From Lyssandre to Engranne via Coiffard

The walk starts at Lugaignac Town Hall.

(S/E) With your back to the town hall, turn right and continue to Peyrelebade, passing two forks in the road.

(1) Opposite, at the fire hydrant, take the sunken path between the trees. Turn left into the woods and then left again at the exit. Walk along the edge of the copse towards the limestone path. Continue to Maurice.

(2) Back on the tarmac road, turn left then right. Immediately turn left into the vineyard lane. Go around the plot on the left then follow the Lyssandre stream. At the tarmac road, turn right and you will reach a farm track.

(3) Turn left onto the farm track between the fields and follow it up to the hamlet of Brussac, where you turn right and then immediately left into the one-way street. You will reach the junction with the D122.

(4) Turn right, then left towards Jean Larc at the Y-junction.

(5) At the crossroads, take the road in front of you and, after a few metres, turn right at the first bend. Take the path on the left between the vineyards. Follow this vineyard lane, which turns into a small limestone path. Back on the tarmac road, turn left and follow it to the next intersection.

(6) Turn left onto the road, then at the first bend, follow the path on the right that leads between the vineyards. Back on the road, turn left and then right at the first intersection. Cross the road on your right to reach a path between the vineyards.

(7) Turn right onto the dirt track between the vineyards and continue to the D19, which you cross to reach the opposite side. Follow the path between the vineyards and then along the woods. Cross the two copses to reach the tarmac road.

(8) Turn left, then go around the house and enter the woods. Follow the path to the next hamlet.

(9) When you reach the hamlet of Prussi, walk past the houses and take the path on your right. Continue along this path to reach the hamlet of Labroue. At the end of the path, turn right and follow the small road which turns into a path. Walk up towards the church and the village of Saint-Aubin-de-Branne.

(10) At the stop sign, turn right and then right again at the Y-junction. After about 100 metres, turn right onto the small Route du Prieuré and follow it. The road turns into a limestone path and then becomes grassy. You will then walk alongside a wood and continue along this path, which veers to your left, until you reach a crossroads.

(11) At the crossroads, take the path in front of you, and at the next bend, turn right to leave this limestone path. Turn left after the second vineyard and take the limestone path that leads to the road, where you turn right until you reach the junction.

(12) Turn right at the first intersection, then left onto the small limestone path that runs alongside the grove. You can continue on to the Engranne stream.

(13) Then retrace your steps to the crossroads after Estrabeau.

(12) This time, turn right towards Pistouley. Turn left and you will come to a right-hand bend.

(14) Leave the road and take the path. Continue until you reach the woods. Turn left and go around them. Take the path between the vineyards. Follow the vineyard path on your left to reach the grove, then continue to the road.

(15) Turn right onto the road, then turn left towards Pistouley. Walk along the stone wall, then take the path on your right. Facing the woods, turn left, then enter them by turning right. Follow the path to the hamlet of Roqueblanche and cross it.

(16) At the road, turn right, then left at the first intersection. At the first bend, turn left onto the sunken path between the trees. Head to the right to walk along the path between the vineyards and reach the hamlet.

(17) At the junction with the road, take the small path opposite, next to the house. Head towards the copse, then join the hamlet by turning right just after the copse.

(18) At the road, turn left and take the path. Back on the road, turn right and cross the D19. In the bend, take the path and go around the copse on the right. Continue to the road.

(19) Turn right, then left at the first intersection to return to Lugaignac Town Hall (S/E).

- Churches of Lugaignac and Saint-Aubin-de-Branne

- Picturesque hamlets, vineyard landscapes, châteaux, woods and rolling countryside.