Château des Groges and panoramic views of the castles of Chauvigny

A pleasant walk that takes you past the Château des Groges and offers fine views of the castles of Chauvigny: the Château des Évêques, the Château d’Harcourt, the ruins of the Château de Montléon, the Donjon de Gouzon and the Tour de Flins.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.00 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 65 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 139 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 73 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Chauvigny (86300)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.571194° / E 0.653614°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1827SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

(S/E) As you leave the car park, turn left into Rue de la Fontaine (the campsite is on your right).

(1) At the junction, turn left towards "La Fontaine". When you reach a small housing estate, the road turns into a dirt track.

(2) At the fork, turn right. In front of the entrance to Château des Groges, turn left. After 200m, turn left again (signposted “Sentier des Choucas”).

(3) At the next junction, turn right. Ignore a path on the left and leave the woods. Continue along the main track to Beauvais, ignoring all paths on the right.

(4) On leaving Beauvais, turn left. Just before a housing estate, note a pretty pond on the right.

(5) Take the path on the left just after the Perchaie farm. Walk past the farm buildings then continue between the fields. When you reach the road, turn left towards La Barre. At the fork at the entrance to the village, turn right (signposted “Sentier des Choucas”, Rue des Fauvettes). Then take the first street on the right, Rue des Bouvreuils.

(6) When you reach the water reservoir (on the right), take the small shaded path on the left. At the next junction (sewage treatment plant), follow the Chemin de la Barre to the right. Admire the Châteaux de Chauvigny, directly in front of you. Stay on the road and pass through the hamlet of Le Clos Ragon.

(7) At the junction, turn left onto Rue de la Puye. Immediately take thefirst left onto Rue du Talbat. At the end, turn left again and head for the campsite car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 74 m - Car park at the "La Fontaine" Municipal Campsite
  2. 1 : km 0.32 - alt. 73 m - Junction
  3. 2 : km 1.21 - alt. 95 m - Route des Groges
  4. 3 : km 2 - alt. 113 m - T-junction
  5. 4 : km 3.33 - alt. 138 m - Beauvais
  6. 5 : km 3.9 - alt. 133 m - La Perchaie
  7. 6 : km 5.1 - alt. 127 m - Water supply
  8. 7 : km 6.52 - alt. 105 m - Rue de la Puye
  9. S/E : km 7 - alt. 74 m - Car park at the "La Fontaine" Municipal Campsite

Notes

Yellow markings.
The route follows thePR® "Sentier Les Choucas", designed and (very well) signposted by the Vienne departmental committee of the FFRP.

Worth a visit

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

4.1 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
User 24709259

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route with sections on wide farm tracks. The view of the castles is at the very beginning of the route. You can see old farm buildings.

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FOURNYMICHELLE1
FOURNYMICHELLE1

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

We didn’t really get to see the view of the castles… a good third of the route, which winds through large fields of crops, is rather monotonous. The rest is interesting

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delbarre
delbarre

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through woods and countryside

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LesBobolas
LesBobolas

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It’s a shame there aren’t any views of the castle along this route. Otherwise, it’s a nice, varied walk. No difficulties!

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Caseneuve
Caseneuve
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk through fields and woods. Thank you for the very clear explanations! However, we didn’t see all the castles mentioned along the route.

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