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Parking opposite Felletin town hall, under the college wall.
Yellow markings.
Please note! The markings are almost non-existent on some sections, and sometimes even confusing and difficult to understand...
(S/E) Walk along the school walls for about 20 metres, heading downhill. At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue du 19 Mars 1962. At the end of the street, turn slightly left into the small Charrière des Mulets. At the bottom, turn right and cross the strange little footbridge over the railway tracks. After the footbridge, turn right onto Rue de la Maison Rouge. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead, still on Rue de la Maison Rouge.
(1) Cross the Pont des Malades bridge on the left, taking the D10 for about 100 metres. After crossing the Pont des Malades bridge, turn right between the two houses onto a wide path that quickly becomes narrower. This path overlooks the Creuse river.
(2) At the three-way junction, bear slightly left towards Petite Roche, which consists of a house and its farm buildings. The path turns into a very small road. At the T-junction, turn left for 250 metres. At the crossroads, take the D23 on the right for 150 metres.
(3) Turn onto the first path on the left, then immediately right. This path runs parallel to the D23, then veers away from it. It leads to the road that goes to the hamlet of Le Verminier.
(4) At the crossroads, turn right towards the beautiful residence. Continue straight on this wide track for about one and a half kilometres.
(5) At the end of this track, at the crossroads, turn immediately left onto the small dead-end road that leads to Les Coupres. At Les Coupres, take the road on the right that leads to the D23. Follow the road on the right for 200 metres.
(6) At the last house on the left of the road, turn left onto a very small road that leads to La Charasse Haute.
(7) At the last house on the right, don't miss a grassy path that then enters the undergrowth.
(8) Leave the main path to descend to the banks of the Creuse, rejoin the path via the second branch of the V. Continue uphill towards Charasse Basse. The path turns into a road. Pass between the various buildings of Charasse Basse and take the first path opposite the road in the bend.
(9) Don't be put off by the "Private Property" sign, as it refers to the surrounding land, not the path! The same applies further on, so just stay on the path. Turn right and follow the path, which then enters a wood.
(10) Just after a feeding trough and before the barbed wire, don't miss a tiny path that winds down steeply towards the Combes dam. You will actually pass the dam. Cross the Creuse river after the dam via the footbridge, go up the path and turn right onto a farm track that leads back to the dam. A red and white barrier prevents vehicles from passing.
(11) Directly opposite the dam, follow the path behind the former caretaker's house. Turn left onto the road and walk uphill. At the crossroads, turn right, continue along the road for about 450 metres and take the third path on the left.
(12) The path is perpendicular to the road. 400 metres further on, at the T-junction, turn right.
(13) At the first crossroads, turn right (do not turn left towards the small house, as indicated by the yellow signpost - this may be anotherPR® trail). The path descends towards Le Bost. It turns into a small road. At Le Bost, follow the first street on the left for about 20 metres. At the intersection, opposite, at the corner of a building, take the path on the right, then turn left 100 metres further on.
(14) At the first three-way junction, take the left-hand curve. This path does not appear on IGN maps but avoids having to return to the road. It overlooks the road and then veers away from it as it climbs. The path becomes narrower and, after a steep climb, leads to a farm track. Take the path on the right. The track leads to a road. Turn left towards the hamlet of La Salle.
(15) Ignore the yellow cross and enter the hamlet. Take the street on the right towards the burnt barn; the street curves. Take the first path on the right, passing in front of a well that looks like a fountain. Continue straight on this path until you reach the road. You will then see large industrial buildings, which you are heading towards.
(16) Just before this huge sawmill and after passing two small ponds, take the path on the right which overlooks the Creuse again. This path leads to a small road on the banks of the Creuse, the Rue de la Papeterie, which actually serves one of the last spinning mills that transforms fleece into wool. The Rue de la Papeterie leads to the D10. Take it on the right.
(1) Return to Rue de la Maison Rouge and follow the same route back to the starting point (S/E).
Visorando member
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Tourist office
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