The Perche region and its hills as seen from Rémalard

This walk through the Rémalard countryside will allow you to discover the Perche landscapes: hills, woods, streams, traditional houses and châteaux.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 22.60 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 288 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 288 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 237 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 125 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Perche
  • ⚐ District: Rémalard (61110)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.430147° / E 0.778378°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1816SB, 1817SB, 1916SB, 1917SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the church in Rémalard-en-Perche.

(S/E) Leave the village by following Rue de la Bretonnerie, cross the D920, pass the Bretonnerie farm and continue along the stony track to the hamlet of Les Aubées. Leave it on your left to take the tarmac track on the right and reach a small road.

(1) Turn left onto this road and follow it for about 100 metres, then turn right onto a path leading to the hamlet of Garambourg, and on to another road.

(2) Turn left onto this road, passing La Chênaie and then Ronne, where you turn left. Continue straight on at the junction with the Route de Château de Guibault. Proceed to the junction with the D920.

(3) Cross the D920 and take the dirt track opposite which leads into the forest. Follow it to a large crossroads with several roads: Ferrée, Vendôme, du Ruisseau.

(4) Take the path opposite, slightly to the left, continue through the woods and reach the junction with the D611.

(5) Take the sharp left-hand bend, follow it to the D11 and turn left onto this road for a few metres.

(6) Leave it on the right, taking the path that passes Pont then Jarrier. Walk past the houses and take a stony path that follows the edge of the forest.

(7) Turn left onto a small descending path, follow it, turning right twice, and climb back up to the stony path. Reach the hamlet of Vauperdu.

(8) Turn left onto the tarmac road from Vauperdu which leads to a main road.

(9) Cross over and follow the dirt track to the right of the road. Reach the hamlet of Le Ruisseau, then Cornilly. Turn right, then immediately left onto a path that climbs steeply to a crossroads.

(10) Turn left onto the Route de La Fontaine du Grand Pierre. Leave this road by turning right onto a dirt track and follow it, ignoring all paths branching off to the right or left. After leaving the woods, you will reach a new road at a four-way crossroads.

(11) Immediately turn right onto a small path leading to Grande Maison. Walk past the house and follow the tarmac path which passes in front of the Hôtel Couillin.

(12) Before reaching the D10, turn left onto a dirt track which leads to the Route du Châtelier. Follow it uphill to the left and, before the hamlet, turn right onto a dirt track leading to the entrance of Rémalard on Rue de la Courtille.

(13) Follow this street, then Rue de Mortagne, then Rue de l’Église, and you will reach the car park on Rue de la Bretonnerie (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 140 m - Car park on Rue de la Bretonnerie
  2. 1 : km 2.96 - alt. 159 m - Road junction
  3. 2 : km 4.62 - alt. 176 m - La Chênaie
  4. 3 : km 6.09 - alt. 179 m - D920 junction
  5. 4 : km 8.02 - alt. 232 m - Carrefour des Lignes
  6. 5 : km 9.15 - alt. 230 m - D611 junction
  7. 6 : km 10.67 - alt. 163 m - Crossroads at the hamlet of Le Pont
  8. 7 : km 11.97 - alt. 207 m - Jarrier Forest crossroads
  9. 8 : km 14.05 - alt. 176 m - Vauperdu
  10. 9 : km 14.98 - alt. 197 m - Chemin de la Broudière des Bois
  11. 10 : km 16.55 - alt. 236 m - Route de la fontaine du Grand Pierre
  12. 11 : km 18.36 - alt. 175 m - Route de la Mercerie
  13. 12 : km 19.48 - alt. 142 m - Route de l’Hôtel Couillin
  14. 13 : km 21.65 - alt. 142 m - Rue de la Courtille
  15. S/E : km 22.6 - alt. 140 m - Car park on Rue de la Bretonnerie

Worth a visit

Saint-Germain Church.
Town hall with its turret and town houses on Rue de l'Église.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
kalisher
kalisher

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route taken in late March, with quite a bit of rain
The start is magnificent, through lovely open countryside. The rest of the route is mostly through woodland, which I found a bit monotonous. No major difficulties

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Carinec
Carinec

You're welcome!
Yes, I was really lucky 🤞 It was brilliant!

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boulard pierre
boulard pierre

You're in luck... with the porcini mushrooms.
Thanks for the comment.

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Carinec
Carinec

It’s a joke because we’ve got a jar on the windowsill!
Jean-Michel Jarre 😅

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boulard pierre
boulard pierre

Jean-Michel?

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Carinec
Carinec
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, a beautiful forest and some magnificent porcini mushrooms found! And a big hello to Jean Michel 😉

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Marchervelin
Marchervelin

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nice, but a bit repetitive

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Habby28
Habby28

Thanks for the reply, but I did see the yellow markings along that route! I didn’t get lost – I just turned back and found my way back onto the route using the map and the route description!

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boulard pierre
boulard pierre

The walks described on Visorando are not signposted. The route description and map are usually sufficient to ensure you don’t get lost. We recommend using the smartphone app with GPS.

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Habby28
Habby28

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The signposts seem to be in need of updating. We had to turn back a few times to find a sign that was either no longer visible or had disappeared completely. The views are magnificent: rolling hills, wooded paths… We came across some beautiful houses and stately homes. A lovely walk. One to do again.

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benoitrando
benoitrando

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I really enjoyed this hike, thanks to its magnificent scenery and the route, which included some lovely gentle climbs.
Route conditions: no sign of other hikers, paths overgrown with tall grass, almost up to the thighs (wet up to the waist after the rain).

Thank you, Pierre, for this lovely outing you’ve organised.

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LA CHOUETTE
LA CHOUETTE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through woods and along paths... I highly recommend it... Beautiful views of the Perche manor houses...

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