The Deer Trail in Montrevault-sur-Èvre

A stroll through Leppo Forest, featuring sunken paths and streams... A peaceful trail in the heart of the Anjou countryside, just five minutes from the Pottery Village and the Fuilet clay pits.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.08 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 89 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 89 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 358 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 253 ft

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Description of the walk

Park near the Camusière picnic area near Biofournil.
Follow the yellow markings

(S/E) From the car park, head towards the picnic area, then take the path opposite.

(1) Go straight on and walk past the houses on your left.

(2) Cross the Route de la Papinière with care, then continue straight on along the path until you reach the next road, which you also cross. Walk past the farm on your right and continue along the path through the fields for about 1 km. When you reach the farm, walk past the farm buildings then turn left to join the tarmac road.

(3) Turn right, walk 50 m then turn left onto the path. Cross the Ruisseau du Verret and continue on your way to Les Bouinières. Cross the hamlet then continue to the D92.

(4) Turn left, walk carefully along the road for about thirty metres, then take the path on your right. Continue along the path through the fields, taking a right-hand bend followed by a left-hand bend, and head towards the hamlet of La Houssaye.

(5) At the junction, turn right, cross the hamlet and continue along the tarmac road to the D80.

(6) Cross the D80 carefully, then head straight into the Leppo Forest for about 1 km, following the purple markings.

(7) At the Quatre Fenêtres junction, turn left and continue for 1 km. Cross the D92 with care, then carry on straight ahead.

(8) Turn left and continue across the fields. Cross the tarmac road and keep going straight on until you reach the wayside shrine.

(9) Turn left, then right onto the path and continue to La Dauderie.

(10) Continue straight along the path for 500 m, then turn left at the junction. Walk past the greenhouses and continue to the D67. Cross the road carefully and head straight ahead.

(1) Turn right to return to the Camusière picnic area and car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 341 ft - La Camusière picnic area
  2. 1 : mi 0.1 - alt. 338 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.23 - alt. 335 ft - Papinière Road
  4. 3 : mi 1.01 - alt. 282 ft - La Fosse, tarmac road
  5. 4 : mi 1.74 - alt. 331 ft - D92
  6. 5 : mi 2.41 - alt. 341 ft - Junction towards La Houssaye
  7. 6 : mi 3.01 - alt. 338 ft - D80
  8. 7 : mi 3.86 - alt. 325 ft - Quatre-Fenêtres junction
  9. 8 : mi 5.1 - alt. 338 ft - Left-hand bend
  10. 9 : mi 5.97 - alt. 331 ft - Calvary
  11. 10 : mi 6.39 - alt. 348 ft - La Dauderie
  12. S/E : mi 7.08 - alt. 341 ft - La Camusière picnic area

Notes

16% of roads are tarmac-surfaced.

Worth a visit

The Forest of Leppo was a bloody theatre of the War in the Vendée. On 12 March 1794, Republican soldiers arrived at Fief-Sauvin and Puiset-Doré and killed around thirty people in the village of Puiset. The Republican troops then set fire to the Leppo woods, where the inhabitants had taken refuge. Forced to leave the forest to escape the flames, the villagers, including many children, were massacred at the edge of the woods by the Republican troops who were waiting for them there. In total, 56 inhabitants were massacred around the Leppo Forest.
A commemorative cross erected on the site marks this event.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.8 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
general11
general11

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route through shady paths and the Leppo Forest.
Completed in May, it is poorly maintained; grass, brambles and bushes have overgrown the small paths, particularly at the start and end of the route. The bridge spanning the Verret stream is submerged; it is possible to cross in dry weather without getting too wet. The signposting needs updating; be careful if walking in the opposite direction, as there is a lack of information at the junction.

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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, but not to be attempted in rainy weather due to possible flooding.
Pleasant woodland paths, three deer spotted in a clearing,
interesting Leppo forest (introduction of "red" ants), etc
A relaxing walk along a well-maintained trail.

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Balor
Balor

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very enjoyable route through the countryside with plenty of shaded paths; however, the colour of the signposts is out of date

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gelinoto
gelinoto

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike taken this afternoon, 5 February 2024
First of all, the markings are no longer purple; they are now YELLOW. Avoid this route in winter when the paths are very muddy, as many sections are impassable.

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JPLD
JPLD

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The purple markings are no longer there; you must follow the yellow ones.

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Ôsez Mauges
Ôsez Mauges

Hello,

Indeed, two sections were re-graded in the autumn, so at the moment it is difficult to use these two areas as the ground is not dry. The information has been passed on, and we are doing our utmost to resolve the issue quickly.

Kind regards,
Marie on behalf of the ôsezMauges team

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J.Loupatch
J.Loupatch

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful stretch through the forest, but the rest of the route isn’t very pleasant due to a lack of maintenance on the paths.
It’s also a shame that there is no memorial to what happened in the Leppo Forest during the Wars of the Vendée.

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