The Boisvinet Ponds

This route takes you along quiet country lanes, paths through the bocage and forest trails, and will introduce you to the Étangs de Boisvinet. You will also pass the glassworks, which operated until 1952 and was the subject of a book by Daphne du Maurier, *The Glass Blowers*.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.59 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 302 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 308 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 814 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 525 ft

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park near the church, take the tarmac road opposite it. Follow this road, crossing the railway line. At the hamlet of Les Chopinières, turn left and follow the path to a tarmac road called “Chemin de César”

(1). Follow it to the left and continue left onto the D167, which bends left further on and passes between the ponds. Reach the hamlet known as “La Tranquillité”.

(2) Take the path on the right, pass Les Barrières and turn left onto a path that goes under the TGV line. At the end of the underpass, turn right.

(3) Turn left, cross the hamlet of Chiloup and continue due north until you reach a road.

(4) Turn left, leaving the hamlet of Beaulieu on your right, and arrive at the recycling centre.

(5) Turn right and follow this path uphill to a fork (yellow sign).

(6) Turn left onto a path through the woods. Turn left at the first junction, then carry on straight ahead until you reach La Verrerie.

(7) Turn right onto the road leading to the D927 (take care).

(8) Turn left and leave the road after 400m at a place called "les Cinq Dames".

(9) Take the path that descends to the left (panoramic view of the valley). Pass the Carré buildings and then the Vaucary buildings. At the T-junction before Le Marchais, turn right and join a tarmac road.

(10) Turn left onto this road, pass the hamlet of La Gouttière and arrive at a crossroads.

(11) Take the road on the right, walk past the cemetery and, at the cross, turn left to return to the church car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 610 ft - Car park near the church
  2. 1 : mi 1.28 - alt. 558 ft - Chemin de César
  3. 2 : mi 1.98 - alt. 571 ft - La Tranquillité
  4. 3 : mi 2.77 - alt. 574 ft - Chiloup, on the left
  5. 4 : mi 3.2 - alt. 633 ft - Road, left
  6. 5 : mi 3.73 - alt. 640 ft - Recycling centre
  7. 6 : mi 4.27 - alt. 768 ft - Junction (yellow sign)
  8. 7 : mi 5.21 - alt. 804 ft - La Verrerie
  9. 8 : mi 5.58 - alt. 814 ft - D927
  10. 9 : mi 5.83 - alt. 810 ft - Les Cinq Dames
  11. 10 : mi 6.63 - alt. 633 ft - Road to the left
  12. 11 : mi 7.23 - alt. 659 ft - Turn right at the crossroads
  13. S/E : mi 7.59 - alt. 610 ft - Car park near the church

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
User 21608497

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

a very pleasant hike, enhanced by a new little restaurant along the way
We appreciated the well-maintained paths and especially the tour of the ponds
We will do it again another season
Thank you

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willi
willi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk along a quiet country lane with a beautiful view

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acantin
acantin

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A really lovely walk...

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cathibault
cathibault

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 05, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk in the autumn sunshine.
Thanks for the info

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