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Torfou Valley – Tiffauges Castle loop from La Grossière

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Torfou Valley – Tiffauges Castle loop from La Grossière

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Torfou Valley – Tiffauges Castle loop from La Grossière

02:30

9.36km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Côteaux de la Sèvre-nantaise

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Restaurant

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3.56 km

Saint-Julien-le-Martyr Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

The chapel of Saint-Julien-le-Martyr existed in the Valley from the 15th century. On an old parchment dating back to the year 1436, it is written, in fact, that "near the bridges of Tiffauges, however in the lower parish of Torfou" is a chapel that the inhabitants "have newly built and erected, offered, for cause of devotion, in honor of God, of the blessed Mary his Mother, and of Saint Julien the Martyr".
Two centuries later, in the year 1607, the accounts of the Fabrique de Torfou mention, among other expenses, a sum of "twenty-four sols" disbursed by it for the payment of "windows put in the chapel of the bridge of the Rinière*". Of this ancient building burned down by the Blues in 1791, only the walls remain.
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3.73 km

Torfou Valley

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With the castle and the meeting of the Crûme and the Sèvre Nantaise, this small valley is full of fantastic landscapes to explore.

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4.01 km

Tiffauges Castle

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4.50 km

Tiffauges Castle

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Castle that belonged to Gilles de Rais, lord of the Marches of Brittany who inspired the myth of Bluebeard. The region of the Marches of Brittany marked the border between the Kingdom of France and Brittany, stretching from Tiffauges to Pornic, passing through Clisson, Machecoul (other castles) and Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte.

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4.79 km

View of the Château de Tiffauges

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5.39 km

Château de La Crûme

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6.94 km

Moulin du Bas Charbonneau

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This mill on the Sèvre Nantaise is attested in 1687. Magnificently restored. A site of great beauty.

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9.34 km

Valley of the Three Provinces

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This passage over a bridge in this valley dug by the Sèvre Nantaise is located at the exact confluence of the 3 municipalities and departments each representing one of the 3 historical provinces: Boussay, Loire Atlantique (44) for Brittany, Torfou, Maine and Loire (49) for Anjou, La Bruffière, Vendée (85) for Poitou.
It is a peaceful valley with an inn. On the map, this place is found under its real name: "La Grossière", but it is still less elegant...
For cyclists, it's an opportunity to go uphill with also 3 choices: a gentler slope (approximately 4 or 5%) going towards Torfou and Maine et Loire, steeper (6 to 8%) going towards the Bruffière and the Vendée, and can be even a little steeper (6 to 9%) on the small road which goes up towards the north and allows to branch off towards Boussay and the Loire Atlantique.

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9.36 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

2.01 km

1.54 km

711 m

274 m

Surfaces

6.22 km

1.76 km

1.04 km

342 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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May 1, 2022,Tiffauges, balade sur bord de sèvre

Nice little walk on the paths along the sèvre

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Torfou Valley – Tiffauges Castle loop from La Grossière

Saint-Julien-le-Martyr Chapel

Torfou Valley

Tiffauges Castle

Tiffauges Castle

View of the Château de Tiffauges

Château de La Crûme

Moulin du Bas Charbonneau

Valley of the Three Provinces

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