SOLESMES ABBEY
HISTORIC SITE AND MONUMENT
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Tour des galibots
in Juigné-sur-Sarthe
6.7
km
Buckle
Walking
1h 30min
Easy
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Follow in the footsteps of the galibots, the young apprentice miners who every morning, with their "briquet" (snack) in their sack, walked along the sunken lanes of Juigné to get to their pit.
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(All the surface installations of a mine, surrounding the extraction shaft).
L'Alma, Maupertuis and La Roche are some of the anthracite extraction sites that disappeared at the end of the 19th century.
The subsoil of Juigné-sur-Sarthe is characterised by the presence of a limestone rock, similar to marble, the flourishing exploitation of which has made the region rich and famous.
Take advantage of the relief of this plateau, the last foothill of the Armorican massif, to dominate the...(All the surface installations of a mine, surrounding the extraction shaft).
L'Alma, Maupertuis and La Roche are some of the anthracite extraction sites that disappeared at the end of the 19th century.
The subsoil of Juigné-sur-Sarthe is characterised by the presence of a limestone rock, similar to marble, the flourishing exploitation of which has made the region rich and famous.
Take advantage of the relief of this plateau, the last foothill of the Armorican massif, to dominate the Sarthe Valley.
On the way back, you'll follow the towpath, where men and horses took the barges up the Sarthe, loaded with cereals, Anjou wines and Trélazé slate...
Your walk along the towpath will also give you a breathtaking view of the magnificent Abbey of Solesmes, a mecca for Gregorian chant.
- Departure
- Juigné-sur-Sarthe
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Documentation
- GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
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- Points of interest
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