Circular route around Coulanges-lès-Nevers and Varennes-Vauzelles

A short, easy circular route around Coulanges-les-Nevers and Varennes-Vauzelles.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.97 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 187 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 180 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 768 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 623 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the André Malraux School Complex.

(S/E) Turn left onto Boulevard de Beauregard (towards Nevers), then left onto Rue du 19 mars 1962 and continue to Rue des Bruyères. Turn right at the junction of Rue des Bruyères and Chemin de la Tuilerie.

(1) Continue left along Chemin de la Tuilerie until you reach the motorway.

(2) Before the bridge, turn left onto the country lane running alongside the motorway until you reach Route d’Urzy

(3) Cross it and continue along the country lane.

(4) At the T-junction, turn right then carry on straight ahead until you reach Chemin de la Beue. Turn left and reach a four-way crossroads after passing under the high-voltage power lines.

(5) Turn left onto the dirt track (Chemin de Veninges) and follow it to the housing estate before the castle. Turn right across the green space, then follow Rue Eugène Delacroix to reach Rue Jules Renard. Keep left for a few metres.

(6) Turn left onto Rue Ambroise Paré, then left onto Rue Lavoisier; rejoin Rue Jules Renard.

(7) Turn left to enter Coulanges, cross the railway line. Take the path on the right into Parc des Saules, keep left, to reach Rue de Veninges. Continue right until the junction with Rue de Villecourt, where you should turn left.

(8) At the junction of Rue de Villecourt and Chemin de Beauregard, take the latter on the left and follow it uphill until you reach Boulevard de Beauregard.

(9) Turn right and head for the car park of the André Malraux School Complex (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 699 ft - Car park of the André Malraux School Complex
  2. 1 : mi 0.44 - alt. 692 ft - Junction of Rue des Bruyères and Chemin de la Tuilerie
  3. 2 : mi 1.31 - alt. 748 ft - Motorway
  4. 3 : mi 2.24 - alt. 722 ft - Cross the Route d'Urzy
  5. 4 : mi 2.73 - alt. 646 ft - T-junction, on the right
  6. 5 : mi 3.09 - alt. 679 ft - Junction of Chemin de la Beue and Chemin de Veninges
  7. 6 : mi 3.65 - alt. 679 ft - Rue Ambroise Paré
  8. 7 : mi 4.04 - alt. 696 ft - Junction of Rue Lovoisier and Rue Jules Renard
  9. 8 : mi 4.61 - alt. 633 ft - Junction of Rue de Villecourt and Chemin de Beauregard
  10. 9 : mi 4.85 - alt. 722 ft - Junction of Chemin de Beauregard and Route de Beauregard
  11. S/E : mi 4.97 - alt. 699 ft - André Malraux School Complex car park

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
CathTys
CathTys

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The long stretch along the motorway ruined the whole point of this walk.
It’s noisy, uninteresting...
The only positive point, in my view, is that this route allowed me to walk 8 km without straying too far

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jpmuller
jpmuller

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A route that’s half urban, half rural, offering the chance to discover some unusual spots.

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Enzo18
Enzo18

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

There are a few lovely views, but the downside of the walk is the section along the motorway.
An interesting route in terms of distance

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aleth1960
aleth1960

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the countryside for three-quarters of the route.
You pass through one or two small housing estates, but they’re very pleasant.
The route is very clearly explained on the website, so it’s impossible to go wrong.
We’ll do it again, but the other way round next time.
A walk not to be missed.

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