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Palet de Gargantua (Torcé-en-Vallée) walks
The Butte de Montrentin as seen from Torcé-en-Vallée
Visorando Member
6.47 mi
+66 ft
-69 ft
3h 00
Moderate
Departure from Torcé-en-Vallée (Sarthe)
This walk, with little variation in elevation and no great difficulty, will allow you to explore the southern part of Torcé. The paths – sometimes tree-lined, sometimes sunny, and very often sandy – will take you to the foothills of the Butte de Montrentin.
Palet de Gargantua Circuit
Tourism professional
5.19 mi
+79 ft
-72 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Torcé-en-Vallée (Sarthe)
Known successively as Ecclesia de Torciaco, then Torcey and Notre Dame de Torcé, the former parish has been called Torcé-en-Vallée since 1926. The documents first mentioning it relate to the construction of the priory and the church. However, it is clear that Torcé’s history predates this, as evidenced by the megalith located at the western entrance to the village, known as the ‘Dolmen de Torcé’ or ‘Palet de Gargantua’. Human occupation may date back to the Middle Neolithic period.