Description written by “Le randonneur breton”.
The walk starts from the car park behind Montautour Town Hall.
The route described below is signposted by Vitré Communauté with Green Triangles bearing the number 40, ‘Route du Rocher’.
(S/E) From the rear of the town hall, take the path heading north. At the crossroads, turn left and, after a bend to the right, you’ll reach a road. Turn left. At the next T-junction, turn right and, at the end of the right-hand bend, join theGR® 34.
(1) Turn left onto theGR®. Follow it to the left, ignoring a path on the right, until you reach Le Pommier, where, at the T-junction, let theGR® continue straight ahead. Turn left, heading due north.
(2) Turn right towards Le Petit Pommier and continue to Mirligousse.
(3) At the left-hand bend, turn right onto a path and continue to the left at the fork. At the Grand Frênay crossroads, turn left towards Petit Frênay and continue right onto the D209.
(4) Before L’Hôtellerie, turn right and follow the road, ignoring all junctions to the right and left, until you reach Harault.
(5) Turn right and immediately follow the path to the left. At the end, turn right and carry on straight ahead along the road until you reach the crossroads where you rejoin theGR® 34.
(6) Turn left and, at La Pichotière, continue to the right.
(7) After 200 m, at a junction where theGR® heads left, turn right and you’ll reach the D24 county road.
(8) Follow it to the right and take a path on the right just before the sewage treatment works.
(9) In front of the houses at La Plissière, turn left. After 300 m, past the town boundary sign but before the houses, at the sign for “Rue de l’Épine”, take the path on the right.
(10) Head slightly to the right, then take thefirst path on the left which leads into Montautour. Continue to the left, then turn right onto Rue de Vitré. Turn left twice to join Rue de la Mairie, walk past the cemetery and return to the car park (S/E).