Circular Rosaies starting from Augan

Car park at Étang des Rosaies.

Yellow markings along the entire route.

(S/E) Cross the road and continue to the right until you reach the bridge. Turn right onto the Voie Verte and follow it for 2 km.

(1) At barrier no. 30, take the path on the left, turn right onto the road and cross the hamlet of Pourcaud.

(2) At the end of the hamlet, turn onto the farm track heading south on the right down to the Voie Verte.

(3) Turn left for about 100 metres, then turn right onto the dirt track. Cross the Oyon, pass in front of the Moulin de Binio and leave the wooded area.

(4) Turn left onto the path that runs alongside the field and then crosses the woods. At the junction, take the farm track on the right. When you reach the road, turn left, continue for about 150 m and take the path on the right between the fields. Continue right along the road for about 400 m.

(5) Take the farm track on the left and continue to the hamlet of Binio. At the crossroads, turn left, walk for about 50 metres, then take the steps on the right leading to the Chapel of Saint-Nicolas.

(6) Return to the road and turn left. Walk through the hamlet and past the farms, turning left at the crossroads. You will come out onto the D171; walk carefully along the right-hand side of the road for about 100 m.

(7) Take the path on the left which enters the wooded area and runs alongside the D134 for 200 m before joining it. Follow the road to the left.

(8) Turn onto the farm track to the right, then turn right at a 90° angle, staying on this track. Then take the path on the left into the woods and, at the fountain and wash house, turn left again.

(9) At the junction, follow the track to the left for about 100 metres, then turn onto the path on the right. As you leave the wooded area, take the track on the right and ignore a track on the left.

(10) Turn right, then right again at the next junction. Walk around the Allée Couverte de la Roche des Fées.

(11) Take the path on the left into the woods and head towards the Chapelle Saint-Malo.

(12) At the road, turn left, cross another road and walk through the hamlet of La Provôtaie. On leaving the hamlet, turn onto the path on the right into the woods. At the junction, continue left then, 350 m further on, turn right and walk to where the path meets a road.

(13) Turn right. At the junction, continue right for 250 m, then take the path on the left until you reach a road. Follow it to the right for 200 m.

(14) Turn onto the path on the left which runs alongside a field and follow it to the Étang des Rosaies to return to the starting point (S/E).

Water and toilet facilities available at Étang des Rosaies. All shops in the town centre.

Le Champ Commun – Local cooperative shop (microbrewery, concerts, restaurant, accommodation)
Oyon Valley
The Cul Blanc Mill
Saint Nicolas Chapel in Binio
The Bréhaut Mill