As an alternative to following the more northerly routes across Normandy, motorists heading west from Paris towards Brittany may prefer to cut directly across the province by following the line of the N12 through Alençon and then heading north on the N176. Much of the terrain along Normandy's southern border is taken up by the dense woodlands of the Forêt d'Écouves and the Forêt des Andaines, so there's plenty of good walking to be had, while the hill towns of Carrouges and Domfront make great stopovers.
Pages in section ‘Southern Normandy’: Alençon, Carrouges, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, Domfront.
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