From Villeneuve-sur-Yonne to the hamlet of Château

(S/E) From the car park in front of the Maison de l’Eau (now converted into a restaurant), walk upstream along the River Yonne via Avenue Roland Bonnion and then Quai Bretoche, until you reach the restaurant La Lucarne aux Chouettes. Take the staircase directly opposite you on the left to reach the bridge.

(1) Cross the bridge to reach the pavement on the opposite side, then turn right to cross the river.

(2) At the end of the bridge, turn left down Rue du Saucil and continue straight on. The street leads into a path that winds through an area of orchards and gardens and leads to an underpass beneath the railway line.

(3) At the end of the underpass, turn right. Take care when walking along the kerb beside the road.

(4) When you reach the roundabout, use the pedestrian crossing to cross the road, then use the next one to cross the following road on your left, which leads to Château (Rue Ismaël Besnier). Follow this road carefully along the right-hand verge.

(5) A short distance further on, turn right onto a wide path that climbs through the woods. Follow it, ignoring all the paths to the right and left, until you reach a road running perpendicular to the path, at the entrance to the hamlet of Château.

(6) Continue straight ahead. Cross the hamlet and head downhill along this road.

(5) Turn right to reach the roundabout from the outward journey. Before reaching it, use the pedestrian crossings to cross the two roads.

(4) Carry on along the pavement on the right, which leads to the bridge over the railway line. Cross the bridge. Walk down to the tarmac track that starts below, on the right.

(:7) Turn onto it. Continue in this direction, then turn left into a poplar-lined car park running alongside the campsite.

(8) Turn left to rejoin the route you took on the way out and return to the starting point.

(2) Turn right, cross the bridge, then turn right.

(1) Head down to the quays at the La Lucarne aux Chouettes restaurant and continue to the starting point (S/E).

Do not enter the forest (strictly private property) outside the marked trail.

For your safety, please avoid using this route during the traditional hunting season from 1 October to 28 February.

Walks through woods and forests must be undertaken on country lanes; entering any woodland (even communal woodland) is prohibited. Please take care.

Villeneuve-sur-Yonne Tourist Information Office

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Carnot Museum and Gallery

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