Route of the Happy Valley in Terrou

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
Nice hike 4/5 done on 6 August 2025 with 4 young people (aged 13 to 16). The route is more like 14 km
The GPX route was a bit off at times (didn't always follow the route)
Vincent

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Date of your route : Jul 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike disrupted by the presence of stray dogs, one of which followed us for about 5 km.
The trail passes through an unmaintained path and leads to a barbed wire fence, probably erected by a private owner.

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Date of your route : May 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful hike, almost entirely shaded route

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Date of your route : Sep 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in hot weather, mostly in open terrain at the beginning but then lots of shade and water sources, which are a lifesaver if you have a dog.
Very beautiful views, mostly on paths, very few people and a splendid second part of the hike under the trees following the stream. Be careful, there is a descent that could be a little dangerous in wet weather.

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Date of your route : Jan 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with a beautiful variety of landscapes, stunning views, charming hamlets, lovely woodland paths and a beautiful stretch of small paths running alongside the Bave river.
We did it in January, but it must be very pleasant in the summer.
About half of the route is on paths and half on quiet country roads.
Although not particularly difficult, this hike is quite hilly, so it's best to be a bit of a walker and wear hiking boots or at least good trainers.
The route suggested by the app is rather approximate for the second half of the walk, but there are yellow markings which are helpful.
Please note:
There is a passage through a pasture with two fences to cross and close behind you. There may be a herd of cows.
. After point 10, on the way up to a small dilapidated farm with an old mobile home, after a small bridge over the Bave, two very unfriendly farm dogs came charging at us on the path, baring their teeth, and attacked us and our dog. Don't count on their owner behind the windows of his mobile home to call them off... Be careful..

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Date of your route : Sep 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike done in hot weather, mostly in open terrain at the start but then lots of shade and water points, which are a lifesaver if you have a dog.
Very beautiful views, mostly on paths, very few people and a splendid second part of the hike under the trees following the stream. Be careful, there is a descent that could be a little dangerous in wet weather between km 5 and 7.
For guidance, I am very happy to have used the app, which is really effective and very reassuring (markings are sometimes light). For the annual cost, I do not regret my investment.
This is a hike worth doing, feasible in trainers but hiking boots are recommended.

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Date of your route : Jun 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, shaded walk starting from Terrou, a village restored by a tourism organisation. There are numerous picnic spots along the route.

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Date of your route : May 19, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk done in the morning to avoid the heat, but much of this route remains shaded, with varied scenery. It must be said that May remains a favourite month for discovering the rebirth of flora in our countryside.

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Date of your route : Jan 29, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant and varied walk, sometimes in the woods, sometimes on ridges or along the river. Please note: you must follow the yellow markings and not the signs or GPS, as we stubbornly insisted on doing, otherwise you will find yourself in the middle of muddy fields or in the undergrowth. The markings are very well done.

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Date of your route : Oct 16, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with two very different parts: the climb to Ladirat and the Bave Valley, both of which are interesting.
On this date, we collected chestnuts, walnuts and apples along the way.
We didn't meet anyone on the way.
We admired the village of Terrou, which has been very successfully transformed into a holiday resort.

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Date of your route : Sep 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pleasant hike along the La Bave river, beautiful well-maintained path, some markings on the trees. Ending at Ladirat, it could do with a lick of paint (yellow & blue).
I recommend this hike to anyone living in the area.

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Date of your route : Aug 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Not bad.
There are changes in the track, but you just need to follow the path.

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Date of your route : Jun 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I would have liked to hear the story behind the beautiful ruined mansion in a place called La Veyriere.
This hike, which unfortunately started in the rain, was very good. Partly through the woods, it can be done in hot weather.
A quiet little valley with no roads – it feels good.

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