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The slate route

Sport ,  Pedestrian sports ,  Hiking itinerary in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
24.7 km
6h 15min
Hard

  • This path, with 2 possible loops, offers you all kinds of landscapes: old slate quarries and industrial heritage, the Authion river, parks and gardens and built heritage.

  • This circuit offers a full-day walk with plenty of surprises along the way. You will pass the Musée de l’Ardoise (Slate Museum) then explore a former slate quarry turned park with its astonishing blue lakes.

    Touristic places
    - The Parc des Ardoisières in Trélazé with its small hills, old lands and headframes, has been restructured from an old slate quarry.
    - The Musée de l’ardoise (slate museum) permits discovering the extraction methods evolution and slate cracking demonstration.
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    This circuit offers a full-day walk with plenty of surprises along the way. You will pass the Musée de l’Ardoise (Slate Museum) then explore a former slate quarry turned park with its astonishing blue lakes.

    Touristic places
    - The Parc des Ardoisières in Trélazé with its small hills, old lands and headframes, has been restructured from an old slate quarry.
    - The Musée de l’ardoise (slate museum) permits discovering the extraction methods evolution and slate cracking demonstration.
    - The Parc de Pignerolle in Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou is a good example of the French art of living. The landscape atmosphere of the château, built in 1776 on 80 ha, has been realised in accordance with the elegance and architectural balance of the château.

    Equipment at your disposal
    - Toilets and picnic tables in the Parc des Ardoisières in Trélazé and the Parc de Pignerolle in Saint-Barthélemy-d’Anjou

    Departure points
    - Domaine de Pignerolle car park (main gate) in Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
    - Musée de l'Ardoise, chemin de la Maraichère at Trélazé

    Circuit marked out in mauve.

    Download the map of walks in and around Angers.
Points of interest
1 Parc des Ardoisières
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3 Musée de l'Ardoise
4 Bac de la Chevalerie
5 Parc de Pignerolle
Services
  • Equipment
    • Picnic area
    • Public WC