Walk around Morthomiers

A short walk to fully enjoy nature and its biodiversity.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 15 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 15 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 130 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Morthomiers (18570)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.033347° / E 2.280143°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2324SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the start point at the Pelvet restaurant, take Rue du Pissereau.

(1) At the junction, take Rue du Bois opposite, then follow the dirt track which turns right further on. Then turn left at the next junction.

(2) At the fork, turn right towards Le Soubeau. (Ignore the sign saying “Attention modification of the route”)

(3) When you reach the Soubeau farm, take the first path on the right before the farm.
Continue along this track and you will see large pipes on your left; these contain conveyor belts that transport sand from the Morthomiers quarry to Villeneuve-sur-Cher.

(4) At the junction, turn right towards Morthomiers, then follow the fields to enter the woods. You are now on the Way of St James. Stay on this path until you reach Morthomiers, then continue straight on.

(5) At the junction, take the Chemin des Crias on the right, then turn left onto Rue au Pré d'Eau. Leave the housing estate, turn left and take the small path on the right. You will arrive in the park. After the small bridge, turn left, then cross the road and continue straight on to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 134 m - Restaurant du Pelvet
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 140 m - Allée du Bois on the right
  3. 2 : km 1.14 - alt. 147 m - Towards Le Soubeau
  4. 3 : km 1.9 - alt. 135 m - Le Soubeau
  5. 4 : km 2.65 - alt. 131 m - Towards Morthomiers
  6. 5 : km 4.06 - alt. 133 m - Rue des Crias
  7. S/E : km 4.86 - alt. 134 m - Restaurant du Pelvet

Worth a visit

During this walk, you will pass along the ancient Roman road and the Way of St James.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
fprach
fprach

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
We walked this route on a winter’s day. The route follows the terrain perfectly. The terrain is perfectly walkable and it’s lovely to walk through the forest (or along its edge) in this very agricultural region.
The section near the conveyor belt between two quarries was a real bonus.
Kind regards

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rambo18
rambo18

Thank you very much for your kind comment!

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JANOU
JANOU

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely Sunday stroll, alternating between sunny paths and woodland.

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Azimut71
Azimut71

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At the start, Rue du Pissereau isn’t signposted: it’s the street that runs past the restaurant (closed).
Another point to note at number 3: you need to turn right just before the drainpipe.

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Jeff¨P
Jeff¨P

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Enjoy exploring the natural surroundings of the village.
The new, charmless housing developments located just before the Chemin de Rias detract from the village’s rural setting

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rambo18
rambo18

Hello, we’ve just had a quick check, so at point 2 there is indeed a sign saying ‘Caution: route change’, but please ignore it as this path is part of the PR. What’s more, my wife took it recently and had no problems, as we turn off before the farm at point 3! Have a good day

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, mouche12, for this information, which I hope the author of this walk will read so that it can be updated.

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mouche12
mouche12

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely little walk in the area around Bourges.

Please note, however, that there has been a change to the route: between points 2 and 4, it is now a private track (leading to Le Soubeau).
The PR route has been diverted: when it reaches point 2 from the south, instead of turning towards point 3, it heads straight on to Morthomiers and point 5 before turning westwards towards point 4....
The map and the walk will need updating (it’s a shame, it was a nice one).

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