Route from Châteauroux to Isserpent

Route starting from Isserpent, a small village at the foot of the Bourbonnais mountains, 15 km east of Vichy.
An easy hike through the Bourbonnais countryside.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.40 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 179 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 183 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 463 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 363 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Isserpent (03120)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.16227° / E 3.608382°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2729SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

In the centre of the village of Isserpent, on the D123, park in the car park opposite the Town Hall.

(S/E) Opposite the town hall, turn right and then right again after 50 metres. The path descends towards a river, running alongside the water treatment plant on the right, then climbs back up and joins the D261, after passing Domaine Neuf on the right.

(1) Turn left, then after 200 metres, turn right and descend to the stream.

(2) Turn right just before the stream and continue to a small tarmac road.

(3) At the road, turn right and join the D261.

(4) Take this departmental road to the left for about 250 metres until you reach the next crossroads.

(5) Turn right towards the Rossignat farm on the right and after 200 metres, take the first path on the left. This descends into the valley, crosses a stream and climbs back up through the woods.

(6) At the top of the hill, take the small tarmac road on the right. Follow it to the next crossroads.

(7) Turn right towards Châteauroux, passing between the farm buildings and the château on your right. The road becomes a wide track again, crosses the dyke of a pond and then climbs up to Château Beauplan.

(8) At the cross, turn left onto the small tarmac road that descends to the stream, cross it and continue straight ahead.
Reach the village of Isserpent and at the end of the street turn right to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 386 m - Car park opposite the town hall.
  2. 1 : km 1.75 - alt. 406 m - Junction with the D261
  3. 2 : km 2.44 - alt. 380 m - On the right before the stream.
  4. 3 : km 2.97 - alt. 406 m - Turn right at the road.
  5. 4 : km 3.15 - alt. 411 m - Turn left onto the D161.
  6. 5 : km 3.4 - alt. 414 m - Turn right towards the Rossignat farm.
  7. 6 : km 5.19 - alt. 463 m - Turn right onto the tarmac road.
  8. 7 : km 6.05 - alt. 417 m - Right towards Châteauroux
  9. 8 : km 7.5 - alt. 394 m - Turn left at the cross.
  10. S/E : km 8.4 - alt. 386 m - Car park opposite the town hall.

Notes

Many sections are muddy.

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
PhilRS
PhilRS

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route, with plenty of shade, which was welcome in the particularly hot weather.

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P'tit Léon
P'tit Léon

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy-to-follow route, beautiful scenery.

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Lisart007
Lisart007

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The start-up instructions are incorrect: right/left reversal.

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jackie03
jackie03

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 25, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An easy route – well signposted – and the estimated time corresponds to a normal walking pace.
Thank you for mentioning the sequoias and pointing out the fortified farm.
Finally, it's worth taking a short detour by car to the village of St Christophe, 3 km away, which offers a beautiful view of the cross, the statue of St Christophe and the church door.
Thank you for sharing your discoveries with us.

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Michel 03
Michel 03

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful and enjoyable hike.
There are practically no markings, only a few old markers that appear to correspond to another route in the municipality.
IMPORTANT: the same route (Community of Communes) exists in the opposite direction, marked with the system chosen by a large number of organisations (green and yellow, yellow markers).
The description lacks certain directions at some junctions (path on path, left or right?).
Some directions can sometimes be interpreted in two different ways. Common sense will get you through.

We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon spent on this walk.

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isajmichel
isajmichel

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Poorly marked trail, but otherwise easy, pleasant and shaded.

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les trois sœurs +
les trois sœurs +

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

nice walk anyway

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les trois sœurs +
les trois sœurs +

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 06, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

beautiful b

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bibi
bibi ★

As for GPS coordinates, there are different formats available and used on Visorando and on GPS devices. Did you use the same format?
This can be changed in your profile.
Kind regards

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for your feedback on the hike. Could you help us modify the description to make it more accurate? We welcome any information that will help us improve the description for the benefit of future hikers.
Kind regards

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mdtf
mdtf

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 22, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Having had problems with the GPS coordinates for the Tour du Pouzat, I relied solely on the GPS track of the route.
At the same time, I tried to follow the instructions on the information sheet, but they were far too vague, with possible confusion between paths, tarmac roads that looked like paths, and roads that turned back into paths.
However, there were no problems with the GPS track: definitely the best option!
Otherwise, it was a nice hike through bucolic, rolling countryside.
Another point: after checking with two different GPS devices, the starting coordinates opposite the town hall square in Isserpent are incorrect and do not correspond to anything (especially the E coordinates).

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