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Start of the Maison du Pays de Fronsadais, near Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière.
(S/E) Go around the football field to the Church of La Cure, where there is a remarkable 16th-century cemetery cross.
(1) Take the road on the left towards the river, which then continues as a track through woods and marshland. At the junction with a small road (small lock), turn left, then left again at the next junction.
Look for a path on the right between a stream and vineyards. Follow this path to the paved road, then turn right onto this road.
(2) At a bend in the road, opposite a detached house (Maison Neuve), take the track on the left that follows the power line through the marshland. After a right-hand bend and then a left-hand bend, the track joins some houses. At the second house, turn right towards the tiny fishing port of Tressac on the river. There is a picnic area in Tressac. Leave the port by following the river to the left, passing in front of the conches where the boats are moored.
(3) Before Caussard, near an electricity pole, take a path through the vineyards along a stream. This path leads back to the hillsides. Turn right then left near a pond and continue to a track which you take on the right. At the junction with a tarmac road, turn left towards Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac.
(4) Cross the departmental road (D670) at the pedestrian crossing on the left (be careful of traffic) and take the first road on the left (Rue des Coteaux).
Follow this road until you see the sign for Château de Roumagnac. Turn right towards Château de Roumagnac, which you will pass as you climb. About 100 metres further on, take a small road on the left, closed to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes, which climbs towards the hills. This road continues as a track that joins a Conseil Général hiking trail. Continue straight ahead and go around a vineyard.
(5) Take the small path that climbs through the bamboo. This path leads to the entrance of Château la Rousselle. Turn right until you reach the small paved road, then turn left onto this road. You will pass in front of La Rousselle.
(6) At the intersection of four roads, continue for about ten metres and turn left onto a Conseil Général path (yellow-green signposting) that leads through the vineyards. Cross a road and continue along this path until you reach a signpost at the intersection of several signposted paths
(7) Take the first left, which will take you towards Meyney. When you reach the intersection, go straight ahead into Meyney and drive through the village.
Leave a road on your right and, before a bend to the right, take the small signposted path that descends to the left through the woods. Shortly afterwards, pass a wash house and continue downhill, following the signposted path.
Then climb up the next hill, through the woods along a stream, following the marked path and the sign for Maison de Pays, ignoring the paths on the right and left.
(8) At Château de l'Escarderie, descend alongside it. Turn right onto Rue de Goffre, then take the second path on the left (Chemin des Vignes) until you reach the departmental road. Cross it (be careful of traffic!) and follow the path on the left that leads back to the Maison de Pays (S/E)
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