Lachanau Northern Circular Route

To reach the starting point: walk to the end of Rue du Centre. Park in the car park at the picnic area near La Caravelle restaurant.

(S/E) Head back along Rue du Centre and turn right onto Rue de la Pigneraie, then right again onto Rue de l’Orée du Bois and continue until you reach Rue Julien Bataille.

(1) Turn right onto this road for a few metres , taking great care to watch out for traffic. Cross the road and, after the last houses, turn left onto the diagonal path that runs alongside the small stream. Follow the stream until you reach a small bridge in the forest at the confluence of two streams.

(2) Cross the bridge to the left, then continue along the right bank of the stream until you reach the cycle path. Turn left and follow the cycle path for about a hundred metres until you reach the next path on the left.

(3) Take the path on the left and walk alongside the Craste Saint-Pierre de Fesset or Cabiron. Continue straight on until you reach Rue de Lachanau. Cross it carefully and continue along the path opposite to reach Rue des Colombes, which is a wide track. Turn left, walking along the verge for a few metres.

(4) Turn slightly left and carry on straight ahead along the path, which, in places, becomes a narrow track. When you reach the vicinity of Rue de Lachanau, turn right onto the path that runs along the edge of the woodland and, a few metres further on, you’ll come to the junction with the Craste Bonnette.

(5) Turn right and follow this craste to reach Rue des Colombes. There, turn left to easily reach the entrance to the hamlet of Lachanau.

(6) Opposite, take the grassy path that runs between a fence and a stream to reach the next street. Take the^second on the right, Rue de la Palombière, then turn right onto Rue du Fort and continue straight on. This road turns into a path that forms a large circular loop with a beautiful view of the lake.

(7) Continue to the left to reach Rue de la Plage. Take the^first right onto Rue des Fauvettes and follow this road to reach the car park at the picnic area (S/E).

(S/E) Nearby, the La Caravelle restaurant, a large playground with picnic tables, a lakeside beach, and a jetty for small boats and fishing.

(S/E) The hamlet of Lachanau, where small huts, cottages and houses are interspersed with the Crastes, the primeval forest, the lakeshore, the beach, the jetty and the marshes.