Discover Guilliers

The different ways to plan a stay in Guilliers include a hiking trail, a mountain bike route, a natural area with fishing opportunities, as well as a chapel and an oratory, each with its own history. You can shape your plans around your preferred activity or interest in historic buildings. For the routes, you can compare distance and duration; for the buildings, the focus is on historical dates and named materials.

Hiking and mountain biking

The Circuit de Guiny is an 11 km hiking trail that starts at Place des Anciens Combattants in Guilliers. The walk takes around three hours. Distance and time answer different planning questions: the number of kilometres indicates the length of the route, while the approximate duration gives you a time frame. You can use the three hours as a guide for planning your day, rather than as a minute-by-minute schedule.

Another option is the Circuit VTT de Guilliers à Mohon (No. 16). The mountain bike route is 33 km long, takes three hours and starts in the commune of Guilliers. A comparison shows that the durations are similar, but the route lengths and modes of travel differ considerably: the VTT circuit is three times as long as the 11 km hiking trail. This lets you compare the two routes using specific details about distance, duration and activity.

Nature and fishing

The Étang de Château-Trô offers a different focus from the routes. This natural area covers seven hectares and is a place to relax and fish. Its area gives you a tangible sense of its size, while the activities mentioned offer two different ways to plan your visit. Whereas the two circuits focus on distance and duration, this is about nature and activities by the water. If you do not want to structure your stay solely around a route, you can consider this connection with nature alongside hiking or cycling.

Chapel, oratory and local history

The Chapelle Saint-Nicodème de La Grande Touche was rebuilt in the 17th century and was one of the many properties belonging to the Seigneurie de Volvire. This places the chapel in the context of a specific century and a historical connection. Both details offer a precise point of reference for anyone interested in Guilliers’ history: they relate both to the building’s history and its former association with the seigneurie.

The Oratoire à Notre Dame du Retour was inaugurated on 28 June 1959. Regional red slate from Comper and slate from Cô in Ploërmel were used to build it. Alongside the exact inauguration date, the materials provide a tangible architectural reference: they identify two different types of slate and their respective origins. This gives the oratory its own historical and material focus, alongside the chapel’s rebuilding history.

Local history is also connected to the Étang de Château-Trô: Guéthenoc, Viscount of Porhoët, had a castle built on its banks. The castle is a historical reference, not a building that still exists today. Thus, this named body of water offers different points of interest: a natural area for recreation and fishing, and a history of a castle that once stood there.

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