Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Beaulieu-sur-Layon
Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Beaulieu-sur-Layon
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Dolmen de Mont-Benault loop from Beaulieu-sur-Layon
01:55
7.17km
80m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 21, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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2.49 km
Dolmen de Mont-Benault
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The latter takes its name from the place located nearby but is also called the dolmen of Loncheneau.
It is located in the hamlet of Mont-Benault, on the edge of the departmental road 55, going from Baulieu sur Layon to La Faye d'Anjou.
According to local legend, this dolmen was built during prehistory on a telluric zone sheltering an underground spring. However, it is difficult to know what its purpose was. Was it a funeral site or a simple shelter?
It is made up of five large local stones, each very different. The largest stone is supported by the others, forming a sort of shelter 2 and a half meters wide by 1.40 meters high. The slabs are made of carboniferous schist and puddingstone, except for the chevet slab which is made of phtanite.
A flint scraper was reportedly found on site
beaulieu-sur-layon.fr/decouvrir/5285
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Replica of the Grotto of Lourdes
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fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9pliques_de_la_grotte_de_Lourdes
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7.17 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.88 km
2.07 km
1.26 km
957 m
Surfaces
3.16 km
3.04 km
558 m
327 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (90 m)
Lowest point (20 m)
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