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Monthault walks
Landscapes and colours in the Monthault region
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4.74 mi
+371 ft
-387 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Monthault (Ille-et-Vilaine)
The Monthault rock is a place where two beliefs coexist: come and discover some Celtic legends which, thanks to the presence of distinctive rocks, have survived the centuries, with the Chapel of Notre-Dame as its neighbour – the final stage of a Way of the Cross through the woods.
The Morinais route
8.25 mi
+308 ft
-305 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Louvigné-du-Désert (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Several quarries dot this route. Whether they are still in operation, such as the Morinais quarry, or partly overgrown with vegetation, they all seem to still echo with the hammering sounds of decades past.
The granite quarried here was used for roadworks, by funeral firms, and also in local architecture. The mysterious beauty of the Morinaye manor house and the typical rural houses in the villages you will pass through bear witness to this.
Along the Beuvron in Saint-James
3.73 mi
+302 ft
-331 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Saint-James (Manche)
This easy and very pleasant route along the banks of the Beuvron was suggested by the Saint-James Children's Municipal Council.
It also passes close to the American military cemetery, allowing for a short extension to the walk.
Bardet Route
Local authority2.78 mi
+236 ft
-233 ft
1h 30
Moderate
Departure from Isigny-le-Buat (Manche)
Route from the bar "l'Autre Café" in Bardet, then return to the bar car park via the village of communal lodges "le Bel Orient".
Along the Airon from Landivy
11.43 mi
+466 ft
-489 ft
5h 40
Moderate
Departure from Landivy (Mayenne)
With one foot in Normandy and one in Brittany, this trail offers some truly stunning views. After taking in the panoramic scenery, you’ll wind your way through the shaded paths along the Futaie Valley.
The descent from Mont Noël along the Ruisseau des Échelles
6.07 mi
+171 ft
-200 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Montours (Ille-et-Vilaine)
On the edge of the Coglais, a charming route combining a walk along a stream with paths through green hills and sunken lanes.
Fougères Forest – Les Celliers de Landéan
3.54 mi
+102 ft
-105 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Landéan (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A short walk in the Fougères State Forest, exploring an ancient 12th-century underground passage, whilst hopping over the Ruisseau de Clairdouet.
Route developed and maintained by the ONF.
Fougères Forest - La Pierre Courcoulée
1.88 mi
+33 ft
-36 ft
0h 55
Easy
Departure from Landéan (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A very short walk in the Fougères National Forest, on the site of an ancient oppidum and to see a dolmen dating from the Neolithic period.
The Devil has taken up residence at Le Châtellier.
6.59 mi
+440 ft
-446 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (Ille-et-Vilaine)
The legend of the Smoking Stone, also known as the Devil's Rock, says that when the Devil is hungry, he makes the stone smoke by baking his cake between the enormous blocks of rock that form a cave. This circular loop will take you from legendary places to sacred sites. It would be the devil's work if you didn't reach the gates of the Domaine de la Foltière, the kingdom of flowers in the Parc Floral de Haute-Bretagne.
Legends of the Coglais region
6.95 mi
+358 ft
-344 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès, God and Satan regularly meet here as soon as granite appears in a field or water gushes from the stone.
With Le Châtellier hidden behind the woods, the commune of Saint-Germain offers some of the most beautiful stories in the region, which this walk allows you to hear as you wander along the paths.
But beware, these legends are drawn as much from local imagination as from historical truths.
The Writers’ Circular in Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
6.93 mi
+436 ft
-463 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Whilst Balzac perfectly described Les Couardes, one of the gems of this circular ‘Writers’ Loop’, the route will also take you on a journey to discover Chateaubriand and the early life of Jean Guéhenno.
Fougères Forest - The Old Castles and the Cordon des Druides
3.19 mi
+98 ft
-102 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Landéan (Ille-et-Vilaine)
A short hike in the Fougères National Forest, through varied landscapes, culminating in a beautiful megalithic alignment, the Cordon des Druides.
Route developed and maintained by the ONF.
At the edge of the Gâtines, starting from La-Selle-en-Coglès
12.75 mi
+282 ft
-289 ft
6h 05
Moderate
Departure from La Selle-en-Coglès (Ille-et-Vilaine)
This circuit symbolically unites two regions by linking the Moulin de Champ Pinel (Brittany) to the Moulin de Roche Garé (Normandy), as this is where the Tronçon river marks the departmental and therefore regional boundary. You will pass through a variety of landscapes as you walk along a beautiful section of the Bois de Gâtines forest and alongside the Château du Rocher Portail, not forgetting to take the opportunity to discover the village of La-Selle-en-Coglès (the monastery of the North).
Les rabines de Courtine
8.74 mi
+213 ft
-203 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Étienne-en-Coglès (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Une rabine désignait autrefois un chemin large et bordé d'arbres. Le circuit en emprunte à plusieurs reprises. Il suit également un petit ruisseau et permet d'apercevoir plusieurs châteaux car il emprunte des sentiers communs à une autre randonnée décrite sur le site au départ de Saint-Brice-en-Coglès.
The Chemin Mélouin in the Fougères Forest
6.91 mi
+351 ft
-367 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine)
The Fougères State Forest is rich in Druidic sites: the Carrefour de la Serpe d’Or, the Cordon des Druides and the remains of the covered walkway at La Pierre Courcoulée. This route invites you to rediscover another aspect of the past, one closer to our own time: the Gate-sel and the Chemin Mélouin, a key route for smuggling in the Middle Ages between Brittany and the Kingdom of France.
Around Val-Saint-Père, following the mouth of the Sélune
8.30 mi
+79 ft
-79 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Le Val-Saint-Père (Manche)
How lovely it is to walk on a carpet of greenery known locally as the ‘Herbus’ – meadows that are submerged at spring tides, giving the grass a salty flavour, which is essential fodder for the sheep! What’s more, after passing through the charming village of Val-Saint-Père, the eye is treated to the majestic sight of Mont-Saint-Michel, which rises to the west between the Pointe du Grouin du Sud on the right and the Pointe de Roche Torin on the left.