Hills and banks of the Charente around Champmillon

A walk through the hills and valleys of Champmillon, returning along the River Charente.

Details

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.85 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 71 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 75 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 21 m

Description of the walk

Start: Champmillon town hall square.

(S/E) Follow the footpath running alongside Rue du Bourg (church on your left). At thefirst fork, turn right. When you reach the village wash house, take Rue du Lavoir (signposted). Then take Rue du Levraud on the left, heading back up to Rue du Bourg

(1) Turn right, walk 500 m and turn right onto Rue des Matignons.

(2) Continue for 150 m, then turn left onto a dirt track between the vineyards.

(3) Cross the D72 road and take the path opposite towards the hamlet of Chez Jaunet. At the junction (marker 56), continue straight on uphill. When you reach a tarmac village road, turn right and cross the hamlet of Chez Jaunet. Continue to the next hamlet, Le Picot. Then take the tarmac path on the left, walk for about 200 m and turn right.

(4) At Font Verrière, turn left, leaving the large townhouse behind you. Continue straight on, cross the D84 and take the dirt track opposite until you reach the next house (Le Renclos). Then take the tarmac road on the left to the next hamlet, Les Brandes.

(5) Take the dirt track to the right. At the next junction (after the 61m mark), ignore the track on the left and continue straight ahead. At the next junction, turn left (south). When you reach a tarmac road, turn right towards the village of Sireuil. Follow the D7 to the left, then turn right immediately. Pass the bakery on your left and head for the right bank of the Charente.

(6) Then take the white path on the right towards the Liège lock. Follow the Charente, pass under a high-voltage power line and walk along the Île de la Liège.

(7) About a hundred metres before the Liège lock, turn right onto a tarmac path. Continue to the D72. Turn right (old sewage treatment plant on your right), follow the road for a few metres and, before the ‘white’ car park, turn left. Join a footpath and follow it to the left until you reach the town hall (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 54 m - Start at the Town Hall square
  2. 1 : km 0.57 - alt. 68 m - Narrow passage between two walls
  3. 2 : km 1.13 - alt. 71 m - Rue des Matignons
  4. 3 : km 1.67 - alt. 40 m - Crossing the D72
  5. 4 : km 2.96 - alt. 66 m - Font Verrière
  6. 5 : km 4.01 - alt. 59 m - Les Brandes
  7. 6 : km 5.74 - alt. 22 m - Right bank - Charente (fleuve)
  8. 7 : km 7.9 - alt. 22 m - Leave the banks of the Charente
  9. S/E : km 8.85 - alt. 54 m - Finish at Place de la Mairie

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 4 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
barbier dominique
barbier dominique

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

There is a lack of specific signposting; for example, at Les Brandes, there is no white path immediately as indicated, and you have to choose between two tarmac paths at the start, but a friendly local resident gave us directions to show us which one led to the white path; a very pleasant route

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0616214900
0616214900

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello, we did manage to complete the walk, but it really needs signposting – we got lost and had to keep checking the map. We’ll do it again one of these days. Thanks:

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Maillochaud
Maillochaud
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

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san vicente
san vicente

It’s true, there are no signposts; but with the map, it’s no problem.

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bibi
bibi ★

There may not be any signposting...

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0616214900
0616214900

Hello, I’ve just printed out the sheet and I’ve noticed that the colour of the markings isn’t specified. We’ll sort that out one of these days. Thank you.

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mclaire
mclaire

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very well-mapped route and, above all, a very pleasant one, passing through several small villages and finishing with a lovely stretch along the Charente. Thanks to whoever posted it.

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