Hiking Pays De La Loire

Yellow markup. 12 km, departure parking of the castle.

The common point of all species identified in this botanical pathway? All are typical of the mayennais bocage. If some will remember something, others are more rare in the region, so open your mirettes! In case of doubt, refer to the valuable interpretive panels that are on your way. On the way, the old career of the Brushes presents itself as another major point of interest: its very well-known lime served in 1569 at the Réparations castle repairs.

Tariff: free.

Distance: 7 km.

Difficulty: .

Markup: yellow.

This (artificial) lake offers sportsmen and women the opportunity to go jogging, cycling, canoeing, rowing and sailing in the open air, since the municipal sailing school has set up its beacons there. On foot, the walk starts by crossing the dam with a breathtaking view of the lake. A path goes all around the lake (19 km), and botanical indications are offered to walkers, the terminals presented are accessible to blind people. This circuit has a common section with the GR de pays "between Vie and Yon", marked in yellow and red.

CSC Laetitia brings together Sports activities and the Association Life and Joy, which deals with cultural activities and leisure activities. Thus, the LAETITIA CCS proposes some activities such as: gymnastics, badminton, school of sports, children's awakening, tennis-ball, handball, volleyball, table tennis, pottery, comedy, musciale club… Their hiking section is rather dynamic and at the annual rate of € 29 you can participate in many collective walks on weekends and holidays.

This circuit is a variation of the circuit "Between Bourg and Maine" in a slightly shorter version (5 km, 1 h 30). It lets you go to the Moulin mill before joining the Goupillières and continue to the Old Ideally Mill. The circuit also passes to Huperie, then La. At the intersection of Relipière, take the road on the left leading to Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine and reach the starting point.

It is a CPIE Pays de Nantes-accredited association, which is a network of players working for the environment in the Nantes conurbation. Écopôle offers a range of educational programs and actions in the area, including nature walks, educational projects, training courses and teaching resources. They also work on themes such as water management, biodiversity, waste, responsible eating and energy.

The Comité Départemental Retraite Sportive de la Vendée is an association based in La Roche-sur-Yon. Their site offers information on hikes, guides and trails, as well as on available training courses. They also offer an order form for marking equipment, as well as a device called Suricate for reporting anomalies on hiking trails. What's more, they offer the possibility of discovering hiking for a day, a week or a month with the Pass Découverte.

A joyful and relaxed atmosphere in this association of walkers who are determined to discover the country of Gié through the paths of the cross. Every Thursday and Sunday, the club's followers run by Gilbert Chauvin's city center, for ten kilometers through the vineyards, the rowing fields and the surrounding subwoods. Hikers from other places are welcome!

The interpretation trail of the Hyrôme valley is one of the many marked footpaths in the Loire-Layon-Aubance area. You can follow it over a vast area, leading up to the tower of the Guérin mill. There, in the heart of the vineyards, a large circular panorama reveals a landscape that seems to stretch out to infinity, as far as the Mauges when the sky is clear. It takes about 45 minutes to hike the 3 km of trails. A nice walk for young and old.

All year round, on reservation, you can go hiking on the fauna and flora, bocage and forest, two of the important elements of the specialities landscape. This is happening around the farm and the Gîte. The most original is undoubtedly the sung hike! To spend a day of conviviality and relaxation. Please note that animations can be organized for works councils, schools and leisure centres. Interesting, not! Do not hesitate to ask for more information.

Hiking by the river Erdre and through the countryside. You will discover the Charlotte Bridge, the Bois de Triage and the Fountain of La.

A Route sheet is on sale at the town hall and the initiative union.

Go, hit the best shoes and go on the trails. Pornichet has beautiful beaches, it's true, but it also has roads and a little campaign corner to make known. The tourist office had the right idea to propose three paths to walkers, lit as beginners. This document is provided to the tourism office. Three detailed sheets (maps, historical explanations on districts) show the three courses. The first 8 km and takes the hikers to the discovery of the pornichétin bocage. The second of 12 km proposes a real walk in the countryside, from island to island (term that designated fertile places cultivated in the middle of the lande which composed the landscape of yesteryear). The third last of a length of 15,5 km marie beaches and groves. The city of Pornichet multiplies efforts to allow everyone to discover, in safety, sometimes unknown places of the commune. It builds wooden bridges allowing the crossing of streams, débroussaille and maintains paths, and puts in place an adapted markup.

A cross-country journey in the countryside of Saint-Viaud, and a charming stroll, including mint fragrances and poeny, as pleasant as entêtants. The circuit passes through the Saint-Vital Chapel which was a high pilgrimage site for the country of Retz a few decades ago. According to legend, Saint Vital in prayer planted his canne and brought a source to this place. In 1923 Jean-Marie Filodeau, in recognition of the graces obtained by Saint Vital, erected this chapel.

A haven of peace for fishermen, the gardens of Los Corralès are ideal for fragrant walks. It offers a magnificent vineyard with a breathtaking view of the Sèvre River and its valley. To be discovered! In the past, wine was transported to Nantes by the Sèvre Nantaise, the river was then a vital commercial axis for the region, the port testifies to this former prosperous traffic. It is now a leisure area. Starting from the port, you will find eight thematic paths, that is to say 80 km arranged in circuits of excursions!

5 km in the forest or 10 km in the bocage, departure from the Church. 11 km circuit in the bocage or circuit of the Carateries, departure place des Basses-Marche.

This circuit allows you to explore the country of Blue Stone and mansions (Naulière, Yachts…). Documentation indicating the marked multi-hiking trails is available at the tourist office.

A magnificent circuit that runs along the shores of the streams of Pirudel and Perche through bocage and landes. A pocket of eight marked multi-hiking trails is available at the Nozay tourist Office.

It takes place from Châteaubriant to Rougé over 13 km in a preserved environment. A discovery, far from all motorized traffic, of the peaceful countryside of the countryside.

Departure: parking place Charles-de-Gaulle in front of the castle. Yellow markup. Plan 4 hours to travel 16 km to discover the castelbriantaise countryside.

Green and red markup. Distance 8 km. Departure, picnic area D 163. Hiking and biking trail.