Situated on the Normandy Pays-de-la-Loire trunk road, Parennes is well worth a visit to discover its important history of slate and limestone quarrying.
Start/Finish point: Mairie de Parennes.
- From the Mairie, take the road towards Sillé. Turn left to follow the D103 out of the town.
- Continue towards the former Perrières slate quarries. Leave them on your left and continue as far as the Château de Courtemanche.
- Turn left and then left again towards Champsoreau.
- Go around the property on your left and follow the track past "Les Monceaux".
- Turn right and pass the Grand Mény, then turn left. At the end of the track, turn left onto the road that takes you back into the village. Turn left into the village centre.