Circular no. 6 Danlot - Jouarenne - Le Roseau from Vivonne

Circular north of Vivonne around the Clain river, with beautiful scenery.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.08 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 52 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 53 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 123 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 84 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Vivonne (86370)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.425889° / E 0.26329°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1727SB, 1728SB
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Description of the walk

Departure from the Vivonne tourist office.

(S/E) Take Avenue Pettonet towards the station, on the right-hand pavement. Turn left with the avenue and you will come to a roundabout.

(1) Turn right onto Avenue de Bellevue and follow it for about 600 metres.

(2) Turn right onto Rue de Chassais. When it turns left, leave it and follow the path on the right until the next crossroads.

(3) Then turn right. Follow the road to the small village of Danlot. Turn left onto Rue de Danlot and continue to the junction.

(4) Follow the road to the right. Caution: there is heavy traffic. Cross the Clain (river). Continue to a hairpin bend.

(5) At the end of the bend, take a path on the left and go down below the road. Follow this path along the Clain river and pass under a power line. Further on, the path moves away from the river and then turns right. Atthe first junction, at elevation 91, continue straight ahead and reach asecond junction.

(6) Take the path on the right. After a few metres, take a path on the left. Do not cross the stream. Keeping the stream on your right, head south-east until you reach the entrance to the small village of Jouarenne.

(7) When you reach the first houses, turn right onto Rue des Chenevières, then left onto Rue des Vergers. You will come to the D31, which you will follow to the left until you reach the crossroads.

(8) Then turn right onto the path (Rue des Noyers) that leads into the countryside (south-south-west). At the fork, follow the left-hand path and pass through a place called Les Chaîtres. At the next junction, turn right (south-west) and continue to a new crossroads under the power line.

(9) Take the yellow-markedPR® trail on the right. Cross the group of caves called Camp Alaric with a small pond opposite.

(10) Continue north on thePR® and join theGR®364at the next crossroads. Follow theGR® (red and white markings) to the left.

(11) Cross the Clouère (river) and then the hamlet of Roseau.

(12) Take the path on the right. Please note: the path is not along the woods as shown on the map, but 50 metres higher up. Stay on this path on the right bank of the Clain. You will arrive at the Source Marot opposite the Vivonne campsite, on the other side of the river.

(13) Turn right onto the small path. Take the footbridge. Walk up the meadow to the small bridge and cross the Clain. Turn left and walk up Chemin des Prairies to the roundabout to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 92 m - Tourist office
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 101 m - Roundabout
  3. 2 : km 1.04 - alt. 109 m - Avenue de Bellevue x Rue de Chassais
  4. 3 : km 1.48 - alt. 92 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 2.75 - alt. 100 m - Danlot - Clain (rivière)
  6. 5 : km 3.42 - alt. 90 m - Hairpin bend
  7. 6 : km 5.26 - alt. 86 m - Crossroads
  8. 7 : km 6.31 - alt. 98 m - Entrance to Jouarenne
  9. 8 : km 6.71 - alt. 111 m - Jouarenne
  10. 9 : km 8.06 - alt. 108 m - PR (power line)
  11. 10 : km 9.13 - alt. 88 m - Camp Alaric
  12. 11 : km 9.64 - alt. 87 m - Clouère (rivière)
  13. 12 : km 9.97 - alt. 94 m - Le Roseau
  14. 13 : km 11.75 - alt. 87 m - SOURCE MAROT
  15. S/E : km 12.08 - alt. 92 m - Tourist office

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 13 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Trainson
Trainson

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hello,
We enjoyed this hike.
The only thing that confused us was the direction (SE). We're more used to left and right.
Thank you for everything.

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jacques.arfeuillere
jacques.arfeuillere

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant and easy path.

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aladin5
aladin5
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello. The village of Vivonne is a very beautiful village with many river branches. We wanted to walk along the Clain. The walk is more inland. The markings are not easy to see or non-existent. The description does not indicate the (approximate) distances. Nice and pleasant walk.

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Netra
Netra ★
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Hello Dodine,

Thank you for your feedback and your suggestion for avoiding a section that was considered dangerous.

You are absolutely right, the elevation gain was overestimated! This is common with GPS tracks that are downloaded and not subsequently reworked. I have performed a new automatic calculation of the altitudes: the elevation gain is estimated at 53 metres...

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dodine
dodine

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Passage between points 4 and 5 is too dangerous (especially with a group).
We suggest the following modification:
Start from the campsite, cross the Clain via the footbridge to reach point 12.
Continue opposite, climbing the Fontrable hills via the GR364.
At the top, turn left and follow the GR to point 5 (passing through point 11).
Then continue along the planned route (points 6-7-8...12).
The route is approximately 12km long.
Furthermore, there must be an error in the indicated elevation gain: 437 m seems excessive...
Shouldn't it be 43.7 m instead?

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Daniel E.
Daniel E.

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk, enjoyable, easy and varied. The explanations provided are reliable.

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you for leaving your review. If the author is available, perhaps they could update their description?

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Jocelyn Fleury
Jocelyn Fleury

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Needs updating, route is incorrect; after the bend and descent to follow the Clain, the indicated path disappears.

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andine.cha
andine.cha

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 31, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Thank you for this very pleasant route. However, GPS reception is unreliable, so it is best to rely on the map.

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grandin
grandin ★

Thank you, lecrechois, for pointing that out. I have corrected it.

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lecrechois
lecrechois

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful walk, especially in very hot weather.
The only downside is that when you reach the D31, the route indicates that you should turn right, when in fact you need to turn left and then right onto Rue des Noyers.
Very clear directions.

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rori3022
rori3022

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful and surprising hike through varied landscapes, with a particular focus on Alaric's Camp.

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Claude s
Claude s

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike
, especially in summer (many shaded areas)

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Jimmy Sabourin
Jimmy Sabourin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you, wonderful hike.

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Jimmy Sabourin
Jimmy Sabourin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Another wonderful hike. Thank you, Jimmy.

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