L'Orée du Bois
Key facts
- Distance
- 10.6 km
- Ascent
- +12 m
- Descent
- −12 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 25
- hiking ; mtb : 45 min
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Official time: 2 h 30 min
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 10.6 km under 10%. Elevation from 62 m to 79 m over 10.6 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 60%
- Dirt & gravel 39%
- Unknown 1%
- Path types
- Trail 16%
- Track 23%
- Road 61%
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Département de Loire-Atlantique.
Getting there
Start: Saint-Mars-du-Désert, Saint-Mars-du-Désert (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: 2 h 30 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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