Around Yvoy-le-Marron

A lovely circular walk to discover the varied and wild landscapes of the Sologne. If you love the tranquillity of the forests and the beauty of the ponds, this walk is for you. Keep your eyes peeled, as there’s plenty of wildlife to be seen.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.61 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 22 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 21 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 136 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 116 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Yvoy-le-Marron church.

(S/E) Turn your back on the church and take Rue de l’Église to the left, until you reach a crossroads. Turn right at the Auberge du Cheval Blanc. Continue for a few metres. Take Rue de Saint-Jean to the left. Continue until you reach a fork.

(1) Follow the Chemin de la Pommelière to the right. As you leave the village, the tarmac road gradually turns into a wide track. Pass a wayside cross on your left. Continue straight ahead, ignoring any side paths. The path is signpostedGR® de Pays de Sologne and the “Voie romaine” sign indicates the direction to take. Continue straight ahead for almost 3 km. On your left, the forest gives way to a vast field. Continue straight ahead through the forest for a few metres.

(2) Leave theGR® and take an unmarked path to the right. This path crosses the Corbeignant, a small stream which may be dry depending on the season. Ignore all side paths. After several zigzags, the path begins a right-hand bend and runs alongside the Tertre estate on the left.

(3) Leave the main path and take a grassy path on the right marked "Route 1". Pass a field on your right. Continue along this rather poorly maintained path. Walk alongside the Étang des Ruaux on your left. You can climb up the embankment for a lovely view of the pond. Reach its end.

(4) Turn slightly right onto the path signposted “Vers Yvoy”. Pass the Rigoubert estate on your right. Cross a wide track leading to this farm and continue straight on.

(5) Continue straight ahead. The “Route 1” sign indicates the direction to follow. Ignore the side paths.

(6) Continue along the main grassy path. This branches off to the left. Cross the D104, then, further on, the D88. Continue straight on towards Fontenailles to reach an intersection very quickly.

(7) Take the straight path on the right, following the “Route 1 and 2” signposts. It runs alongside a vast field on your left. You’ll reach another crossroads as soon as you enter the woods.

(8) Take the path on the right. It leads onto another, wider path. Follow this to the right until you reach the D35.

(9) Turn right onto this road, then left before the tennis courts to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 129 m - Car park at Yvoy-le-Marron church
  2. 1 : km 0.44 - alt. 127 m - Chemin de la Pommelière
  3. 2 : km 3.38 - alt. 120 m - Leave the GR here
  4. 3 : km 4.31 - alt. 129 m - Le Tertre
  5. 4 : km 4.92 - alt. 122 m - Étang des Ruaux
  6. 5 : km 5.53 - alt. 127 m - Crossroads after Rigoubert
  7. 6 : km 6.07 - alt. 135 m - Y-junction
  8. 7 : km 7.03 - alt. 131 m - Crossroads after the D88
  9. 8 : km 7.85 - alt. 121 m - Crossroads after entering the woods
  10. 9 : km 9.14 - alt. 116 m - D35 junction
  11. S/E : km 9.61 - alt. 130 m - Car park at Yvoy-le-Marron church

Notes

Avoid this walk during the hunting season.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.9 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Celine Gras
Celine Gras

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Well done on the clear, concise text (simple sentences). All that’s left to do is follow the directions as you go.
The map allows you to view the route and the names of the places you pass through...
Thank you.

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bionat
bionat

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A walk taken on a lovely autumn afternoon.
Lovely paths, almost entirely through the forest.
Luckily, we didn’t come across any hunters.
Thank you for this route.

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FEUILLARD
FEUILLARD

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This walk was led by our guide from the Ferme de Courcimont in Nouan-le-Fuselier.

A lovely walk in Antonmale...

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Scott
Scott

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

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Azimut71
Azimut71

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

As you approach the Ruaux pond, you come across some fences (a common sight in Sologne), and then there are no further signs to guide you on which path to take…

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Galopin-Bernard.
Galopin-Bernard.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I knew several routes in the area, but not this one.
I only discovered it this morning, but I’m a bit unsure whether to rate it 2 or 6.
Especially as it’s not easy to walk through the woods in Sologne.

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olivelsa
olivelsa
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Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Thank you for making these walks available to everyone.
Please note that there is a very wet area.
Also, a fallen tree blocking the path just past Rigoubert (on the north-south section of the walk): who should be notified in this case (the local council? the community of communes?)
On the ground, several signposts corresponding to different routes can cause a bit of confusion. We also had the 1:25,000 IGN map to hand.

NB We only used the route outline as we didn’t complete the whole route and didn’t necessarily follow the suggested direction.

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