Forest Trail - La Barre de Monts / Fromentine

Depart from the town of La Barre-de-Monts, latitude 46.8780000 (N 46° 52’ 41”), longitude -2.1255100 (W 2° 7’ 32”)

• Departure from Pey de la Blet car park

• Located in the heart of the forest massif, the Pey de la Blet is a 25 m high promontory. It owes its name to a shepherdess named "Blet" who grazed his sheep there and watched them from the top of this "Pic".
• Climb the stairs and then, once at the top, climb the few steps to reach the lookout at the top of which you can enjoy the panorama of the sea and the forest.
• get off the headland. You then have the grand staircase done to you and the lookout behind you. Take a right and follow the signage fixed in height, representing a tree. This one will guide you throughout your walk.
• At the next intersection, after the descent, go right.
• At the next intersection, continue on the widest path (about 2 metres wide).
• At the next intersection, cross the other path.
• Arrived near a clearing with a house, turn right.
• At the next intersection, turn right.
• Cross the next path, go straight ahead.
• At the next intersection, cross the next road, go straight ahead and follow the mark-up.

• La Caillebotière

• Cross the bike path, go straight ahead.
• At the next intersection, turn left and follow the markup.
• Turn right at the "Our Lady of Mounts 3.5 kms" sign.
• Cross the bike path, go straight ahead.
• At the next intersection, turn right.

• The Heronnière

• At the next intersection, cross straight under the power line.
• Follow the trail.
• Turn right (strong turning downhill).
• At the next intersection, take a left.
• At the next intersection, turn right towards the small wooden poles.
• From March to June, more than 500 waders, herons and garzette egrets build their nests at the pine peaks here. There, each female lays 3 to 5 eggs which will be incubated in turn by both parents for 25 days. Two months after birth, the chicks will leave the heron.

• Grollier Pareway

• At the next intersection, turn right (path leading to Grollier Pareway beach) then turn left and follow the mark-up.

• Soret Wood Trail

• A little further on, you'll find picnic tables. Go straight ahead.
• Cross the path leading to the soret Wood beach and find the trail in front.
• Continue straight ahead (cross the path to the Renaudière beach).
• Go straight ahead.

• Forest house

• After crossing the path leading to the beach of Renaudière, 50 meters before the barrier of the road of "La Braie" (paved road), you leave the GR marked in red and white, to follow the path that leaves pin to the right. Then you arrive on the bike path. Right for 30 meters, then you find the path to the left.
• The State Forest of the Monts countries was planted in the 19th century and stretches from Fromentine to Saint Hilaire de Riez. The forest has allowed the dunes to be fixed, in order to prevent the buildings from being under the sand. The forest of the Monts countries consists of 91% softwood (mostly pine) and 9% deciduous (mainly holm oaks).

• Soret Wood

• At the next intersection, turn right on the path to Soret Wood beach and then immediately left and follow the markup.
• On the left, you can see a pond as well as several gorse. The gorse are a bushy shrub with thorny branches and golden yellow flowers.
• Continue straight ahead (cross the equestrian trail).

• The Grollier Pare

• At the next intersection where there is a wooden fence, go straight ahead (cross the path leading to the Grollier Pareal beach).
• On the right, you can see a pond surrounded by stems of rush, a plant characteristic of wetlands.

• The Lays

• At the next intersection, go straight ahead (cross the bike path leading to Lays beach as well as the vehicle path).
• At the small roundabout, head to the wooden fence on the left and follow the mark-up.
• On the right, you can see a pond.
• A 100m, at the next intersection, take a right.
• At the next intersection, take a left.
• At the next intersection, go straight ahead.
• On the right, you can see another pond.
• There you will find a fence on the left, always go straight ahead.

• Holiday colonies

• Past the wooden fence, make about 20 meters, turn right, pass under the power line and follow the markup. At the next intersection, go straight ahead (cross the equestrian trail).
• At the next intersection, turn left and follow a stone path.

• Camping the Corsive and returning to Pey de la Blet

• Pass the two wooden fences, turn right (follow the paved path that runs along the campsite).
• Pass another wooden barrier to take the trail in the forest and follow the bike path (watch out for our cycling friends who are a priority).
• A little higher, get off the track on the right and follow the mark-up.
• At the next intersection, go straight ahead (cross the equestrian trail).
• At the next intersection, take a left.
• Go straight ahead (cross the equestrian trail).
• Turn right.
• Then you arrive at the starting point, at the Pey de la Blet.
• Walk down the stairs to the car park.