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Briare walks
From Briare to Beaulieu-sur-Loire
Visorando Member
10.23 mi
+226 ft
-85 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Briare (Loiret)
This hike begins with a crossing of the magnificent Briare Canal Bridge. This crossing is a privilege and if you are there early in the morning, you are sure to experience a range of emotions.It continues along paths that run alongside the canal parallel to the Loire, offering bucolic panoramas.
Heritage and history trail in Gien
3.81 mi
+92 ft
-115 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Gien (Loiret)
This route is offered by the Gien Town Hall to explore the town while learning about its history and discovering its heritage. As you progress, you will find information boards with explanations of the various historical points of interest identified. I am sharing it here, with my personal modifications to the route and the various points of interest, which are more or less in the same positions.
From Gien to Briare
7.96 mi
+49 ft
-128 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Gien (Loiret)
This first stage runs along the Loire to take you to Briare, a charming little town full of flowers, with its small river port.
Please note: this hike can be done either as part of the 3-stage Gien - Cosne-sur-Loire hike, or on its own by taking the train from Briare back to Gien.
Family Ecolodge - Attrape Rêve
3.42 mi
+30 ft
-13 ft
45 mins
Easy
Departure from Batilly-en-Puisaye (Loiret)
A route to the Attrape Rêve equestrian centre in Dammarie-en-Puisaye
The Breteau ditches
5.44 mi
+33 ft
-36 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Breteau (Loiret)
A signposted, family-friendly, shaded walk along the Breteau ditches that feed the Briare Canal. This easy route also takes you to the Étang de la Grande Rue lake and its dam. Suitable for pushchairs and bicycles, you can enjoy the cool shade of the undergrowth in summer and a dry path in wet weather.
From dyke to dyke in Champoulet
9.65 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Breteau (Loiret)
The route goes from pond to pond around the village of Champoulet. There is wildlife to discover.
The Seven Locks of Henri IV.
Tourist office
6.08 mi
+82 ft
-82 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses (Yonne)
Marked hike N°71.
A whole new way to discover the story of the construction of the Canal de Briare! With this hike you can follow a part of its water supply system and come back along the old route to the incredible monument that we today know as the Seven Locks.
Le Grand Chaloy
6.81 mi
+95 ft
-89 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses (Yonne)
From the old canal to the new one, from the old locks to the new ones, a whole world of greenery and water!
The Pont Plat
4.44 mi
+69 ft
-66 ft
2h 05
Easy
Departure from Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses (Yonne)
This family hike is historically very interesting.
Between the shaded first part and the canal-side second part, the route has a total elevation gain of 28 metres, mainly at the beginning.
In terms of history, from Henri IV to Charles de Freycinet, the size of boats has increased, imposing new standards. Today, we talk about the amount of water consumed that needs to be saved.
La Chasserelle
8.18 mi
+217 ft
-207 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Bléneau (Yonne)
The Loing and its tributaries, including the Chasserelle and the streams flowing from nearby springs, converge at the Jardins d’Eau, the starting point of this walk. The remainder of this route, which has very little elevation gain, will take you through fields and woods.
Walk in Bléneau
1.14 mi
+20 ft
-26 ft
0h 35
Easy
Departure from Bléneau (Yonne)
A short walk in the village of Bléneau, exploring the Water Gardens on the River Loing, the mural and the carved capitals of Saint-Loup Church in Troyes, the Châtaignier Fountain and a wash house.
Fléchers Circular
2.86 mi
+423 ft
-427 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Barlieu (Cher)
A short and pleasant walk in the countryside near Barlieu.
Blancafort Water Tower Circular Route
9.88 mi
+167 ft
-174 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Cher
A very lovely route through the countryside of the Pays Fort. Sunken lanes, forests and ponds give it its charm.
The Sauldre Canal in Blancafort: Blue route with variant
Association / Club / Walk leader
6.16 mi
+115 ft
-112 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Cher
An easy route, with a variant, open to pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.
The Blue Route is rich in heritage that characterises Blancafort: the canal, the river, the old marl pits and the paths rehabilitated for the enjoyment of walkers by the Blancafort et Patrimoine Association.
Five other trails are suggested on the sign at the wash house (canal bridge, Euro monument).
Old stone buildings and sunken lanes in the Pays Fort
8.41 mi
+548 ft
-554 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Vailly-sur-Sauldre (Cher)
A rolling bocage landscape, typical houses in black and ochre sandstone, and a pyramid-shaped barn – a walk to reconnect with unspoilt nature.
Through the Berry hedgerows
8.06 mi
+656 ft
-673 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Vailly-sur-Sauldre (Cher)
A beautiful route for appreciating the landscapes of the Pays Fort. Moving from sunken paths hidden beneath hedgerows (known as ‘bouch’tures’) to open grassy tracks with views of the rolling hills of the Sancerrois offers walkers a variety of wild landscapes typical of the Sologne region of the Berry.
Dampierre-en-Burly and its ponds
8.46 mi
+102 ft
-102 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Dampierre-en-Burly (Loiret)
In the Orléans Forest, the route runs alongside the vast Étang de Corcambon, ending around the Étang du Bourg which borders the flower-filled village of Dampierre-en-Burly, at the foot of its fortifications.