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Monts et Marches trail "Histoires géologiques"

Interpretation footpath in Saint-Léonard-des-Bois
10.0 km
Buckle
Walking
3h
Hard

  • The geological history trail is marked out at 8 stages where you'll find information desks. Along the way, on the heights of the Sarthe, be surprised by the mountainous character of the Alpes Mancelles.

  • ATTENTION: the route is temporarily impassable due to a complete overhaul of the signposting.

    The Saint-Léonard-des-Bois site allows us to retrace the 600 million years of history that have shaped the rocks and the landscape. Two loops can be explored successively or independently, forming a 10km circuit that will take you back in time. Following the pebbles of the St-Léonard paths, you will climb to the summits of the Alpes
    Mancelles and discover some of the turbulent episodes in a...
    ATTENTION: the route is temporarily impassable due to a complete overhaul of the signposting.

    The Saint-Léonard-des-Bois site allows us to retrace the 600 million years of history that have shaped the rocks and the landscape. Two loops can be explored successively or independently, forming a 10km circuit that will take you back in time. Following the pebbles of the St-Léonard paths, you will climb to the summits of the Alpes
    Mancelles and discover some of the turbulent episodes in a geological history spanning almost 600 million years.