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The starting point for this short hike is in the car park at Fort Vauban in Fouras.
(S/E) From the fort car park, take the coastal path south for two kilometres until you reach the exit from Fouras at a place called Les Nauleries. In good weather, you can see Fort Enet (in line with Pointe de la Fumée), the Île d'Aix and Fort Boyard offshore.
(1) Follow Rue de l'Espérance, which branches off to the left from the coast. Follow the road for 1.3 km, passing Bosse de Soumard and keeping right at the intersections. After the bend, on your right, a road closed by a gate leads into the marsh.
(2) Follow the road through the marsh, keeping your eyes on a white coastal beacon. The path continues straight ahead to the coast. At the beacon, you will have a beautiful view of the Martrou de Rochefort transporter bridge. Continue straight ahead to the beach.
(3) On your left, you will come to Fort La Pointe, a site that is now private and not open to visitors. You can walk around it via the beach (at low tide) or on dry land via the path that runs behind the fort. The fort faces the other bank of the Charente and Île Madame.
(4) Return to Fouras. For the return journey, take the path that follows the coast. You will pass behind some beautiful Carrelets. After 1.8 km, you will rejoin the path you took on the way there along the beach.
(1) Continue along the coast. At the entrance to Fouras, you can take a different route by continuing straight ahead (Avenue Philippe Janet) instead of following the coast (S/E).
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