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Woodland and countryside walk

in Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie
15.6 km
4h
Very easy

  • This path offers you a quiet and peaceful walk through meadows, pathways in undergrowth and diversified wooded countryside landscapes, typical from Angers. It is perfect for countryside lovers.

  • Touristic places :
    - The church of Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie has still old Romanesque openings on its northern wall, toward the presbytery garden, even after its modernization in the 19th century.
    - The “Domaine des Écots” is an example of housing estate from the 70’s for wealthy people. The 112 plots are along two loops, forming a big eight and reachable using two entrances. The Norman revival style, architect’s houses or Loire houses come one after another, protected by big hedges.
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    Touristic places :
    - The church of Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie has still old Romanesque openings on its northern wall, toward the presbytery garden, even after its modernization in the 19th century.
    - The “Domaine des Écots” is an example of housing estate from the 70’s for wealthy people. The 112 plots are along two loops, forming a big eight and reachable using two entrances. The Norman revival style, architect’s houses or Loire houses come one after another, protected by big hedges.
    - The Giffard company, well-known for its peppermints, opened in 2016 this new syrup production site and transferred its logistics platform there, as part of its development plan.
    - The Renaissance-style Château de la Chaussée was built in 1872 by Earl Tessé de la Motte, as indicated by the T and the M intertwined in the château’s pediment. Its more than 20 ha park is well-known for the richness of and varied tree species with exceptional essences, classified in INRA.

    Equipment at your disposal :
    - Picnic tables in the Parc des Fontaines.

    Departure points :
    - Church, rue de l'Aubriaie in Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie
    - Salle de la Coudre, rue Ferrières in Saint-Léger-des-Bois (Saint-Léger-de-Linières)

    Circuit marked out in mauve.