Small waterfall trail in Saint-Hilaire-Cusson-la-Valmitte

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk along this route, with shade on the first part of the route
Bear in mind that there’s a section where you’ll need to scramble over some rocks and where the signposting isn’t very clear. It’s best to be in good shape
A lovely walk

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Date of your route : Aug 28, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The route from 1 to 4 through the Forêt and along the river is very pleasant. Unfortunately, the drought meant we were unable to appreciate the waterfalls to their full beauty.
After point 4, the route takes you through fields, so it’s less interesting, despite the lovely views.
The description between points 2 and 3 states: ‘Follow the river for several hundred metres until the start of the climb to the Pierre du Renard.’ In fact, the ‘several hundred metres’ is actually about 2 km.
At the start, a sign describes this route and provides a QR code linking to Visorando. It instructs you to follow blue markings and indicates a 10 km route, rather than the 8.6 km shown on Visorando. One might expect this to be the same route. However, between points 2 and 3, we noticed discrepancies between the markings and the GPS track.
Finally, whilst following the GPS, we never reached point 3 because, after an initial climb, 3 km from the start, the GPS track continues straight on, whereas the path turns left and continues to climb. We had to find our own way to rejoin the route halfway between points 3 and 4.

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