Route de la Tonnelle in Saint-Même-les-Carrières

A pleasant walk through the vineyards with a gentle gradient.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.68 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 35 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 35 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 66 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m

Description of the walk

Large grassy car park for parking before the water tower, Route de la Tonnelle.

(S/E) Head towards it, keeping it on your right. Go down the road, which further on turns into a path, and keep going in the same direction until you reach a fork: an oak tree on the right and a rock on the left.

(1) Continue straight ahead. Just at the start of the climb, you will see a green metal water tank 50 metres to the right. On this slope, pass a small copse on the right, ignore the paths to the right and left, and arrive at the corner of the vineyard.

(2) Turn left, between the vineyard and the field, and continue to the white track.

(3) Turn left onto this path and walk past the microlight airfield. You will reach a path, just before a vineyard, about a hundred metres before the junction with the D90.

(4) Turn left and follow the field on your left, alongside the vineyards. Continue to the junction.

(5) Turn right between the vineyard plots and continue straight on at the crossroads about 200 m further on. Start a short descent with a hedge on the left, then go uphill and join a small road.

(6) Turn left to reach the grassy car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 64 m - Car park before the water tower
  2. 1 : km 0.83 - alt. 34 m - Crossroads
  3. 2 : km 1.73 - alt. 38 m - Vineyard corner
  4. 3 : km 1.92 - alt. 35 m - White path
  5. 4 : km 3.03 - alt. 36 m - Turn left at the fork
  6. 5 : km 3.43 - alt. 36 m - Crossroads
  7. 6 : km 4.51 - alt. 64 m - Road junction
  8. S/E : km 4.68 - alt. 64 m - Car park before the water tower

Notes

A pair of trainers is sufficient, depending on the weather.

Worth a visit

On the path to the Dolmen des Courades, you’ll pass by the microlight airfield. Fancy a trial flight? If it’s the right day, ask for details.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Patrouille 16
Patrouille 16

Hello. Thank you for your comment. Yes, in Charente, we regularly come across wildlife when the hunting season is over. !!!!

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User 17944653

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An ideal, easy walk in the heart of the countryside.
Best done in good weather, as there are muddy sections when it rains.
We even spotted a deer and a hare frolicking about.

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Patrouille 16
Patrouille 16

Hello. Thank you for your feedback. You’re right, the course is more enjoyable in dry weather. Best regards

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Yoannek
Yoannek

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

This route was quite pleasant and easy, and even though some sections get muddy after rainy days, you can always walk on the grass throughout the entire route.

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Pml
Pml

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, peaceful walk through the vineyards. Best avoided after a rainy spell

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Patrouille 16
Patrouille 16
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Hello. Indeed, in wet weather, it’s best to avoid it, or at least make sure you’re wearing sturdy footwear!! The appeal lies in the peace and quiet, and in good weather, watching the microlights take off and land. It’s also worth noting that when you reach the white path, about 1 km to the west, you can watch the model aircraft club in action. You’ll know they’re there by the sound.

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Rimbpat
Rimbpat

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely view, a bit damp – which is to be expected given the weather we’ve had

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madydou
madydou ★

Update completed.

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madydou
madydou ★

Hello,
We will amend the route and the description of the route.

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Patrouille 16
Patrouille 16

Hello, Regarding the dolmen, it was the app’s administrators who added it. I knew there was no path leading to it and that the dolmen is buried amidst the vegetation. This change was made without consulting me. They simply looked at the map

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Sy.ro
Sy.ro

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

No path leading to the dolmen and no dolmen in sight

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