Circular Échamel to Varetz loop

An easy walk with beautiful views over Varetz to the east, along the small country lanes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.82 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 358 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 354 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 620 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 331 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Varetz (19240)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 45.192789° / E 1.450247°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2134O
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park at the Carrefour Contact car park in Varetz.

(S/E) Leave the car park and cross at the pedestrian crossing; head left to the junction, then turn right to cross the village towards Saint-Viance. After crossing the small bridge over the Loyre, turn left towards Prach and you’ll come to a three-way junction.

(1) Turn right onto the Route de Prach (you’ll return via the road on the left). Pass through the hamlet and continue along the road.

(2) Carry on straight ahead, ignoring the road on the left which leads downhill. Further on, ignore the road leading down towards the Vézère and negotiate the bend to the left.

(3) Keep to the right, leaving the road on the left that leads to Aucher. You will reach the hamlet of l’Échamel.

(4) At the top, at the junction (with a ‘give way’ sign), turn left onto the D5E1.

(5) Turn left onto the Route des Bords de Loyre towards Aucher. Pass the access road to the hamlet on your left and carry on straight ahead.

(1) Follow the outward route back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 338 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.44 - alt. 354 ft - Route de Prach
  3. 2 : mi 1.49 - alt. 479 ft - Junction, go straight on
  4. 3 : mi 1.87 - alt. 522 ft - Aucher junction
  5. 4 : mi 2.45 - alt. 564 ft - L’Échamel
  6. 5 : mi 2.79 - alt. 410 ft - Route des Bords de Loyre
  7. S/E : mi 4.82 - alt. 338 ft - Car park

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
3.5 / 5
PascalC
PascalC
• Edited:

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

A rather uninteresting walk through a neighbourhood of new detached houses...
I wouldn’t recommend it.

Kind regards.

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Pauquet
Pauquet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We’ll do the prvev9 walk in August as it’s quite short and we usually do them in the morning at this time of year

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