The circular loops of the Flûme and Champalaune rivers

A short walk along the banks of the Flûme and Champalaune rivers and through the small Champagne wood.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.77 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 13 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 13 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 53 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 33 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Pacé (35740)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 48.153102° / W 1.771488°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1118SB, 1218SB
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Description of the walk

College car park

(S/E) Leave the car park and take the Mail du Champ Ragel along the Françoise Dolto College, then the Haut Chemin primary school after crossing Avenue Paul Sérusier.
At the end of the mall, turn right, then after about a hundred metres, turn left to start walking along the Flume.

(1) Cross Avenue Charles Le Goffic and continue straight ahead, walking alongside the houses on your left.

(2) Turn right. After about 100 metres, cross the bridge on the left. Further on, cross a second bridge over the Flûme. The Pont de Pacé bridge is visible on the left. Continue on the other bank to the right.

(3) Cross Avenue Charles Le Goffic to reach Le Pont Amelin and continue towards the Flûme.

(4) In front of the bridge, take the path on the left that runs alongside the Flûme.

(5) Cross the small bridge over the river, then after about 60 metres, take the path on the right that leads to the Bois de Champagne. Inside the woods, take the first fork on the left. At the edge of the woods, cross the bridge and follow the Ruisseau de Champalaune on the left.

At Avenue Le Briz, turn left and continue for 40 metres. Before the pumping station, turn right. Pass the football pitch. Continue to follow the stream until you reach the small bridge that crosses it.

(6) Cross the bridge. Further on, turn right to cross Rue du Grand Verger and then Avenue de Champalaune. Continue south to the end of the road. Turn right and stay on the road to cross four perpendicular streets and reach the sports grounds.

(7) Turn left, then quickly right to cross the Chasseboeuf sports complex and reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 46 m - Car park for secondary schools and sports complex
  2. 1 : km 1.04 - alt. 36 m - Crossing Avenue Charles Le Goffic
  3. 2 : km 1.4 - alt. 36 m - Towards La Flûme
  4. 3 : km 2.15 - alt. 35 m - Passage at a place called Le Pont Amelin
  5. 4 : km 2.56 - alt. 35 m - The circular loops of the Flûme - Flûte (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 3.34 - alt. 36 m - The Bois de Champagne and the Champalaune
  7. 6 : km 4.96 - alt. 39 m - Bridge
  8. 7 : km 6.27 - alt. 44 m - Crossing the sports complex
  9. S/E : km 6.77 - alt. 46 m - Car park for secondary schools and sports complex

Worth a visit

Pacé Bridge: medieval bridge listed as a historic monument in 1971.
In 1792, during the French Revolution, a detachment of the Rennes National Guard was attacked at the Pacé bridge by a thousand local peasants who opposed a decision by the Convention to conscript soldiers by drawing lots. Wounded National Guardsmen were finished off by the insurgents.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Armelrando
Armelrando

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello, lack of signage on very beautiful routes.

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aurelie3570
aurelie3570

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very muddy, but normal after last month's floods. Otherwise, very pleasant.

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Fusible
Fusible

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Very beautiful and easy route, no difficulty.

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Lagrandezabeth
Lagrandezabeth

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

route best taken in dry weather as some parts become very muddy when it rains

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sylvain22
sylvain22

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant trail that is easy to follow and very well marked, with several variations.

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Claire STAPS
Claire STAPS

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike , which requires good navigation skills and a breath of fresh air.

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IdentifiantUtilisé
IdentifiantUtilisé

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As mentioned in the comments, bring the GPX track with you to do the hike. Numerous roads complicate the hike.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

The hike in question crosses other routes, which can cause confusion along the way.

To avoid being confused by all these intersecting routes, for your convenience, I recommend using the Visorando GPS app.

This app, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to validate waypoints and thus clear up any doubts you may have about the route.

Kind regards

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Dingo10
Dingo10

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The hike in question intersects with other routes, which causes confusion along the route.

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michelb55
michelb55

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Not bad

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