The large woods at the start of the Domaine de la Patte d’Oie

A lovely route mainly through woodland starting from the Domaine de la Patte d’Oie, offering lovely views of some of the lakes on the Plateau des 1000 Étangs. A route through the woodland, alongside the lakes and farmland in the Guidons area.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.47 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 344 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 358 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,522 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,243 ft

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Description of the walk

Park at the entrance to the Domaine de la Patte d’Oie.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, head towards a road.

(1) Turn left onto it towards the sawmill, cross the D72 carefully and carry on to the junction that comes up shortly afterwards.

(2) At the end of the pasture, turn onto the path that climbs to the right, makes a circular turn to the left and joins a road.

(3) Leave the tarmac road and take the path that goes down to the right and leads to a pond.

(4) Turn right onto the path that runs along the left-hand side of the pond. Just after the pond, take the path on the right, which joins a forest track.

(5) Follow it to the right until you reach a tarmac road.

(6) Turn right onto this road, which leads to the D72.

(7) Cross it carefully, then continue straight ahead along a road for 100 m. Turn right onto a road that goes round the Étang de la Marcelle.

(8) Before you reach the farm, leave the tarmac road and take a small path on the right, following it back to the starting point.

(1) Turn left towards the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,473 ft - Domaine de la Patte d’Oie car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.09 - alt. 1,480 ft - Junction at the end of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.37 - alt. 1,440 ft - Start of the forest path
  4. 3 : mi 1.17 - alt. 1,421 ft - Fork in the path
  5. 4 : mi 1.56 - alt. 1,250 ft - Pond
  6. 5 : mi 2.35 - alt. 1,490 ft - Forest track
  7. 6 : mi 2.86 - alt. 1,519 ft - Route
  8. 7 : mi 3.18 - alt. 1,516 ft - Crossing the D72
  9. 8 : mi 3.84 - alt. 1,434 ft - Farm
  10. S/E : mi 4.47 - alt. 1,476 ft - Domaine de la Patte d’Oie car park

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