La Poterie Circular Loop

Start by following the banks of the Creuse along a thoroughly idyllic path and continue on your way
to the mule track, ending through the woods, passing by the famous Saint-Hilaire Fountain and its listed portico!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.25 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 95 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 91 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 126 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 45 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Leugny (86220)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.913175° / E 0.701205°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1825SB, 1925SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

The start sign for the walk is located on Rue Chaude, near the church.

Yellow markings

(S/E) Head east away from the church and immediately turn left into Rue des Quatre Vents. At the junction, turn right onto Rue de la Plage and follow it to the banks of the Creuse.

(1) Then turn right and walk along the river on your left. Go under the bridge, then turn right to follow a path between a wall and a barn.

(2) At the end, turn left onto Rue du Carroir. Then take thefirst right, Rue de la Brerie. Follow this road until you reach the D21.

(3) Cross the road carefully and take the path opposite, slightly to the left. Head up into a wood and emerge in the middle of the fields. Pass between a few trees, join a dirt track and follow it to the right.

(4) When the dirt track turns right, turn left and pass by the hamlet of La Poterie. Continue along the track, enter a wood and cross a stream. At the next junction (marker 121), turn right. Walk along a path lined with pine trees until you reach the road.

(5) Follow the road to the right and, after about a hundred metres, turn left onto a path. At the end, turn right along an electric fence. Ignore a path on the left and continue straight on. Take thefirst path on the right to rejoin the road.

(6) Follow the road to the left (do not go straight on towards La Pinaudière). Just before the hamlet of Nassé, take a path on the right between the fields. Go downhill and cross a stream. Head back up towards the woods (ignore the path leading off to the left). Enter the woods and climb.

(7) At the top, follow a white track straight ahead, passing a small vineyard on your left. Turn immediately right onto the white track lined with pine trees. Further on, pass a pond on your right and head down a sunken track to the left. At the next junction, follow the path to the right after the gate. Head downwards, with the village visible below. Pass another gate and turn right. Follow the single path which leads you directly to the forecourt of the small church square (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 53 m - Rue Chaude - Église Saint-Hilaire (Leugny)
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 46 m - Creuse (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 1.02 - alt. 53 m - Rue du Carroir
  4. 3 : km 1.44 - alt. 76 m - Woods
  5. 4 : km 2.1 - alt. 123 m - La Poterie
  6. 5 : km 3.06 - alt. 126 m - Small road
  7. 6 : km 4.08 - alt. 120 m - Small road
  8. 7 : km 5 - alt. 119 m - Vineyard plot
  9. S/E : km 6.25 - alt. 53 m - Rue Chaude - Église Saint-Hilaire (Leugny)

Worth a visit

- Saint-Hilaire Church
- wash house
- Saint-Hilaire fountain
- three different woods (La Charterie; Les Prés Vieux; La Cure)
- aquatic environments along the route: the stream running through the ponds, the Creuse river, the water lily pond
- Mule track

Reviews and comments

4.9 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

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

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route; the section at the start, running alongside the Creuse, is pretty and rural.
Very little road, which is a plus. Towards the end, there are lovely views of ‘the valley’ and Leugny.
The walk is easy to follow; the route is very well described and clearly signposted

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nicole.l
nicole.l

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful route mainly through forests, with a little flat terrain and very few roads. Very hilly route with some good climbs. The paths are very well maintained. The start of the route along the banks of the Creuse is fantastic (I came back for a snack break as there are a few picnic tables) and the end of the route at the Fontaine Saint-Hilaire is great.

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lolo62
lolo62

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The Saint Hilaire fountain
Hilaire fountain is refreshing at the end of the hike!

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Ptigris21
Ptigris21

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A well-signposted and very well-described route. A pleasant walk through the forest and along the edges, with some lovely views.
I recommend it.

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