Here and there through Sous-Parsat

Starting from Sous-Parsat, this hike offers the opportunity to admire the amazing frescoes and stained glass windows of the village's Saint-Thomas Church, to stop at Mareilles in front of the "cylindrical" fountain and its pretty basin, and to walk through the undergrowth or across the bocage.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.45 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 197 m
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    Descent: - 192 m

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    Highest point: 631 m
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    Lowest point: 546 m

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Description of the walk

In Sous-Parsat, park in the Tourist Office car park.
The route is marked in yellow.

(S/E) Turn right onto the road after passing the Tourist Office. Walk about 50 metres to see the fountain and wash house, then turn around and walk back up the street.

(1) Don't miss the church. Continue straight ahead, past the town hall.

(2) Turn left onto the first road (D45), continue for about 100 metres, then turn left again onto a small tarmac road which soon becomes a track.

(3) Cross the Sous Barsat and continue for 600 metres.

(4) Take the path on the right (it is not shown on the IGN map but is clearly marked with yellow signs!). Continue until you reach the road that leads to Les Pradelles, turning left. Follow this road for about 100 metres.

(5) Before the left turn that leads to Les Pradelles, turn right onto a path that is quite steep for the first few metres. Continue straight ahead until you reach the D17 road.

(6) Turn right and stay on this road for about 700 metres.

(7) Turn right towards Les Fayolles. Turn left as you pass the lodge. Continue to Mareilles, turn left and go up the village street.

(8) Pass the "cylindrical fountain" and its small basin. Further on, when the street turns left at a 90° angle, continue straight ahead, passing the cemetery and a large farm on the right.

(9) Turn onto the path on the right. At the T-junction, turn right and follow the path through the woods to the road. Turn left and follow the road for 100 metres.

(10) Take the path on the left. Pass a group of buildings, turn right into "Le Creux du Renard" and go downhill to join the small road at a place called Le Pont.

(11) Turn left to descend towards Sous-Parsat.

(2) Turn left and head back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 573 m - Tourist Office car park
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 575 m - Frescoes and stained glass windows - Eglise de Sous-Parsat
  3. 2 : km 0.47 - alt. 575 m - Crossroads of the circular
  4. 3 : km 1.22 - alt. 546 m - Sous Parsat (cours d'eau) - Affluent de La Gosne
  5. 4 : km 2.06 - alt. 601 m - Unlisted trail
  6. 5 : km 2.57 - alt. 608 m - Before Les Pradelles
  7. 6 : km 4.48 - alt. 624 m - D17 on the right
  8. 7 : km 5.15 - alt. 621 m - Towards Les Fayolles
  9. 8 : km 6.14 - alt. 577 m - "Cylindrical" fountain
  10. 9 : km 6.59 - alt. 588 m - Path on the right
  11. 10 : km 7.82 - alt. 609 m - Path on the left
  12. 11 : km 9.73 - alt. 590 m - Le Pont
  13. S/E : km 10.45 - alt. 573 m - Tourist Office car park

Worth a visit

The decoratedchurch is well known in the area, and the use of primary colours is striking. It is definitely worth a visit!

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
waiwaite
waiwaite

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Another lovely walk.
Still the famous Creuse climb, steady but very long.
Beautiful, cool forests.
The church in Sous Parsat is worth a visit; the lighting and music really highlight the surprising decoration.

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gilloua73
gilloua73

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

very nice. Lots of forest and not too much road. Perfect!!!!

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jd2ascm
jd2ascm

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike, with many shaded paths through the woods, where you can see old wash houses, fountains, wells, beautiful stone houses, and the painted church.
The GPS guidance was sometimes slightly off course, but we didn't get lost.

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rumbaya
rumbaya

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant hike with beautiful, varied landscapes, few roads and no particular difficulties.
The markings are rather discreet and the detour around the lodge is a little confusing, but the GPS track is accurate and you just have to trust it – that's what Visorando is for, isn't it?
Be careful, though: at point 10 at the entrance to the hamlet of Le Pont, we encountered a large dog running loose that tried to bite us. So be cautious, and a walking stick might come in handy...
In Sous-Parsat, the café "Chez Camille" is still closed.

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Jl renson
Jl renson

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike, followed the route using the app, easy and accurate.
Lots of forest paths and few paved roads, which is great 👍
Actually, between points 6 and 7, you really have to walk past the house before finding a small path.
In Sous Parsat, the café near the church is currently closed following a fire at the beginning of the year, and renovation work is underway.
The church in Sous Parsat is worth a visit, with its impressive, modern décor.
I was discovering the Creuse region, and hiking there is a real pleasure 🤗🤗

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Jean-Pierre Déchoz
Jean-Pierre Déchoz
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

- A beautiful route, but luckily I had the GPX file, because the markings are almost completely worn away. Who marks the route, anyway?
I didn't read the reviews before setting off (my bad!), because, as everyone pointed out, you have to turn right by the lodge between points 6 and 7. It feels like you're walking through people's homes... This should be noted in the route description.
- Worth noting is the restaurant/café "Chez Camille" in Sous-Parsat, which has just reopened with a new team. The prices for drinks and meals are very reasonable, and the person who served me my drink was very friendly: I recommend it!

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mamekiki
mamekiki

Yes, yes! I'm happy to talk about signposting
The only problem is that sometimes the signposts are missing or have been removed.
When I write a new guidebook and the hike doesn't yet exist on Visorando, I have to make do with either markings, the IGN map to try to find my way around, or a hiking GPS.
Sometimes I also invent a hike based on studying the map, and then there are no existing markers, lots of surprises, U-turns, various hazards, and missing paths. I get lost, I cut through woods, I climb over rows of barbed wire. I come home dishevelled, scratched, muddy, but so happy.
I hope you enjoyed this walk, with or without markers, with or without GPS.
Best regards,

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JoséBernard
JoséBernard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful village, beautiful walk. The only downside was point 6, where we spent a while looking for a way through!
We took a chance along the wall of this lodge and, surprise surprise! We
found a yellow marker 70-80 metres further down. You don't want us to talk about signposting,
but I want to point out, for hikers who don't necessarily use GPS, and
and there are still some, that it is practically non-existent. A word to the wise!

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mich57245
mich57245

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

A lovely walk with nothing of particular interest except the magnificent church of Sous-Parsat, but pleasant as it is mostly through woodland. At point 7 in the village of Mareilles, before the wash house, there is a small picnic area...

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mamekiki
mamekiki

Thank you! How brave of you to go hiking in such hot weather!

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Petitours29
Petitours29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Another magnificent hike, fortunately mostly in the woods (on 30 July 2020, the temperature was 35°C). Sous-Parsat is certainly one of the prettiest villages in the Creuse region, and the contemporary frescoes and stained glass windows in its small church are exceptional.
Apart from that, the hike is easy (about 11.3 km in 3 hours). It should be noted that the yellow markings are fading (here covered by moss, there peeling off with the bark of a conifer...) but this is not a problem: the explanations are clear and the mobile GPS compensates for any ambiguities.
Well done!

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Buisson Jean-Pierre
Buisson Jean-Pierre

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 21, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful route, recommended in all seasons, but even more so in summer as most of the hike takes place in the woods. Few roads, lots of very pleasant paths. And the village of Sous-Parsat is a very pretty little village, with its beautiful granite houses, typical of this "stone-building" region of Creuse. As for the church and its famous frescoes, it is worth a detour for its beautiful blend of old and new.
The only risk of making a mistake is at point 6, where you need to turn left just past the lodge, going around it.

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ririne45
ririne45

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Just be careful when passing point 6, don't hesitate to walk in front of the lodge's doors and windows, as the path runs right alongside the building.
The path has been properly cleared up to point 7, so there's no problem accessing it.

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f8bey
f8bey

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Pleasant hike.
We encountered goats roaming freely between 2 and 3.
The path was well maintained and cleared of undergrowth, except between 6 and 7, about 300 metres after the lodge.
We had to turn back and take the road to Mareilles.

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