You'll discover its 19th-century wash-houses, which are very well preserved and full of flowers in season.
This trail takes you through the commune of Neuvillalais. You'll discover its 19th-century wash-houses, which are very well preserved and pleasantly flowered in season. Note the church built of Roussard sandstone, a type of stone formed from grains of sand welded together by a siliceous sediment, set in ferruginous soil, which gives it its rusty colour. This walk alternates between paths on the plain and, to the west, a more undulating area with numerous streams.
Approximately 10 km west of Sillé-le-Guillaume.
Start/Finish point: Car park of the café-restaurant "Le Méridien".
- Leave the car park and turn right towards the church.
- At the crossroads, turn right towards Crissé.
- You'll come across the first wash-house, which is very well preserved and pleasantly flowered in season.
- Continue along the Crissé road until you reach "Trogné". Turn left. At the end of the road, turn left towards the village, then right.
- Cross the Rue du Méridien and follow the grassy path over a ford. Take the steps and continue to the right.
- Turn right towards "le lavoir". Behind the washhouse, go up the small path to reach the road. Continue along the road before turning right after "La Rouillerie".
- Turn left to pass a farm.
- At the crossroads, turn left towards "Les Douze". When you reach the road, turn right, then the first left along the farm.
- At the crossroads, turn left and then right towards Mézières.
- At the housing estate, take the track on the left. Take the 1st track on the left that leads back to the cemetery, then turn left onto the D21 to reach "Le Méridien".