Home All TrailsVendée Coast to Vieillevigne Drive

Moderate

On-Road

🇫🇷 France

Recorded Trail

This track was recorded on the ground by an actual expedition vehicle.

ID: FR-PDL-01

Vendée Coast to Vieillevigne Drive

Added on 29 Sep 2026

Logged by @trailxon5 January 2023

Countryside drive from the Vendée coast near Saint-Gilles through the bocage to Vieillevigne.

Trail Map

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Trail Profile

General Instructions

Quiet rural roads with frequent roundabouts; watch tractors in season.

Mission Logs40 waypoints

Distance	Direction & Instruction	Gradient	Gear Gearing suggestions are defensive and based on terrain profile. Always assess real-time conditions and the path ahead personally.
0.0 km	NE Start Point	0%	2H
2.0 km	SE Continue on track	1%	2H
4.0 km	NE Continue on track	1%	2H
6.0 km	SW Continue on track	6%	2H
8.1 km	E Continue on track	0%	2H

Note: Gear suggestions are based on terrain gradient and are for reference only.

Weather check

At Start

13m

Sampling Micro-Climate...

46.7113, -1.9263

Slide to preview conditions across the entire route • Point: 46.7113, -1.9263 @ 13m

Quick Stats

Distance

76.68 km

Type

On-Road Sector

Elevation Range

11m - 83m

Max Elevation

83 m

Max Gradient

5.8%

Highlights

Vendée coast
Le Poiré-sur-Vie
Vendée bocage

Field Radio Protocol

VHF-UHF Communication

Signal Verified

Emergency Simplex

146.520MHz

Team Coordination

446.006MHz

Scout Primary

146.400MHz

Propagation Telemetry

Ridge Line

92%

Gorge Floor

18%

Sector Relay: Sector Alpha Relay• 12-18 KM Range

Regulatory Compliance

VHF/UHF frequencies are for monitoring and emergency coordination only. Transmitting on these bands may require an Amateur Radio License or regional government permits. Check local telecommunications laws before operation.

Technical Analysis

Total Ascent

+228 m

Total Descent

-213 m

Ruggedness Index

Terrain Roughness Index

Vertical displacement per km. Typical range: 0 (Smooth) to 100+ (Extreme Mountain).

0 (Smooth)50 (Steep)100+ (Extreme)

5.8

Tortuosity Index

Route Curviness Index

Ratio of actual path to straight line. Typical range: 1.0 (Direct) to 3.0+ (Switchbacks).

1.0 (Direct)2.0 (Winding)3.0+ (Serpentine)

1.56

Gradient Distribution

Flat (0-3%)99%

Moderate (3-8%)1%

Steep (>8%)0%

Surface & Hydrology

Paved58%

Unpaved42%

Surface Spectrum Analysis

Asphalt

58%

Gravel

29%

Dirt Track

13%

Water Crossings

Includes only technical water fords where the vehicle actively enters a stream or riverbed. Permanent bridges are excluded from this count.

Difficulty Analysis

SCORE: 28

Difficulty is determined by a technical multi-vector analysis of elevation profile, surface quality, and topographic intensity.

Resulting CategoryModerate

Bounding Box (WGS84)

MIN LAT: 46.687951

MAX LAT: 46.991582

MIN LON: -1.926345

MAX LON: -1.347016

Point Spacing: 24.9 m • Engine: TrailX Precision GPX ANALYTICS v1.0.0

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