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Brittany
Rennes
Paimpont

Val Sans Retour – Fairies' Mirror Pond loop from Le Gaubu

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France
Brittany
Rennes
Paimpont

Val Sans Retour – Fairies' Mirror Pond loop from Le Gaubu

Hard

4.4

(7)

41

hikers

Val Sans Retour – Fairies' Mirror Pond loop from Le Gaubu

08:08

29.0km

460m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Waypoints

A

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1.26 km

Étang d'en Haut

Lake

2

6.87 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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3

7.27 km

Fairies' Mirror Pond

Highlight • Lake

great place with beautiful colors in autumn

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7.42 km

beautiful place for a superb hike

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5

7.57 km

Golden Tree

Highlight • Monument

Hated, adulated, this work of art leaves no one indifferent. This remains a reminder of the fragility of this forest and its ecosystem that it is important to preserve.

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6

7.76 km

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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7

7.89 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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8

9.13 km

Many people stop at the Miroir aux Fées only, yet this pond upstream is wilder and the atmosphere deserves to push the walk here.

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20.8 km

Slippery Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

beautiful place

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29.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

10.8 km

2.83 km

2.74 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.9 km

10.3 km

1.59 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Sunday 17 May

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7°C

56 %

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