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Park at Place du 19 Mars next to the football ground.
(S/E) Head towards La Poste and make your way to the roundabout on the right. Take Rue Treuille towards Châtellerault, then turn left at the next junction into the Grands Pas housing estate. Turn left again into Rue des Pinsons, then into Rue des Alouettes until you reach the Stop sign. Turn right towards a beautiful house and continue to the Maconnay roundabout.
(1) Before continuing along the route, head slightly to the right to admire the view over the Vienne valley and discover the ‘Le Pigeonnier du Perron’ quiet spot. Retrace your steps and turn left onto Rue du Rabaté until you reach the cross. Turn right (be careful, it’s a hairpin bend) onto Impasse du Chapitre, first on the road and then on a track, passing a small wood and fields until you reach a crossroads just before the departmental road.
(2) Turn left, pass a pond and a beautiful house, then turn right onto Rue des Marchais until you reach the main road.
(3) Cross the D749 (take care – there is frequent traffic) and turn left after a few metres. Follow it for 500 m and turn left at the next junction to cross the departmental road again, taking care as always.
(4) Carry on straight ahead and walk alongside the Château de la Cataudière for 500 m, pass the hamlet of La Bergeronnerie and continue straight on to the caves.
(5) At the junction, turn right onto the tree-lined path until you reach the road, then turn left into Rue de la Palarderie and carry on straight ahead. Pass the quarry and turn left at the sign for Chagon. Take the path between a house and its garden and carry on straight ahead until you reach a junction (with a view of Château de Chitré on the right).
(6) Turn left, pass through the hamlet of Les Bruyères and carry on straight on to the village of Prinçay.
(7) Turn right past the former vicarage, go downhill and turn right, passing the cemetery. Continue straight on to the end of the path.
(8) Turn right, then left onto a stony track until you reach the Croix Fleurioux.
(9) Turn left and continue along this path until you reach the road. Turn right and walk alongside the road.
(10) At the three-way junction, take the path that runs alongside the stone wall of the Château de la Doubtière and, at the second junction, turn left until you reach the road.
(11) Turn left onto the road, leave the boundary wall behind you, walk past the detached houses and turn right onto Allée du Bas Chabonne. At the bend, take the grassy path until you reach the next junction.
(12) Turn right at the crossroads, follow the path to the road and turn left into Rue de l’Huilerie, then right into Rue du Pressoir, then right again into Rue du Poitou.
(13) Turn right into Rue d’Aunis, then at the cross, turn left into Rue du Limousin. You’ll find yourself back at the church square. Turn right at the post office to return to the stadium car park (S/E).
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