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Park in the car park at the dam viewpoint, near the power station: there are information boards about the power station and hiking signs.
(S/E) With your back to the signs, follow theyellow marked route and turn left onto Rue de la Rivale, then right to cross the Champ de Roches area with the buildings dedicated to the power station employees. Pass a street on your left, then turn right and go under the high-voltage power lines.
(1) At the next crossroads, turn left and after 60 metres, turn right onto Chemin du Champ de la Tire. Continue along the small road to La Jarrige, pass the first street on your right and, before the stop sign, cross the small square on your right towards the restored wash house.
(2) Follow the D72 to the left for 50 metres, leaving the D40c, and turn right onto Chemin des Varennes.
(3) At the three-way junction, take the wide path on the right, then turn left to go down Chemin du Pré Plot and reach the Fontaine des Seigneurs.
(4) Go up the path on the left to the D45, which you crosscarefully to continue opposite. Follow the access road to the Château de Châteaubrun on the left to admire the entrance and sculptures.
(5) Retrace your steps and continue along the lane to the D45, then turn left.
(6) Just before a crossroads, turn left onto a path at the edge of the woods. Cross a meadow and take a grassy path lined with hedges. At the crossroads, leave the yellow markings on your right and descend to the left for 100 metres, following theCompostela path.
(7) Turn right onto the path leading to the Cassecou viewpoint. After 200 metres, go to the end of a grassy esplanade with a low stone wall and descend to the left along a small path that leads to the viewpoint: be very careful, especially with children!
(8) Return to the previous crossroads.
(7) Continue to the right and further down, turn left onto the GR®654 Chemin de Compostelle:be very careful as some areas may be wet and slippery due to the proximity of a stream, depending on the season.
When you reach the banks of the Creuse, continue left, following the GR®654 Chemin de Compostelle and the GRP® Val de Creuse to the Cassecou footbridge.
(9) Cross the footbridge, then descend to the right onto the other bank, near Montcocu beach.
Follow the GRP® Val de Creuse trail to the right. Please note that some areas can be very wet depending on the season!
(10) Carefully cross the Ruisseau de la Roche du Ris ford, then climb up to the water treatment plant. Follow the wide access path opposite and reach the D12. Take it to the left, then cross the bridge over the Creuse.
(11) Turn right towards the dam (you will find the yellow markings again). Walk along a reservoir at the foot of steep cliffs (diving and climbing sites). Continue along the road until you reach the imposing Éguzon dam.
(12) Climb up a path on the left to a road and follow it to the right: this is the private access road that passes over the dam. Take the stairs on the left and climb up to a dead end, then continue straight ahead along a path to reach the dam's viewpoint.
(13) Follow the access path back up to the car park where you started (S/E).
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