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Paimpont

Val Sans Retour – Fairies' Mirror Pond loop from Les Rues Launay

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France
Brittany
Rennes
Paimpont

Val Sans Retour – Fairies' Mirror Pond loop from Les Rues Launay

Hard

4.0

(1)

9

runners

Val Sans Retour – Fairies' Mirror Pond loop from Les Rues Launay

02:04

16.6km

320m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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6.01 km

View of the Val sans Retour from the Faux-Amants Rock

Highlight • Forest

From here you can admire the Valley of No Return. But don't forget to spare a thought for the two young lovers petrified here by the fairy Morgane.

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2

6.13 km

Merlin's Seat

Highlight • Natural Monument

Merlin's seat carved into the rock... according to legend, Merlin watched over the valley from this place...

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3

7.28 km

Val Sans Retour

Highlight • Gorge

The famous Valley of No Return, here the atmosphere is obviously special with the legend that radiates around. A great opportunity in any case to discover the forest of Paimpont and the many places linked to the Arthurian cycle.

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7.30 km

Merlin's Mountain

Highlight • Other

a memorable climb on the rock with a breathtaking panorama...

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7.68 km

Fairies' Mirror Pond

Highlight • Lake

great place with beautiful colors in autumn

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9.36 km

Brocéliande Forest

Highlight • Forest

It is in the magnificent forest of Brocéliande that the legend of King Arthur takes its source, between moors and ponds. Here is the wonderful world of the fairy Viviane, Merlin the enchanter and the knight Lancelot.

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12.6 km

The Dragon's Ridge

Highlight • Natural Monument

a rocky band at an altitude of 240m reminiscent of the backbone of a Dragon. a magnificent point of view on the forest of brocéliande close to the golden tree ...

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12.6 km

Viviane's Hotié

Highlight • Other

magnificent path among heather and gorse

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16.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.34 km

4.99 km

2.25 km

1.80 km

190 m

Surfaces

8.62 km

3.20 km

2.39 km

1.32 km

1.04 km

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Saturday 27 June

26°C

15°C

52 %

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