Mont des Avaloirs

  • Mont des Avaloirs
  • 416 m
  • Prominence 392 m
  • Location: North 48.450701, West 0.144449
  • Difficulty: YDS class 1.
  • Climbed July 26, 2025.

Information:

How to get there:
This hill is located about halfway between Paris and the city of Rennes (Bretagne). Just enter its coordinates and Google Map will direct you there. As you approach the tower erected for viewing purposes, park on the left or on the right in designated spaces.
Route description:
From your parking, proceed less than 100 meter directly towards the tower. The tower has a nice staircase, about 20 meter vertical in total.
Comments:
This hill is the highest in all of north-west France. It should be noted that its isolation is 244 kilomter Heidi and I were travelling from the small town of Honfleur towards Paris. Since we had all day, we decided to pay this hill a visit. I noted the official sign stating that this hill is 416.3 meter, slightly lower than the figure 417 as seen in many locations.

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