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Arnoult (rivière) - Affluent de la Charente walks
From Trizay Abbey to the Creux Nègre Cave
Visorando Member
6.00 mi
+36 ft
-36 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Trizay (Charente-Maritime)
A circular starting from Trizay Abbey towards the cave and the Creux Nègre rock passage. This geological curiosity in the region is carved into the ancient cliffs that line the Arnoult valley.
Half of the route is on tarmac, on very quiet roads, allowing you to discover the market gardens on the rich lands of the Arnoult valley (home of the Pont l'Abbé bean).
The Seudre Canal to the Charente and "Mauritius Island" from Échillais
7.00 mi
+30 ft
-30 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Échillais (Charente-Maritime)
Starting from Échillais, you can first admire the beautiful 12th-century façade of the church. Then you will pass in front of "La Limoise". This residence is described at length by Pierre Loti in "Le Roman d'un Enfant" (A Child's Novel). This house belonged to the Duplais family, friends of the Viaud family (Julien Viaud being Pierre Loti's real name). He would spend his Thursdays there, walking from his house in Rochefort (now Pierre Loti's house) to La Limoise, crossing the Charente by ferry. There was no transporter bridge at the time.
The Seudre Canal to the Charente (also known as the Bridoire Canal) is 27 km long and was dug in the 19th century from Saint-Hippolyte to Marennes. You will also cross Île Maurice, although it is much smaller than the one we usually think of.
Walks near Arnoult (rivière) - Affluent de la Charente
Vallons et Borderies in Saint-Bris-des-Bois
11.65 mi
+597 ft
-587 ft
3 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Césaire (Charente-Maritime)
This route will allow you to discover the variety of landscapes in the Borderies region. The Coran valley from Saint-Brice-des-Bois to Saint-Sauvant runs alongside three villages where you will find places to eat as well as remarkable churches and monuments. Once past Saint-Sauvant, you will experience the secret side of the Borderies, where vineyards and farms can be discovered at the edge of a wood or in the hollow of a valley. Here, nature is less tamed than in the rest of the region.