Alternative route for the Route de l’Aulne around Nesmy

A rural route that takes you along paths to discover a mill, an 18-hole golf course, the River Yon and the village of Nesmy with its pottery workshop.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.63 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 148 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 148 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 223 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 105 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Nesmy (85310)
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    Start/End: N 46.591775° / W 1.399753°
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Description of the walk

Park in the stadium car park on Rue du Stade.

(S/E) Leave the car park and turn left onto the pavement on Rue Prouteau, which runs alongside the stadium. Continue straight on along a wide path. Pass by the ponds of the Ruisseau de la Planchette and carry on until you reach a small road at a place called La Balangerie.

(1) Turn left, then a little further on turn right and head down to the Yon, passing a campsite on your right.

(2) On the riverbank, on the left-hand side of the road, you can see the Rambourg mill, which is open to visitors in the summer. Cross the Yon (you can cycle across the ford in the summer). Take the first small road on the left, which continues as a stony track past the farm buildings.

(3) After a small stream, take a path on the left which runs alongside the river: this path may be flooded in the event of heavy rain. You’ll come out onto the D85 (Nesmy/La Roche-sur-Yon road) and follow it to the left for about fifty metres.

(4) Cross the road with care and take Rue de Brancaire opposite. Take the second small road on the right (Chemin de Saint-André).

(5) At the top of the hill, take thefirst path on the left. Follow it downhill to a small road, which you then follow to the right for just about twenty metres.

(6) Leave the road by taking a path on the left and follow it to the entrance to the village of Nesmy. You’ll come out onto Impasse des Pins; continue to the right until you reach the D36.

(7) Cross at the pedestrian crossing and follow the path opposite, which passes in front of the old railway station. At the end, at the corner of a tennis court, turn left onto the path and join Rue des Primevères.

(8) Follow this street to the right, continuing along Rue de l’Usine, then take a short first turn right then left to continue along Rue des Fontenelles.

(9) Turn left into a small lane, keep to the right at the three-way junction and follow it to Rue de la Vannoire.

(10) Turn left, reach the roundabout and go round it on the right to take a cul-de-sac (Rue des Roseaux), which continues as a lane until it joins Rue de la Geffière.

Turn left and follow the pavement to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 217 ft - Stadium car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.89 - alt. 151 ft - La Balangerie, on the left
  3. 2 : mi 1.1 - alt. 112 ft - Banks of the - Yon (rivière) à finaliser
  4. 3 : mi 1.68 - alt. 118 ft - Path on the left
  5. 4 : mi 2.75 - alt. 121 ft - Cross the D85
  6. 5 : mi 3.09 - alt. 167 ft - Country lane on the left
  7. 6 : mi 3.77 - alt. 203 ft - Path on the left
  8. 7 : mi 4.68 - alt. 223 ft - D36
  9. 8 : mi 4.84 - alt. 220 ft - Rue des Primevères
  10. 9 : mi 5.16 - alt. 184 ft - Path on the left
  11. 10 : mi 5.36 - alt. 197 ft - Rue de la Vannoire
  12. S/E : mi 5.63 - alt. 217 ft - Stadium car park

Notes

Toilets at the Espace du Moulin de Rambourg (2).

Worth a visit

(2) The Moulin de Rambourg: a watermill that operated until 1985. It is open to visitors throughout the summer, every day of the week; the surrounding area is very pleasant.

Between (4) and (5), you can catch a glimpse of the Demangère golf course (18 holes).

Between (7) and (8), the path runs alongside the railway line.

(7) Take a look at the old station, then follow the pleasant little paths.

(S/E) Before setting off, head towards the centre of the village and, at the end of the car park, turn left into the pottery shop.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
3.7 / 5
Jacky Dalançon
Jacky Dalançon

The routes should be updated from time to time as the landscape changes (paths, roads, properties, etc.)
Sometimes small paths disappear or are altered despite the efforts of walking clubs and local councils. When I revisit paths I’ve walked before and notice changes, I make a note of them in Visorando. The Nesmy walk, for instance, is a modified version of another route suggested by a Visorando user.

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grizi
grizi

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

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

Some lovely stretches, particularly along the River Yon – very relaxing. I took the wrong road when I got to the old station. I never saw the tennis court mentioned. Apart from that, it was a lovely walk.

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RAY2285
RAY2285

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk...
We had to slow down a bit between 6 and 7 because of hunters… though they’d made it quite clear they were there…
Some lovely wildlife photos taken in glorious sunshine

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pap20cmss17
pap20cmss17

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

An interesting route in the first part, but nothing special from point no. 5 onwards
It’s a shame the golf course can only be glimpsed ‘from quite a distance’ and we didn’t get to see the pottery!!! But it’s a lovely spot at the Rambourg mill…

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Jacky Dalançon
Jacky Dalançon

This is a route I’ve adapted from the departmental walking trails, but I’ve modified it to minimise the amount of tarmac.

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leonchevrier
leonchevrier

MY MISTAKE!! A lovely walk, part of which I did
Léon

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Jacky Dalançon
Jacky Dalançon

Hello
Aulne: this is not the river in Brittany but the tree. The river that follows this route is the Yon (which flows through La Roche-sur-Yon).

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leonchevrier
leonchevrier

I DIDN’T KNOW THAT THE AULNE RIVER FLOWED THROUGH NESMY 🤣🤣🤣
BY LEON VENDEEN AND BRETON A variation on the Aulne Route around Nesmy

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