Above the Huisne – Villeray Mill loop from Saint-Germain-des-Grois

France

Normandy

Mortagne-Au-Perche

Saint-Germain-Des-Grois

Above the Huisne – Villeray Mill loop from Saint-Germain-des-Grois

Hard

5.0

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Above the Huisne – Villeray Mill loop from Saint-Germain-des-Grois

02:55

49.9km

470m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Perche

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Start point

Bus stop

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904 m

Above the Huisne

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The Huisne is a river in central France, flowing in the regions of Normandy, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire. It rises in the municipality of La Perrière, in the Perche Regional Nature Park, initially drains to the northeast, later to the southeast, finally turns to the southwest near Condé-sur-Huisne and, after around 165[2] kilometres, flows into the Sarthe in Le Mans as a left tributary.

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3.32 km

Voie verte in Dorceau

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The cycle path on the former railway embankment is comparatively flat. In summer wonderfully shady through the many trees.

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3.77 km

Old railway station

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The old stations along the greenway are a small piece of the railway heritage and the intensity that there was at the time. It is with great humility that I discover each of them.

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6.64 km

Rémalard

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Rémalard is a typical commune of Perche. It is located at the bottom of the Huisne valley, in the middle of a delightful hilly landscape.

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7.08 km

Former Rémalard-Bellou Station

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Opened in 1873 to goods and in 1874 to passengers, the railway operated for 110 years. We took the train at 5:53 a.m. in Condé to arrive at 8:49 a.m. in Alençon, after a 20-minute stop in Mortagne. Thirteen stations punctuated the route, including that of Rémalard-Bellou which also had its freight station serving, among other things, the cider house, where the BFC factory has since been established.

In 1934, the red and cream diesel micheline replaced the steam locomotive. The Japanese and the Americans continue to use the line to go in search of Percheron horses.

Then, passenger traffic ceased in 1954. Portions of the lines were still used until the 1980s by companies along the route. Since June 2010, the old railway line has become the Voie Verte.

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7.09 km

On the greenway

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Bar-restaurant in the old station of the village at the edge of the greenway

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49.0 km

Villeray

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49.2 km

Villeray Mill

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Today, the Villeray estate hosts a restaurant, a hotel and a spa. From the local bridge, the view of the Huisne passing by the old mill could not be more charming.

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49.9 km

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Bus stop

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