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Hiking in Ille-et-Vilaine

815

routes

8.9 km

median distance

54 m

median elevation gain

Ille-et-Vilaine owes a good share of its routes to Paimpont — that is, to Brocéliande. The legendary forest unfolds ponds, heath and Arthurian sites — the Val sans Retour, the Barenton spring — over rolling, easily reached ground.

Around Rennes, the Vilaine valley and the Ille-et-Rance canal give flat, steady walking, usable year-round from Bruz or the city itself. It is the network people actually use day to day.

East, Fougères adds a state forest and sharper relief, with granite chaos and one of Europe's largest castles as a starting point.

When to go — All year; autumn is the best season in Brocéliande, and winter stays walkable along the towpaths.

OpenRando lists 815 hiking routes in Ille-et-Vilaine. The median distance is 8.9 km, and most routes fall between 4.3 and 16.2 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

The terrain stays gentle: median elevation gain is 54 m, and even the hilliest routes rarely exceed 136 m. Good ground for long outings without the climbing.

The most common starting points cluster around: Rennes, Paimpont, Bruz, Saint-Malon-sur-Mel, Fougères, Saint-Senoux. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Ille-et-Vilaine

  • Boucle Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol-de-Bretagne – Dol-de-Bretagne au départ de La Chasse29.7 km
  • Chez Marybigoud Crêperie aller-retour à partir de Laillé29.4 km
  • Boucle Val Sans Retour – Étang du Miroir aux Fées au départ de Concoret28.9 km

All routes in Ille-et-Vilaine