Mûrs on the Aubance side

Departure from the Stade des Varennes car park.

Yellow markings

(S/E) Leave the car park opposite the entrance to the football stadium and take the second road on the right heading south. Cross a stream (point 18) and immediately turn right onto a shaded path. Follow the stream and a copse. Cross the stream again and continue along a field path.

(1) You will come to a small road. Follow it to the left and cross the Aubance. At the first crossroads (elevation 23), turn left onto the D751 and walk alongside the sheds on your left.

(2) Just before another bridge over the Aubance, take a shaded path on the right. Continue along the edge of the woods and ignore a path on the right.

(3) At the T-junction, turn right and pass under the A87 motorway. You will arrive at a housing estate and, at the first intersection, turn left. At the crossroads, take the second left (east).

(4) Join the D160, cross it carefully and follow it to the left for about 40 metres. Then take a path on the right that descends slightly. Cross a stream, turn immediately left and follow the stream to the hamlet of Petit Claye.

(5) Continue straight ahead (east) and go uphill. Ignore a path on the right and go around the vineyards on the right. Arrive at the village of Grand Claye.

(6) At the first intersection, turn right. At the next intersection, turn left, then immediately right. Take the first path on the left. At the end, first turn left then right and pass in front of a chapel. Continue straight ahead, heading north, and cross the Aubance river again.

(7) At the crossroads on the other side of the bridge, follow a small road on the left. After about 100 metres, take a path on the right. Climb up a few hairpin bends. Continue north-east until you reach a small road on the edge of an industrial estate.

(8) Turn left and take a cycle path that runs parallel to the road at first, then veers off to the right. Take the bridge on the right over the A87 and follow the D160 for another hundred metres or so.

(9) Then turn left and cross the road carefully. On the other side, turn left and follow the road on your left. After about 100 metres, turn right at a 90° angle.

(10) At the fork shortly afterwards, turn left into Rue du Hutreau. Continue straight ahead between a field on your left and houses on your right. When the street turns right, continue straight ahead on a path. After about 100 metres, turn right and go downhill, keeping to the left of Chemin du Coteau Trioche. Cross Rue de la Chapelle on your right and you will immediately come to a crossroads.

(11) Turn right onto Chemin des Billots. At the end, cross Route de Nantes (D751) at the pedestrian crossing on the right. On the other side, first turn left then right. At the T-junction, turn right.

(12) At the next junction, turn left. Shortly afterwards, when the street turns right, continue straight ahead along a path. Continue straight ahead until you reach a roundabout and you will find the stadium car park behind it (S/E).

Bakery at (11).

The blue "Tour d'Érigné" circuit (5.1 km - 1 hour 20 minutes) allows you to discover the banks of the Louet de Mûrs-Érigné from the Prée d'Érigné.

Don't miss the unique panorama from the Roche de Mûrs nearby.