Distance: 14.5 km
Duration: 04h00
THE ISLES-BARDEL
Go on a quiet stroll between the meanders of the Orne and the Baize and admire the varied natural environments offered by the Suisse Normande: bocage, moor, forest, wetlands, and cliffs in a Natura 2000 protected area. Find out on this 14.5km circuit, starting from Isles-Bardel, a rich historical heritage witness to a past that stretches from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution.
Go on a quiet stroll between the meanders of the Orne and the Baize and admire the varied natural environments offered by the Suisse Normande: bocage, moor, forest, wetlands, and cliffs in a Natura 2000 protected area.
Discover on this 14.5km circuit, starting from Isles-Bardel, a rich historical heritage witness to a past that extends from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution.
Your itinerary
THE ISLES-BARDEL
Go on a quiet stroll between the meanders of the Orne and the Baize and admire the varied natural environments offered by the Suisse Normande: bocage, moor, forest, wetlands, and cliffs in a Natura 2000 protected area.
Discover on this 14.5km circuit, starting from Isles-Bardel, a rich historical heritage witness to a past that extends from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution.
Discover on this 14.5km circuit, starting from Isles-Bardel, a rich historical heritage witness to a past that extends from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution.
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Step 1
Leaving the town hall. Go up rue du bourg for 40m and take the first path on the left.
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Step 2
At the crossroads turn left.
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Step 3
At the Montellière crossroads, follow the small lane immediately to its left. At the exit of the hamlet we go up for 500m.
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Step 4
Where the paved road bends at a right angle, take the path to the left to reach Ménil-Hermei.
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Step 5
Before the first houses of the village take the 1st road to the right, on the tarmac again to the right, then follow the D50 for 239m towards the Isles Bardel.
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Step 6
Take the chemin de Bougard on the left of the road in the middle of a bend, for a descent of 760m.
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Step 7
Before the bridge over the Orne follow the path to the right which follows the valley for 2170m.
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Step 8
The path goes away from the river, climbs towards La Bourganière and joins the lime kiln.
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Step 9
After the lime kiln, leave the tarmac to take the dirt road on the left.
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Step 10
At the crossroads of La Valette take the 2nd road on the left, we leave aside the road of the Curve without exit.
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Step 11
Next crossroads, continue downhill.
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Step 12
At the bottom, take the road to the left, cross the Baize then take the first path on the right before the Danet mill.
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Step 13
Go up the Baize valley, by the chemin des tuileries. Cross the Guérardière farm then go down the D128 to the right, cross the Baize and go up towards the starting point by taking the small steep path that leads to the Isles Bardel church.