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Park in one of the two car parks at Coudray-Salbart Castle.
(S/E) From the car park at the foot of the château, head right onto the road, then left towards the picnic area. Note the Salbart wash house on the left and continue along this small road.
(1) After the pumping station, leave the road on your right – which leads to farm buildings – and continue straight on along a dirt track.
(2) Turn left onto the road and then left again onto the D107. After the bridges, about 420 metres on, turn left after the house at Gué Moreau. At the junction with Rue du Moulin Neuf, veer left. Note the wash house immediately afterwards on the left and continue along the dirt track running parallel to the River Sèvre.
(3) Turn right onto the road towards Château Gaillard (a shorter alternative route is possible – see § Practical information). Walk 900m along the road.
(4) Take the path leading down to the left, opposite the castle’s entrance gate. Note the dovecote perched above on the right. Then turn left to walk past a shed and follow a path alongside the Sèvre Niortaise. After about 500m, pass under the D743 bridge, turn right and then left after 120m.
(5) Turn left and enter the Marais recreation area. Join the path to the left and turn right onto it, coming out a little further on. Turn right and then left as you leave the car park onto the Chemin du Marais.
(6) Turn left onto the Grand Rue. Cross two bridges to reach the Rue d’Androlet.
You can make a return trip to the Château de la Taillée, 200 metres to the right after the second bridge
(7) Turn left towards the Château de Salbart. Go under the bridge and continue to the right, staying on the road.
(8) 440m after the bridge, at the T-junction, take the path straight ahead that leads uphill between the two roads, running alongside a power line. Turn left once you reach the street (Impasse du Peu).
(9) Turn right onto the Chemin des Hauts de Salbart and, after 120m, continue along the path that leads down into the woods. At Rue de la Fontaine Braye, turn left and then immediately right at the fountain.
(10) 70 metres after the fountain, take the path on the left which climbs up to the village of La Fontaine Braye. Cross the junction and take Rue de la Rouère opposite, then turn left at the first street.
(11) Turn left onto Rue de Sainte-Ouenne, then right onto Grand’Rue de Ternanteuil. After about 50m, turn left onto Rue de la Fontaine Braye.
(12) At the 50 km/h speed limit sign, turn right onto a small path that runs between two gardens. Take care: there’s a rather tricky descent down to a turnstile leading into the pasture. Continue to the right across the meadow. Exit at the far end of the meadow through another turnstile and head back to the car park (S/E).
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