From Place Napoléon to the extraordinary vegetable garden

Start at Place Napoléon.

(S/E) Cross Place Napoléon, go past the church on your right and go down Rue du Président De Gaulle. At the roundabout, continue on the D760, Rue Georges Pompidou, and you will arrive at the bridge over the Yon.

(1) Immediately after, turn right onto Allée Léopold Guillet (cycle path) which runs alongside the D760.

(2) At the Oudairies roundabout, take Rue Newton (cycle path along the street) towards the shopping centre.

(3) At the roundabout for the Oudairies business park, turn right onto Promenade Andrée Chiffoleau (cycle path along Rue Kepler) and continue until you reach a fork at the corner of the Maison des Communes de la Vendée.

(4) Continue right and, at the next fork, cross the street (Rue du Lodge Pilorge) and take Rue Joseph Kessel opposite, continuing to No. 23.

(5) Take the small path on the left, along the ponds. Cross the D80 and continue to the next fork.

(6) Take the cycle path on the left towards Lycée Nature and La Chaize-le-Vicomte and follow it to the end.

(7) Turn right (Chemin des Druides), then left onto the new cycle path towards La Chaize-le-Vicomte. Stay on the cycle path along the road (D248) until you reach the roundabout.

(8) Take the cycle path on the right, along Route de Beautour, towards Parc Éco 85, and join the Potager Extraordinaire at the next roundabout.

(9) Visit the vegetable garden; see opening times and dates. From the vegetable garden, return to Route de Beautour and turn right towards La Chaize-le-Vicomte.

(10) At the roundabout, take the^fourth exit onto the^D101A towards Château Fromage and then take the^third exit in the same direction. Go under the motorway bridge and you will come to a gravel path on the left a few metres further on.

(11) Take this road and continue straight ahead. Continue on the asphalt road, pass the hamlet of La Pommeraie and arrive at a crossroads. Continue a few metres to the right until you reach the next gravel road on the left.

(12) Follow it, then continue along the D948 until you reach a multiple fork.

(13) First turn left then right onto Chemin Napoléon, which runs alongside the D948, and follow it straight ahead until you reach a side street.

(14) Cross it, take the cycle path on the left, which runs alongside the street. Join the route you have already taken at the Maison des Communes de la Vendée.

(4) Turn right onto the Promenade Chiffoleau cycle path, which you took on the way there, and follow it back to Place Napoléon (S/E).

There are numerous cycle paths along this route. The cycle path along the Route de la Chaize-le-Vicomte and Beautour is not visible on the map as it is a recent addition. The roundabouts on the^D101A are the most dangerous part of the route, with heavy traffic, so please take care.

(9) To visit the extraordinary vegetable garden, visit the website: https://potagerextraordinaire.com/

(13) To hire electric bikes, visit: https://www.destination-larochesuryon.fr/