SENTIER DE LA CHAPELLE BON SECOURS (N°54)

The Chapelle de Bon Secours trail is 90% dirt track. It follows the old Roman road that led from Gué St-Léonard to Mayenne. A short diversions is recommended to the Egoutelles peat bog, a regional nature reserve. This two-hectare site in a former Armorican sandstone quarry is home to more than a hundred rare plant species, including carnivores such as Droséra, Rossolis à feuilles rondes and Grassette du Portugal. Nature tours are organised regularly or on request.
Leave from Villepail church (car park and toilets nearby) and head towards Crennes-sur-Fraubée. At the first crossroads, follow the D240, then after 50m, take a small track on the left through undergrowth. After a steep climb, the route joins a ridge path (an old Roman road) which you take on the left. You pass the Signal de Pail, a recorded summit marked by an IGN granite marker (356m). The path then descends to the foot of the Corniche. Take a short diversions to see the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours. The route continues along a shady, damp track, then turns onto more open farm tracks, offering some very fine views. The route ends on a pretty sunken track and a final climb that leads suddenly into the village.

A PR approved by the Comité départemental de la randonnée pédestre is a recognised quality route (varied landscapes, limited tarmac and presence of natural or historical curiosities) that meets the following conditions
safety and respect for the environments it crosses.

Watch the France Bleu Mayenne programme dedicated to this route.

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