Short circular loop in Areines

Lovely views over the Vendôme area and the Loir Valley.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.48 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 40 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 130 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 90 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Areines (41100)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.796319° / E 1.103676°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1920SB, 2020SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the car park next to the railway line at a place called Tournebride.

(S/E) Turn right onto the Route de Rocé.

(1) At the crossroads at La Fontenelle, turn right towards Le Dévaloir on the Chemin de Brulène. Ignore the road on the right leading to the hamlet.

(2) Ignore the path on the left (private road sign) and continue straight on towards Bellesort.

(3) Take the path on the left and carry straight on.

(4) Turn right then left, following the edge of the woods and the railway line.

(5) At the road, turn right. Cross the railway line and continue along the path after the level crossing.

(6) Take the path on the right towards the woods. Cross the railway bridge at a place called Le Pont des Clôtures.

(3) Turn left, ignore the path on the right that you took on the way there, then take the wide lane on the right immediately after.

(7) Turn left towards the hamlet of Brulène. Then take the path on the right between the manor house and the shed.

(8) Leave the Chemin de Brulène and turn left at the corner of the house. At the T-junction, turn right into the sunken lane that descends towards Areines and runs alongside the railway line to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 90 m - Car park next to the railway line
  2. 1 : km 0.16 - alt. 92 m - La Fontenelle, crossroads
  3. 2 : km 0.78 - alt. 118 m - Private track on the left
  4. 3 : km 2.19 - alt. 122 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  5. 4 : km 2.58 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 3.62 - alt. 124 m - Route de Coulommiers la Tour
  7. 6 : km 3.87 - alt. 126 m - Crossroads, turn right
  8. 7 : km 6.05 - alt. 127 m - Brulène
  9. 8 : km 6.5 - alt. 113 m - House, on the left
  10. S/E : km 7.48 - alt. 90 m - Car park next to the railway line

Notes

No water points.
Just a small car park at the start. Alternatively, park next to Areines town hall and walk through the village. Some lovely little sections in the village.

Worth a visit

Lovely view of Vendôme and the surrounding area.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
User 26411498

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really nice route, surrounded by nature, with a few long, slightly monotonous straight stretches across meadows, but I like that too, as it gives you time to philosophise and meditate while walking... I highly recommend it, and I highly recommend Visorando

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bj41
bj41

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I enjoyed this short, easy walk through woodland, open countryside and a small valley, past the remains of the old railway line with its pretty little stone bridge, and the beautiful manor house.

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Azimut71
Azimut71

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A walk through the fields of little interest: the land consolidation tracks are hardly picturesque.

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Ouzilleau bernard
Ouzilleau bernard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An excellent description of the route through the fields.
A breath of fresh air on this second day of freedom.

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