Le détour des Moulins
Key facts
- Distance
- 11.9 km
- Ascent
- +80 m
- Descent
- −80 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 50
- hiking ; mtb : 1 hr
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Official time: 4 h
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 11.9 km under 10%. Elevation from 9 m to 72 m over 11.9 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 54%
- Dirt & gravel 45%
- Unknown 1%
- Path types
- Trail 24%
- Track 21%
- Road 55%
Description
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) (www.erdrecanalforet.fr/fr/20-circuits-de-randonnee.html?mb_page=circuit&mb_id=17478&mb_titre=circuit-au-detour-des-moulins-saint-mars-du-desert#mb_module). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official time: 4 h, erdrecanalforet.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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