From Isle-et-Bardais to Tronçais

The first circular stage of the Grand Loop of the Ponds, a walk through the heart of the Tronçais Forest, starting at the Étang de Pirot and finishing at the Étang de Tronçais.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: La grande boucle des étangs du pays de Tronçais

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.10 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 194 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 196 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 328 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 227 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Isle-et-Bardais (03360)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 46.68841° / E 2.792749°
  • ⚑
    End: N 46.640679° / E 2.717424°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2426SB, 2427SB
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the town hall in Isle-et-Bardais.

(S) Cross the D111 and head straight ahead onto Route des Champignaux. Continue straight on until you reach the house at No. 567, on the banks of the Étang du Pirot.

(1) Take a small path cut through the hedge on the left. Walk along the pond on your right until you come to a small road.

(2) Follow the road to the right until you reach the D111 at Rond du Bois Clair.

(3) Cross the road carefully and follow the path opposite, heading due east, to Rond Jarsaud.

(4) Then turn right and head due south until you reach the D978A at Rond de Bougimont.

(5) Cross the road with care and, on the other side, take the path on the left. Continue straight on until you reach Rond du Poteau.

(6) Take the second path on the right and continue to Rond de Thiolais.

(7) Take the first path on the right and go straight on to Rond de Bonnichon.

(8) Take the first path on the left and follow it to the D111.

(9) Cross the road with care and continue along the path opposite. At the junction, turn right. Ignore the first path on the left.

(10) Take the next path on the left (yellow markings).

(11) Join a tarmac road, follow it straight on and cross a stream.

(12) At the “give way” sign, cross a small road and continue straight ahead to Rond de Soulisse. Continue straight on (south-west), to the left of the “Rond de Soulisse” sign (yellow markings).

(13) At the T-junction, first turn left then right through the woodland (yellow markings).

(14) At the next T-junction, turn left and, after 100 m, turn right. Cross a forest track, continue straight on and arrive at Rond d’Aubrée.

(15) Cross the D953 with care and take the small path through the woods opposite, heading due west. Cross the first forest track, veer slightly to the right and cross a second forest track. You will reach the Rond Desjobert via the D978a.

(16) Take the first path on the left, heading due south.

(17) You will come out onto a small road; follow it to the right. After about 400 m, you will reach a car park on the banks of the Étang de Tronçais.

(18) Turn sharply left and walk along the right-hand side of the pond. Continue to its southern tip.

(19) Cross the stream feeding the lake and turn right to follow the lake again on your right (blue markings). Further on, join the D978a at Rond de Tronçais.

(20) Turn right and you will immediately reach the finish point (hotel-restaurant) (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 229 m - Car park at the town hall in Isle-et-Bardais
  2. 1 : km 0.58 - alt. 236 m - Étang de Pirot
  3. 2 : km 1.48 - alt. 236 m - T-junction
  4. 3 : km 1.94 - alt. 257 m - Crossing the D111 - Rond du Bois Clair
  5. 4 : km 3.58 - alt. 282 m - Rond de Jarseau
  6. 5 : km 4.59 - alt. 298 m - Crossing the D978a – Rond de Bougimont
  7. 6 : km 6.12 - alt. 319 m - Rond du Poteau
  8. 7 : km 7.59 - alt. 328 m - Rond de Thiolais
  9. 8 : km 8.64 - alt. 288 m - Rond de Bonnichon
  10. 9 : km 9.63 - alt. 294 m - Crossing the D111
  11. 10 : km 10.67 - alt. 273 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 11.27 - alt. 237 m - Tarmac road. Towards the - Marmande (rivière) - Affluent du Cher
  13. 12 : km 11.68 - alt. 255 m - Cross the small road
  14. 13 : km 13.28 - alt. 262 m - T-junction
  15. 14 : km 13.68 - alt. 257 m - T-junction
  16. 15 : km 15.09 - alt. 290 m - Crossing the D953 - Rond d'Aubrée
  17. 16 : km 17.25 - alt. 262 m - Rond Desjobert
  18. 17 : km 17.99 - alt. 238 m - Route des Forges
  19. 18 : km 18.47 - alt. 233 m - Car park - Etang de Tronçais
  20. 19 : km 19.67 - alt. 228 m - Stream crossing
  21. 20 : km 21.03 - alt. 229 m - Rond de Tronçais
  22. E : km 21.1 - alt. 227 m - "Le Tronçais" Hotel and Restaurant

Notes

Worth a visit

(1) Pirot Pond.
(18) Tronçais Pond.

Reviews and comments

Kane
Kane
• Edited:

Hello Guy, you don’t need to apply for any permits to go on this hike.

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Le-chat
Le-chat

Hello, do I need to apply for permission from the National Water and Forestry Service to go on this hike?
Thank you
Kind regards
Guy Chaminand

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