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Mervent-Vouvant : Foussais Payré-La Grande Rhée

Personnes concernées: 
Cavaliers
Distance: 
27 kms
Duration: 
1 jours
Percentage of paths: 
98 %
Car park address at starting point: 
Car park of the Town Hall of Foussais Payré
Other car parks: 
Maison forestière Les Verreries (forest house)
Allée du Royoux (small car park)
Description: 

Cartes IGN 1427 E - 1527 O

Easy trail

The dense forest is marked by a horseshoe. The direction of the horseshoe indicates the direction to take.

  • straight
  • right
  • left

As the markings isn't numbered, It's better to have a map because som intersection could take you to other itineraies.

The trail passes through 3 fords:

  • La Guilbaudière ford: it can be crossed all year round, except for flood periods.
  • La Stèle Ford: it sometimes rises one meter in winter and during major floods and weather alerts.
  • La grande Rhée Ford: it can be crossed all year round.

Caution : branches might be carried by the steam of Les Verreries.

Remarkable sites: 
Château de La Citardière
Remarkable tree photo
Remarkable tree
Additional information: 
PDF icon descriptif_foussais_payre_la_grande_rhee.pdf
Dangerous areas, restrictions: 
Caution at the Ruisseau des Verreries (stream)
Guilbaudière Ford and La Stèle Ford in winter
Downloads: 
Printable map: 
PDF icon 04-mervent-vouvant-foussais-payre-la-gd-rhee-300.pdf

Liability

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This information is the result of the gathering of data on trails used by departmental horse riding assocations. These associations or authors of the website shall not be held responsible for any problem that may occur when using these trails.

However, to increase the number of people who use these paths, we invite you to submit information that you consider useful to the website managers. They will make sure to correct any errors as soon as possible.

These itineraries are only suggestions.

It is the responsibility of each rider to make sure that the route is practical for his or her skill level.

It is also the rider's responsibility to have the necessary skills and suitable horse.

Rider's Responsibility about accomodations informations

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The list of accommodations is a simple listing of rooms and cottages without any indication of the quality or reception conditions, except for classified establishments.

In case of a dispute between the host and the rider, the CRTE/CDTE shall not be held responsible in anyway whatsoever.

Rider's Responsibility on itineraries informations

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The list of itineraries is a simple listing of trails open to horseback riders.

It is necessary to check the usability of these trails with the organisation that manages them (Town or Departmental Council).

Reminder: Riding can be dangerous on the trail. 

You should always be in control of your horse and adapt your behaviour and your gait to the environment.