La Choisillette route in Charentilly

A walk through fields and forests, with a few troglodytes along the way.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.76 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 43 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 41 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 113 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 83 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Charentilly (37390)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.467122° / E 0.600849°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1822SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the school car park, next to the Thierry and Bruno Dumu stadium (the hiking information board is located between the two car parks).

(S/E) Take the road that runs alongside the school, passing on its right-hand side. At the end, turn left, then right along the sports field.

(1) At the intersection of the paths, continue straight ahead and do the same at the tarmac road. The two paths immediately fork; take the one on the right. When the path ends at another tarmac road, take it on the left.

(2) Turn right at the first turn onto a dirt road towards the water tower. Just after the water tower, continue straight ahead at the intersection. At the bottom of the descent, ignore the path that turns sharply to the left and the one on the right, and cross the small bridge over the Petite Choisille.

(3) After the bridge, turn right into the Roche Buard housing estate. Take the first left before the dead end. When the path ends in a T-junction, turn right and continue straight ahead, ignoring the first left.
At the end of the Proverderie housing estate, follow the bend in the road to the right, then immediately turn left onto the path just before the bridge.

(4) Before reaching the Gâte-Soie buildings, turn left along the enclosure (recent modification to the rural path, May 2019).

Follow the path between the enclosures; at the first T-junction, turn right, then quickly turn left at the second junction (just after Gâte-Soie) onto Allée du Gâte-Soie.
Leave Allée du Gâte-Soie by taking the first path on the right (Chemin de la Bigottière), before entering the new housing estate.

(5) At the end of the road, turn right (D338). Continue straight on towards the town centre (wash house on the right), passing the church and the town hall.

(6) Cross the small square and take the small street (Rue de l'Espérance) which continues straight ahead to the right of the main street. Turn right at the first turn (Allée des Chevalleraies), then left at the fitness trail equipment to cross the small bridge. Continue to the right just after the bridge, between the field and the ditch. At the fork, continue to the left, between the private gardens and the ditch.

(7) At the end of the grassy path, do not enter the housing estate; cross Rue de la Noue Guilloche straight ahead and take the path on the left that runs alongside the garden of the first house.

(1) At the intersection, turn left to return to the starting point, walking past the school again after the sports field (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 98 m - School car park
  2. 1 : km 0.49 - alt. 101 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 1.93 - alt. 109 m - Crossroads, on the right
  4. 3 : km 2.75 - alt. 91 m - La Roche Buard, on the right
  5. 4 : km 4.08 - alt. 97 m - Le Gâte-Soie, on the left
  6. 5 : km 4.8 - alt. 86 m - D338, on the right
  7. 6 : km 5.31 - alt. 87 m - Town centre
  8. 7 : km 5.93 - alt. 92 m - Rue de la Noue Guilloche
  9. S/E : km 6.76 - alt. 98 m - School car park

Notes

Yellow markings in one direction (no markings in the opposite direction).

Parking: you can avoid going back and forth on part of the route by parking in the small car park at the entrance to Charentilly, right next to point (5) or in the church car park, before (6).

Alternative route at (6) Continue straight ahead on the main street towards the Thierry and Bruno Dumu stadium to reach the finish line directly (S/E).

Worth a visit

Take some time in the small village of Charentilly to see the wash house, the church, etc.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 26442263

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, our first hike, which was very enjoyable

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Béatricemyself
Béatricemyself

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A superb discovery, between countryside, rivers and woods, hidden little houses, cows and deer! Fantastic!

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nineuil
nineuil

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy and well-detailed route.

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Audrey et Mylène
Audrey et Mylène

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant walk with fairly good signposting. Also suitable for children.

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Princesse1845
Princesse1845

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, unpretentious hike, completed in 1.5 hours without breaks.
Pleasant in the forest, with sunny spots.
Perfect for a winter outing!

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ballan
ballan

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Some difficulty locating the markings

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Cléodile
Cléodile

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, hilly hike with good signposting. Pleasant, especially when walking along the Choisillette.

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Michele SAB
Michele SAB
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very well signposted route, a very peaceful walk in the countryside with some lovely spots.

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Géraud de BOISSET
Géraud de BOISSET
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good


Walk taken on a beautiful sunny morning in January.
An easy, short, well-marked (yellow markings) and pleasant walk on the outskirts of Tours.
The route mainly follows paths and runs alongside the Choisillette valley on the way back, with beautiful views of the Roche Buard and Charentilly ponds. Pretty little church in Charentilly.
In winter, the paths can be muddy.
Be careful at point No. 3: after the bridge, take the small road on the right and very quickly (50 m) take the path on the left that climbs uphill. At point No. 4, the small circular route that avoids the hamlet of Gâte Soie is well marked.
The little church in Charentilly is beautiful (unfortunately closed on the day of our walk).

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