Covered walkway in the Mesnil forest | Saint-Malo – Mont-Saint-Michel Bay

20 kilometres from Saint-Malo ... Leave the daily routine behind

Close your eyes, open them …

You are at a place called le Pertuis aux chevreuils in the Mesnil state forest, in the middle of 600 hectares of woodland.

Compass in hand …

Which way to go, which circuit to follow, that of the blue diamond, that of the oak leaf that sheds light on the forest’s resources?

In the midst of this exploited forest, how many trees went to nearby Saint-Malo to be used for shipbuilding when Saint-Malo was France’s leading port in the 17th century?

That was yesterday, it was the East India Company, the needs were immense … I’m told that Robert Surcouf used to go hunting and had a hunting lodge built not far from here.

Land of legends

I arrive at the end of the driveway and find myself on the circuit of the nearby Etang de Mireloup.

I take the time to walk around the rocky point a few metres to my left. I pass in front of the stump of the devil’s beech and discover the devil’s rock.

The covered walkway of Tressé

In the Mesnil forest, a magical site is revealed to you, after following small hiking trails.

The fairy house

Hiding behind this name is a major Neolithic monument. It is a burial chamber 14 metres long, 2.30 metres wide and 1.30 metres high, made up of 41 stones weighing between 5 and 40 tonnes, including 8 covering tables sourced from the nearby area.

The monument owes its name to one of the slabs in the burial chamber, whose 4 cylindrical engravings are said to represent two pairs of breasts. Two mysterious engravings that, according to specialists, suggest that the “mother goddess” was honoured here.

Let yourself be overwhelmed by the beauty of the place, as well as by the spiritual force that emanates from these stones!

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