Distance: 4 km
Departure: LE APLIER
Loop
Red
Type of terrain: Walking and hiking trail (PR)
Discover the granite chaos of Piquet and the ruins of the spinning mill while hiking along the Yon,
Points of interest
1. Trailhead
2. Piquet Spinning
Notice the cork elm tree and at the foot of its trunk, the water outlet that operated a powerful water wheel. Granite ashlars line the bottom of the edges.
3. Potholes
The curiosity of the large granite rocks in the middle of the river gives rise to many legends, linked in particular to the adventures in the region of Gargantua, the famous giant invented by Rabelais. Their name comes from their smooth cavity, the result of the erosion of the rock by the strong current in winter.
4. Aubonniere Bridge
Ford of the Aubonnière. Works on the bridge that have restored the proper ecological functioning of the river.
5. Ruins of the Borget mill
Water mill sometimes called Aubonnière mill, it is one of the last witnesses of the economic activity characteristic of this part of the Yon valley.