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The route starts at the church in Nachamps.
(/AD) You are on Rue de Saintonge. At the junction after the church, turn left onto Rue de la
Fontaine, towards the stadium, where the area around it, lined with tall trees, might tempt you to stop for a while… Pull yourself together! You’ve only just started!
Go round the stadium on the left and follow the road to the stop sign.
(1) Turn right and, at the next junction, turn right again towards La Tonnelle. 500 metres further on, turn right once more and head down the small, shaded path.
(2) At the end of this path, turn left onto the D122, then at the Fork in the road 100 m further on, turn right. Carry on straight ahead for about 1.3 km until you reach a Fork in the road.
(3) Carry on to your right until you reach the next T-junction, where you should turn left and continue to a crossroads near the hamlet of Chez Ray.
(4) This little hamlet now invites you to head for your next stop, Les Ribaudières, situated 200 m away on your right. At the entrance to the hamlet, walk past the farm buildings and the small courtyard on your right before turning 90° to the right.
(5) The small tarmac road will take you into the heart of the hamlet, where you can see some old houses.
Keep going! You’re 1 km from the next major junction.
(6) Carry on as you are, go straight on for another 200 m, then turn left at the T-junction. Welcome to the hamlet of Les Arnauds. Ignore the road branching off to the right and continue to your left until you reach the village exit. There, an old building with exposed stonework will prompt you to turn left towards Les Videaux.
(7) On leaving this hamlet, carry on straight ahead to the next junction, where safety barriers on either side of the road will indicate that you’ve reached the correct junction. Along the way, you’ll catch sight of the ruins of Romfort.
(8) Once you reach this junction, turn right and then left at the next crossroads, about 500 metres further on. Then carry on straight ahead for nearly a kilometre, ignoring three roads on your right and left.
(9) At the fork in the road, turn right to leave the road briefly and take a wooded track. This track curves sharply to the right, leading onto a lovely road (D212E4).
Turn left, then at the next T-junction, turn right and head towards Les Fontenelle.
(10) A spring with a patch of grass in the shade, a bench and, best of all, drinking water awaits you there, at the point where the road bends sharply to the right at a 90° angle. Such places still exist! Once you’ve had a drink, carry on your way!
At the first junction, head up to the left and, once at the top, turn right three times in a row. You’re now heading towards Les Rollets.
(11) Once you reach the junction at the end of Rue de la Chênaie, turn right and carry on to the edge of the hamlet, where the fire hydrant signals you to turn right. Barely 200 metres further on, turn left and you’ll come face to face with an old fountain said to be of Moorish origin: the Fontaine du Pré Cadet.
(12) 100 m further down, at the junction of four roads, turn left towards the village of Les Jarries.
(13) At the crossroads, turn left, walk up Rue de la Brûlerie until you reach Rue du Pérot, then continue almost directly opposite along Rue de l’Aumônerie. This street, which leads back towards the church, will take you straight to the end of your walk (S/E).
