Walk around the Rochereuil site

The Rochereuil site is a rocky promontory overlooking a pond. It has been a place of pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary since 1914, when a replica of the Grotto of Lourdes was built there. This short walk through the woodland offers views of the ponds at Château de la Moussaye and lovely panoramic views of the Sévignac countryside. It ends by following a botanical trail along the Ruisseau de la Rosaie.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.17 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 243 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 269 ft

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    Highest point: 430 ft
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    Lowest point: 223 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Sévignac (22250)
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    Start/End: N 48.325989° / W 2.361236°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 1017SB
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Description of the walk

Parking is available at the Rochereuil site.

(S/E) Head down towards the pond via the road.

(1) Halfway down the slope, take the first path on the right. Continue straight on this path, passing two junctions.

(2) When the path splits in two, continue along the left-hand one, which overlooks the Étang de la Rieule.

(3) Just before the hamlet of Le Grognet, turn onto a path on the right. At the first junction, continue straight ahead. Join a farm track and follow it, turning off to the right.

(4) At the crossroads, turn left, then stay on this small road for about a kilometre.

(5) Pass the road on your right that leads up to Rochereuil, then take the next one, also on the right. You will reach the crossroads at La Ville-ès-Brets.

(6) Turn right onto the botanical trail and follow the stream upstream to the Étang de Rochereuil. Return to the road on the right

(1) Follow the road back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 374 ft - Rochereuil site
  2. 1 : mi 0.12 - alt. 328 ft - Junction of the circular loop - Étang de Rochereuil (Sévignac)
  3. 2 : mi 0.68 - alt. 384 ft - Three-way junction, on the left
  4. 3 : mi 1.24 - alt. 341 ft - Le Grognet
  5. 4 : mi 1.82 - alt. 407 ft - La Hautière, on the left
  6. 5 : mi 2.37 - alt. 308 ft - Road junction, straight ahead
  7. 6 : mi 2.58 - alt. 253 ft - La Ville-ès-Brets - Rosaie (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Rosette
  8. S/E : mi 3.17 - alt. 374 ft - Rochereuil site

Notes

There is a picnic area at the Rochereuil site and in La Ville-ès-Brets, at the start of the botanical trail.

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