Circuit des Hérons (Pontchâteau)
Key facts
- Distance
- 6.9 km
- Ascent
- +31 m
- Descent
- −30 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 35
- hiking ; mtb : 35 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Official time: 1 h 45 min
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 6.9 km under 10%. Elevation from 1 m to 35 m over 6.9 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 43%
- Dirt & gravel 46%
- Unknown 11%
- Path types
- Trail 43%
- Track 15%
- Road 42%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: easy, by Département de Loire-Atlantique.
Getting there
Start: Pontchâteau, Pontchâteau (44).
Sources
- Track: Département de Loire-Atlantique, PDIPR, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (data.loire-atlantique.fr/explore/dataset/224400028_itineraires-de-promenade-et-de-randonnee-en-loire-atlantique-pdipr/). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official time: 1 h 45 min, data.loire-atlantique.fr
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
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