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The Marquise du Deffand Trail
Visorando Member
7.04 mi
+325 ft
-322 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Saints (Yonne) (Yonne)
Marked walk No. 20.A historic route featuring, close to the start, the Cross of Saint-Prix (martyred in 274), the village of Le Deffand where the Marquise du Deffand stayed inthe 18th century, and the monument to Alfred Saison – a republican activist – who fought in 1852 against Louis Napoleon Bonaparte’s coup d’état of 2 December 1851.
Walks near Château de la Marquise du Deffand
Between the Fossés Noirs and the Pierre Noire
4.30 mi
+262 ft
-194 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Thury (Yonne) (Yonne)
Starting from St Julien church, follow the paths to reach the Moulin de Hausse Côte.
From Thury to Lainsecq via the Montagne des Alouettes
9.19 mi
+699 ft
-617 ft
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from Thury (Yonne) (Yonne)
Pass by the Moulery wash house and the Roman road with panoramic views of Puisaye, Forterre, Frétoy Forest and Druyes Castle.
From the Côte de Labert to the bell tower
4.14 mi
+312 ft
-240 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing (Yonne)
From the village, this path follows part of the ridges of the hill separating the two natural regions of Puisaye to the west and Forterre to the east.
Treigny - Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines
Association / Club / Walk leader15.94 mi
+869 ft
-1,079 ft
8h 05
Difficult
Departure from Treigny (Yonne)
From castle to castle from the village of Treigny, taking in Ratilly and Guédelon, via Perreuse and its former barony, to reach Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines and the view of its fortified castle.
Entrains - Ouanne via the Roman road
15.69 mi
+1,234 ft
-1,033 ft
2 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Entrains-sur-Nohain (Nièvre)
Route along part of the Roman road linking Bourges to Auxerre, starting from Entrains-sur-Nohain (formerly Intaranum in Gallo-Roman times) in the Nièvre department to Ouanne (Odoana) in the Yonne department.From the vast expanses of woods and forests and the large plains of cultivated land, passing through two of the highest points in this region (367m and 368m), discover new spaces, views, fauna and flora on these limestone plateaus and hills.