GR364, from Poitou to the Ocean in Vendée

Distance: 24.5 km

Walking time: 5 hours

Departure: BEAULIEU SOUS LA ROCK

Rouge et blanc

Long-distance hiking trail (GR)

475 km long, the GR® 364 starts from Roche Posay in Vienne, passes through Deux-Sèvres and enters the east of Vendée to finish at the edge of the Ocean, in Les Sables d'Olonne. Stage no. 8 of this GR® leaves from Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche to Lac du Jaunay.

Walking

GR364, from Poitou to the Ocean in Vendée

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Updated 08/09: Due to rehabilitation and safety work, part of the GR will be closed from September 17 to 30, 2025.

In our department, the new approved route is more touristy. It crosses the Vendée for 252 km, through the diversity of landscapes: its farmland, its forests, its lakes, its rivers, its marshes and finally the coast with its pearl of the Atlantic coast: Les Sables d'Olonne .

The GR® 364 was the subject of a “revitalization” for 2 years, its route in Vendée was completely revised and re-marked. It was divided into 11 stages of 20 to 25 km, all of which have a presentation panel.

Stage no. 8 of this GR® leaves from the town of Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche to finish on the banks of Lac du Jaunay, at a place called "Le Pré" in La Chapelle-Hermier.
Accommodation (sleeps 4, 1 place) in the town of Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche allows you to stop off. You can also get supplies thanks to the proximity of the shops.

Classification and labels

GR ®

Your itinerary

BEAULIEU UNDER THE ROCK

Getting to the starting point

Parking - Place de l'Eglise

Parking on the Church Square or the Terrier Saint-Jean. Access via the D978 departmental road. Go down towards the Terrasses du Jaunay.

Step 2

Take rue des Étangs then cross the D978. Follow the path then turn left and follow the Jaunay (this is in particular part of the Nichoirs trail).

Step 3

On your left, you can leave the path slightly to see the small Guissière wash house. Just before the place called “La Guérinière”, turn right towards “La Rochette”. You will overlook the quarry and take part of the Jaunay, Boëre and Salamandre trails. Cross the D42 towards the place called "La Maronnière" then turn left at the intersection.

Step 4

Walk along the Ouches du Jaunay lake. You are on part of the Chênes Lièges trail.

Step 5

Admire the Chapelle de Garreau and take the sunken paths. Cross the place called “La Naulière”.

Step 6

You then arrive in the village of Chapelle-Hermier where you can see the Saint-Pierre church. Pass near the stadium then take the path to the left of rue Joliot Curie. Cross the D42 and head towards the places called “La Baritaudière” and “Le Moulin des Rochelles”.

Step 7

Walk along the banks of Lac du Jaunay, passing through "Châteaulong" and finish your stage at a place called "Le Pré", right next to the restaurant "L'Auberge du Jaunay".