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Hiking in Mayenne

134

routes

8.6 km

median distance

78 m

median elevation gain

Two listed sites shape the walking here. Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes, one of the most beautiful villages in France, sits on a rock spur William the Conqueror never took: the ramparts stand seventy metres above the Erve valley.

Saulges, below, opens onto the Erve canyon and its decorated caves, the only recognised Palaeolithic rock art site in western France. The valley path links the two.

Elsewhere, Azé, Saint-Fort and Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert give classic hedgerow country of banks, sunken lanes and small valleys, with the Coëvrons as the only marked relief.

When to go — Favour spring in the Erve valley. Winter remains possible, but the sunken lanes turn heavy.

OpenRando lists 134 hiking routes in Mayenne. The median distance is 8.6 km, and most routes fall between 4.8 and 17.0 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 78 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 211 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Saint-Fort, Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes, Saulges, Azé, Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert, Daon. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Mayenne

  • Les berges de la Mayenne vers Daon — boucle depuis Château-Gontier26.4 km
  • Boucle Pont – Saint-Léonard-des-Bois au départ de Saint-Pierre-des-Nids25.9 km
  • Boucle Château de Château-Gontier – Bac de Ménil au départ de Château-Gontier24.6 km

All routes in Mayenne