From the forecourt of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris to the famous abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel, discover this great historic route.
This guidebook (Rf 220) contains 160 pages,
- the GR® 22 from Paris to Mont
- and the Chemin de saint Michel from Verneuil-sur-Avre to Domfront, presented as an option to the Grande Randonnée trail.
This is an exemplary collaboration between the association "Les Chemins de saint Michel", the Fédération Française de la Randonnée and the local authorities through which it passes.
To celebrate the publication of this guidebook, we are preparing a year of festivities on the paths of Saint Michael...
... in spring along the route in our stopover towns, during the Randobaie from 22 to 24 June, then in September 2012 a five-day walk between Domfront and Mont-Saint-Michel...
Sunday 1 April, Les Randos du salon
From 22 to 24 June, the Randobaie
Heritage Days at L'Aigle and Verneuil-sur-Avre
From 23 to 29 September, from Domfront to Le Mont
Sunday 1st April Official launch at the Salon des Randonnées 2012
In partnership with FFRandonnéeAn exceptional event: the exhibition walk on the Mont-Saint-Michel paths to discover the first few kilometres along the Seine.
On arrival at the show, walkers had their Miquelot booklets stamped by the association les chemins de saint Michel on the stand. Paths to the starsThis was their first step on the road to Mont-Saint-Michel.
In spring, in Argentan
A new stopover town on the paths of Saint Michael, with a rich and glorious past, the town hosted a number of events to mark the release of the topoguide:
from 24 May to 23 June, an exhibition on the Three Mounts dedicated to the Archangel at the Tourist Office.
The three great sites dedicated to Saint Michael in Europe... Mont-Saint-Michel, the Sacra di San Michele and Monte Sant'Angelo
On Saturday 16 June, a cultural tour of the city in the footsteps of pilgrims and the signing of the stage-town agreement
The accounts of the Hôtel-Dieu d'Argentan and the archives have preserved the memory of the pilgrims of Saint Michael, known as the "Miquelots" or "Petits de Saint Michel".
From 22 to 24 June the Randobaie
This year, the 5th Rando baie celebrated the release of the topoguide with hikes and storytelling walks on the stages described in the topoguide, and a host of events culminating in the official launch on Saturday 23 June in the presence of partners and walkers.
Heritage Days
We stopped off at Verneuil-sur-Avre and L'Aigletwo important stopover towns on the route.
Exhibitions at L'Aigle Town Hall and Espace Saint-Laurent in Verneuil-sur-Avre
The three great sites dedicated to Saint Michael in Europe...Mont-Saint-Michel, the Sacra di San Michele and Monte Sant'Angelo
Saturday 15 September, first stop at L'Aigle in the company of the Mayor and local residents.
2nd stop at Verneuil-sur-Avre for the inauguration of the bronze nails and the signing of the stage-town agreement
Leaving Acon in the morning, a group of walkers covered one of the stages described in the guidebook.
The day ended with a talk by Pauline Maigre presenting the book recounting the saga of this Miquelote family and their donkey in 2011.
Discover their blog by click here
and the first images of their adventure in click here
From 23 to 29 September, final walk from Domfront
This year, our group of miquelots followed the final stages of the long route from Paris to Mont...
A total of 26 Miquelots embarked on the adventure, with around ten walkers accompanying them every day.
A week full of discoveries: magnificent landscapes, a majestic heritage, lands of legends and some very beautiful paths!
Along the way, two towns opened their doors to us: Domfront, with whom we signed a stopover agreement, and Mortain, where we were welcomed over a friendly drink.
85 Miquelots crossed the bay on Saturday 29 September, Saint Michael's Day. The event ended in glorious sunshine after the blessing of the pilgrim.
You can find our report on the walkers' blog who has been with us all week!