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Parking is available in the large car park on Rue de Verdun.
(S/E) From the car park, set off along Rue de Verdun, which runs between the town hall and the church. Cross Rue du Général de Gaulle (D17) at the pedestrian crossings and follow it to the left.
(1) Turn slightly right onto Rue Maurice Curie, which runs alongside the cemetery. At the corner, turn right onto Rue Clément Bayard, then take the first path on the left heading south-east to reach a crossroads of footpaths.
(2) Turn left onto a path, cross the D127 and continue along Chemin de Tabureau. At Route du Mesnil, turn right.
(3) 300 metres further on, turn left onto the Chemin du Mesnil towards the Moulin de Mesnil.
Pass through the magnificent setting of the mill on the Ruisseau le Senelles. The site of the Moulin du Mesnil was a very ancient fiefdom that belonged first to the Lord of Bléré and then to the Lord of Montrichard. The main house was built on the foundations of ancient Roman structures.
(4) At the crossroads, turn right, then veer right again and pass close to the Moulin du Porteau as you continue along the Route du Porteau. The setting is magnificent. This was the last mill to cease milling operations in 1973.
(5) The Porteau farm was also granted permission, by an order of King Louis XVIII in 1823, to build a small wheat mill on a diversion of the Senelles stream.
Turn left and continue along the route towards Le Petit Maré, then turn right onto a path leading to La Grange Rouge.
(6) Walk through this hamlet, then continue along a path that veers to the right 150 metres further on. Under the power line, turn right and carry on straight ahead towards the D127.
(7) Cross the D127 and take the grassy path opposite, which joins a road at La Pierrerie.
(8) Turn right and head north for 250 m.
(9) Just past a large vineyard, turn left onto the grassy path which leads you to the banks of the Ruisseau de Senelles through lovely, lush green woodland, until you reach a ford.
(10) Carry on across the footbridge, cross Jarnac following the signposts and head straight on towards the vineyards along the path heading north-west.
(11) Turn right between the vineyards heading north-north-east and enjoy the vineyard scenery, keeping an eye on the signposts for 2 km. You’ll come to a road.
(12) Turn right, then almost immediately left, and continue straight on through the vineyards. At the next junction, veer to the right and return to the junction you passed on the way out.
(2) Follow the path back along the same route as on the way out to return to the car park (S/E).
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