Hiking La Roche-Sur-Yon

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.

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.