretty; the end is more conventional.

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Dousset Paul
Dousset Paul

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

No signposting except along the Sèvre, where we follow the PR. The walk was completed using the downloaded map. 09

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Balor
Balor

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, but there’s a major snag just outside Le Plessis: a cross prevents us from turning right, even though that’s the correct route; after that, there aren’t enough
markings on this section, although the first part was very well signposted.
Fortunately, we met some lovely people who pointed us in the right direction

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didfly
didfly

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

The first section features some interesting, slightly uneven stretches, followed by a flatter second section. A very pleasant walk. Just to clarify, Rue Sainte Radegonde is located behind the church

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xguimbretiere
xguimbretiere

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk along the banks of the Sèvre – very easy, even with children

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