Tour of the water sources in Mahéru

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

On paper, a short, easy walk! A pleasant and even picturesque start (Mahéru church, the hamlet in the valley, a stretch past the ponds – which are completely dry this year). After the valley, things get trickier: the “muddy path isn’t actually muddy”, but it’s particularly hard to find. So we follow the edge of the field until we reach what’s likely to be the cross-country path. Sure enough, we spotted it, but the path was impassable and overgrown with brambles. We fell back on what appeared to be the original path, which we’d actually walked alongside without realising it, after once again pushing through the brambles. After following the cross-path – which was also very overgrown – we turned left back onto the road to reach the ponds and then Mahéru.
Parked in the town hall car park, the mayor, who was just coming out, remarked that we’d covered quite a distance.

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Date of your route : May 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, green walk (late May) – an easy route (although there are a few hills along the way!). Beautiful vegetation, panoramic views over a lovely valley, and encounters with cattle… A pleasant walk

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Hello,
It’s true that many of the routes I suggest are easily managed in winter or even in very early spring (March/early April), but they’re much less enjoyable once the grass starts to grow thickly.
Unfortunately, the state of the paths in the region prevents us from enjoying them to the full. Even some of the routes marked out by local councils are virtually impassable. However, I don’t really see the point in sharing walks that are solely on roads.
As for ticks, you should always take precautions when hiking and cover up properly, even if it’s hot.

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Date of your route : Jul 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A walk to forget: the paths are no longer maintained at all. As a result, you end up walking through very tall grass, brambles and stinging nettles. The start of the walk is very pleasant but is quickly spoiled by sections that are far too difficult. This route is not recommended (unless you enjoy catching ticks).

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

Out on the ground, I couldn’t quite work out where point 5 of the route was, so I ended up going straight on without realising it. Once I reached Le Buisson, I took the D676 again to get to Mahéru! (an extra 2 km or so). That said, I really enjoyed the scenery, which is indeed that of a bocage, but a bocage characterised by rugged terrain (hence the charm of the walk).

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