A visit to Mûr-de-Bretagne

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This walk is designed to help you discover Mûr-de-Bretagne and its famous hill climb featured in the Tour de France (with gradients of up to 13%), not to mention Sainte-Suzanne Church and many other sights to see as you stroll through the streets.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.03 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 184 ft
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    Descent: - 177 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 587 ft
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    Lowest point: 489 ft
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Description of the walk

Start from the car park at Place de l’Église.

(S/E) Leave the car park and head towards the town hall, taking the street opposite the church. Then turn right twice and then left three times.

(1) Carry on straight ahead at the next junction, along the Allée des Marronniers, then, at the roundabout, take the second left and join Rue Sainte-Suzanne.

(2) Cross the road and carry on straight ahead along Rue du Lac. Between numbers 13 and 15, turn left.

(3) At the fork in the road, turn right, then keep to the left and carry on straight ahead.

(4) At the junction, turn right, then, at the end of the road, turn left onto Rue de Bellevue, cross the road and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue du Port Bidan.

(5) First turn left then right, then turn left twice. At the end, turn left and right again, and return to the junction you passed on the way there. Keep going straight ahead until you reach Allée des Marronniers.

(1) Turn right and carry on straight ahead until you reach Favanic.

(6) Turn left; at the end, keep left and return to the junction you passed on the way there.

(2) Carry on straight ahead to the town hall and head for the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 531 ft - Church Square
  2. 1 : mi 0.29 - alt. 571 ft - Allée des Marronniers
  3. 2 : mi 0.43 - alt. 581 ft - Rue Sainte-Suzanne
  4. 3 : mi 0.64 - alt. 571 ft - Fork
  5. 4 : mi 1.12 - alt. 581 ft - Crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 1.54 - alt. 505 ft - Rue de Pors Bidan
  7. 6 : mi 2.33 - alt. 525 ft - Favanic
  8. S/E : mi 3.03 - alt. 531 ft - Church Square

Notes

No water source

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