Polder and built heritage in Roz-sur-Couesnon

This route allows you to discover a whole range of small architectural heritage sites: guardhouses, typical houses, a wash house and a church. But of course, as everywhere else in the area, the star attraction is Mont-Saint-Michel, which visitors can see in the background throughout their journey.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.97 km
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    Average duration: 4h 10 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 158 m
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    Descent: - 162 m

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    Highest point: 82 m
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    Lowest point: 6 m

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Description of the walk

Parking at the panoramic garden, next to the town hall

(S/E) Leave the car park by taking Rue du Belvédère on the left. Turn right into Rue de Malchat and continue until you reach the cemetery.
Immediately after the cemetery, turn right towards the Corps de Garde.

(1) Continue along the path, then turn right onto thefirst trail. This becomes a carriage road. Leave this road when it bends sharply to the left, taking the trail on the right. This leads to the D289, which you should follow for 20 metres.

(2) Turn left to pass between the houses and continue on the left along Impasse Pinet, which continues as a sunken lane.

(3) Continue left onto Route du Tertre Rougi. Go through the hamlet. Continue left at the crossroads to cross Bahaldière, a small hamlet of old houses. Turn right towards Haute Bahaldière and follow the wooded path.
At the crossroads, follow theGR® on the left.

(4) Turn left and after about 70 metres, take the path on the right and follow the road to the right. Leave theGR® straight ahead.

(5) Take the path on the left (poorly maintained) and continue to reach Pré au Moine. Cross the hamlet and reach the D389. Follow it to the left for 50 metres and then turn right towards Croix Châtre. Continue along the path perpendicular to the right.

(6) When you reach the lake, turn right onto the Sentier de Découverte and, as you approach the houses of Moulin de Launay, follow the path to the right.
(Note: when passing through in May 2020, there was a wintering circus on the left).
At the road, turn left, then turn right at the T-junction.

(7) In Val Saint-Revert, turn left and go down to the crossroads at the hamlet of La Ville, then turn right onto the gravel path.

(8) At the street, turn left. Cross the departmental road and continue straight ahead. At the Y-junction, take the greenway on the left, which runs alongside the road on the left-hand side.
After turning left, cross a road and continue on the greenway for almost 2 km.

(9) Take the path on the left. When you reach Les Quatre Salines, follow the road on the right towards the Maison des Polders. At the crossroads by the hotel-restaurant, turn left. Cross the main road again at a place called Le Bas du Palais.

(10) Continue straight ahead and climb the winding road to the car park. Walk around the viewpoint to admire the landscape before returning to the car park at the panoramic garden (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 54 m - Parking at the panoramic garden
  2. 1 : km 1.09 - alt. 77 m - The Guard House
  3. 2 : km 2.4 - alt. 12 m - Passage between houses
  4. 3 : km 2.69 - alt. 40 m - Road on the left
  5. 4 : km 4.3 - alt. 61 m - T-junction, left
  6. 5 : km 5.35 - alt. 61 m - Path on the left
  7. 6 : km 6.94 - alt. 57 m - At the pond, take the path on the right.
  8. 7 : km 7.87 - alt. 60 m - Val Saint-Revert, road on the left
  9. 8 : km 8.65 - alt. 25 m - The street - road on the left
  10. 9 : km 11.32 - alt. 9 m - Path on the left
  11. 10 : km 12.21 - alt. 8 m - Bas du Palais, straight ahead
  12. S/E : km 12.97 - alt. 55 m - Parking at the panoramic garden

Notes

Of the 47 guardhouses built between Saint-Pol-de-Léon and Le Couesnon, only about ten remain today. Roz was the 47th and last. The visit is quick. Once through the wooden door, you will find a 6 m² living room with a fireplace on the left and a 2 m² prison cell with a vaulted ceiling on the right. It was built before 1716.

Polderisation consisted of isolating land from the sea by means of dykes and making it cultivable after draining it through canals. The polders are used to grow cereals, fodder and vegetables. In order to supply the farms located in the polders with drinking water, cisterns were built by the Polders de l'Ouest company between 1891 and 1899. They are connected to each other by a network of 15 km of cast iron pipes.

Worth a visit

The hamlet of La Bahaldière with its old houses.

The Douet Curieux wash house. Why "Curieux" (curious): quite simply because it was the place where the women gathered to share village gossip.

The village of Quatre-Salines: this site was used by the local population for salt extraction. The village symbolises the entrance to the polders because in the mid-19th century, the sea still reached the foot of this village, which was protected by the Duchesse Anne dyke.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Le randonneur breton
Le randonneur breton ★

Hello Pierre 11
Thank you for your interest in this route.
Any changes are no problem, but unfortunately I am unable to answer your questions as I have not been able to check on site and too much time has passed for me to remember precisely.
I wish you a pleasant day of hiking, and please do not hesitate to send me your impressions.
RB

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Pierre11
Pierre11

Hello @le randonneur breton
I am planning a hiking and tourism trip in your region and found your itinerary very interesting, even though it was designed more than five years ago. For my part, I'm going to opt for a different starting point (from my planned accommodation) and a different direction to the one you suggest, so that I can take my time to visit the Maison des Polders at the end of the route. This will save me from having to climb back up to the town hall via the winding road you suggest.
I would like to know if there are any picnic areas along this route, or if there are any such facilities around the Maison des Polder or near the viewpoint, next to the town hall.
Thank you for your reply.

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PASCALOU 519
PASCALOU 519

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Superb scenery, very beautiful trails, numerous elevation changes but very pleasant, no major difficulties, very beautiful hikes. After the hike, we went to visit Mont Saint Michel. A great day.

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daniel92800
daniel92800

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike: varied landscapes: hedgerows, polders... However, although there is much more to see, the path between the D 389 and point 6 is completely flooded, so you have to walk on the right-hand side of the field.

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francque35
francque35

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, view of Mont Saint Michel from the town hall park.

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louis35
louis35

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike along this route, which winds its way along lovely paths. I did it in the opposite direction and added a detour via the road to La Courpière and the cross towards the Chappe Telegraph Museum, which is definitely worth a visit. There's a long climb to reach the guardhouse, but it's not too steep.

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Christecol
Christecol

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy walk where you will learn all about the Polders. There are a few tarmac roads, but it is difficult to avoid them.

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140756Cathy
140756Cathy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A note about the guardhouse: remember to return the same way after your visit.
A beautiful hike that allows you to see Mont Saint Michel and its polders from different locations.
A varied and very pleasant walk.

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SCHWARTZ
SCHWARTZ

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike that doesn't quite live up to its name: we only see Mont Saint Michel on part of the way back.
This hike is best done in summer to avoid muddy sunken paths and enjoy the pleasant wooded route.

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Ricou et Domi
Ricou et Domi

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
We completed this hike in 2 hours and 45 minutes under the September sun.
The trail is impeccable, with no issues throughout the entire hike.
A lovely route with sunken paths in very pleasant countryside.

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SYLALA
SYLALA

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike that takes you through forest, countryside and then polder. Some sections may be tricky in wet weather.

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danhuch
danhuch

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 06, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello

An interesting and varied route in the hills above Mont Saint-Michel, but the route does not always correspond to the map in the following respects:

- At the start, point 1 is not very clear regarding the path to follow (we ended up on the road well before reaching "l'impasse Pinet").

- Points 3 and 4: insufficient information (after reaching "La Haute Bahaldière" and following the GR trail) to get to point 5 (Pré au Moine).

We noted that this route corresponds to the PR3 (yellow markings), which helped us when we encountered the above difficulties.

Hike to be recommended despite our comments.

THANK YOU

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DomPnt
DomPnt

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike on the first part, a little disappointed with the part on the polders. Part impassable at the moment between zones 5 and 6, flooded. But you just have to go through the fields. Thank you for this hiking suggestion.

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Laurent50240
Laurent50240

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little hike. Very little road, mainly very pleasant paths. Easy.

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