In the footsteps of the Petit-Anjou (historic train)

New walk: In the footsteps of the Petit-Anjou (historic train), created by the municipality of Beaupréau.
Route starting from the former Beaupréau station, now Place du 8 Mai, towards La Chabossière

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.52 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 30 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 116 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 77 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Beaupréau (49600)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 47.203702° / W 0.999242°
  • ⚑
    End: N 47.226429° / W 0.966966°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1423SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S) Start at Place du 8 Mai. Set off along Rue du Pressoir (D80), which continues as Rue des Cèdres.

(1) When you reach the Belliard premises, take the path on the right which joins a small road.

(2) At Route des Grandes Places, turn right until you reach the junction with Route du Vigneau (cross). Turn left and then take the first road on the right until you reach the hamlet of La Faucillonnière.

(3) Just before this hamlet, take the path on the right and continue to the hamlet of Saint-Antoine. Take the tarmac road on the right which leads to the Landreau roundabout.

(4) Cross the D80 and, on the other side, take the path on the left that runs alongside the housing estate. Take the first exit on the left (a place called l’Hermitage) and follow the road to the large roundabout on the D752.

(5) Continue straight ahead on the Route de la Salle Aubry (D201) then turn right. Walk along the path that runs alongside the road.

(6) Take the newly created, well-signposted path. Take the second path on the left, pass by a pond and then the Ruisseau de la Jousselinière, and reach a road.

(7) Turn right onto the Chemin de la Roche Talbuteau for 400m, then take the first wooded path on the left, which leads to the finish on the Route de la Chapelle Aubry (E)

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 90 m - Place du 8 Mai
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 99 m - Ets Belliard
  3. 2 : km 1.18 - alt. 99 m - Les Grandes Places
  4. 3 : km 2.08 - alt. 105 m - La Faucillonnière
  5. 4 : km 3.29 - alt. 112 m - Le Landreau
  6. 5 : km 3.72 - alt. 108 m - Large roundabout on the D752
  7. 6 : km 4.25 - alt. 107 m - Entrance to new trail
  8. 7 : km 7.45 - alt. 108 m - Chemin de la Roche Talbulteau
  9. E : km 8.52 - alt. 110 m - Route de la Chapelle Aubry

Notes

Green markings

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Filou58
Filou58

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Nice route but not very well marked. Lots of tarmac.
In the end, we did it in two stages because we got lost.

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SAUTEJEAU Philippe
SAUTEJEAU Philippe

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A nice route, but the markings (light green) are hard to see.

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manuuher
manuuher
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hiking route that can also be cycled along a very quiet road.
It allows you to easily return to the starting point by road.
Similarly, the road sections along the route seem shorter.
However, I was a bit disappointed by the title, as there is no sign of any little train (not even in ruins).

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randonneesHeMo
randonneesHeMo

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 19, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice

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solo49
solo49

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It’s a shame we’re several kilometres from the starting point, as the narrow road ahead is very dangerous (very busy and fast-moving)... long live routes!
Well done all the same; this route calls for more in Beaupréau and the surrounding area

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, Françoislerandonneur
Where exactly is this private property located?
It looks like you managed to get around it.

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Françoislerandonneur
Françoislerandonneur

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A good walk, despite the poor weather and... very muddy ground in places! But it is March, after all... It’s a shame we came up against a private property that stopped us from continuing along this path...

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