From Thou to Les Égaux de Chambon

Short route in the Aunis plain between woods and farmland.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.48 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 10 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 10 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 32 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Le Thou (17290)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.085117° / W 0.916762°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1430OT
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Departure from the car park of the church in Thou.

(S/E) Leaving the car park, turn left onto Route de Surgères (D112).

(1) At the crossroads, turn left and then left again towards Landrais, Déchetterie, on Rue de la Justice.

(2) After No. 28, turn right onto a small tarmac road between two hedges. At the end of the road, turn left onto Rue des Brandettes (D205E2) then, 250 metres further on, take the first left, which leads back to Rue de la Justice. Turn right and continue for about ten metres.

(3) Turn left onto a gravel path. Pass the green shed with the orange roof on your left and continue straight ahead on the same path. Walk alongside a wood and continue straight ahead between fields and copses. Walk alongside another small wood to reach a crossroads.

(4) Turn right between two woods onto a small, formerly tarmac road and continue straight ahead towards the wind turbines.

(5) Just after the farm in the hamlet of Saint-Gilles, turn left and then take the first right until you reach the junction with the D208. At the junction, turn left onto the D208. At the Les Égaux de Chambon sign, leave the road on the left and continue on the departmental road.

(6) In the hamlet, take the first left, Rue du Puits, which crosses the village to the left and then to the right (west then north). You will arrive at Rue de la Pointe. Turn left to leave the village.

(7) A little over 150 metres further on, after a path leading to a farm, opposite three large oak trees, turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach a small wood about 8 km from the start.

(8) Leave the main path that branches off to the right and continue straight ahead into the woods towards Les Chaumes. At the edge of the woods, at a place called Les Chaumes, continue along Rue des Pierrières, which will take you back to the village of Le Thou on Rue de la Justice.

(9) Turn right and follow the starting route to the church (right, right at the end) (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 25 m - Church car park
  2. 1 : km 0.1 - alt. 24 m - Route de Landrais
  3. 2 : km 0.59 - alt. 26 m - No. 28 Rue de la Justice
  4. 3 : km 1.68 - alt. 28 m - Gravel path on the left
  5. 4 : km 3.94 - alt. 28 m - Wind turbines visible to the east.
  6. 5 : km 4.98 - alt. 17 m - Hamlet: Saint-Gilles
  7. 6 : km 5.58 - alt. 26 m - Hamlet: Les Égaux de Chambon
  8. 7 : km 5.93 - alt. 26 m - Exit the village: the three oak trees
  9. 8 : km 7.98 - alt. 24 m - Cross the woods.
  10. 9 : km 9.8 - alt. 27 m - Junction with Rue de la Justice
  11. S/E : km 10.48 - alt. 25 m - Church car park

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
3.8 / 5
Jean-Jacques Mongeaud
Jean-Jacques Mongeaud

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 30, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello everyone, this is a walk that isn’t signposted, but it’s easy to follow using the VISO RANDO map – no need for a GPS either. It’s a route through the countryside, combining open countryside and woodland, which we completed in 2 hours and 20 minutes. It was lovely.

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larochenet
larochenet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A really nice walk through fields, woods and hamlets in the Charente region.

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Diégo17
Diégo17

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk with some shaded areas. Beautiful scenery.

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Marcel-Le-Cycliste
Marcel-Le-Cycliste

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It feels like we're walking in the forest, even though we're in the middle of the Aunis plain... Not bad!

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phbizet
phbizet

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant route through the hedgerows lining the paths. Beautiful houses and gardens to boot. I got lost at point 4, having missed the path on the right.

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Josetteaubry
Josetteaubry

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

varied between small woods, hamlets and in the middle of nowhere 😉🤗

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback.

Visorando does not recommend signposting as it can be modified or removed, whereas information on the ground is stable.

Visorando provides a detailed description (which can be improved) and a 1:25,000 IGN map. And if markings are essential for you, Visorando provides virtual markings in the form of a GPS application.

This tool, offered free of charge by Visorando, allows you to validate waypoints and thus remove any doubts about orientation.

See you soon!

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jacky17290
jacky17290

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Nice, varied landscapes: not to be done in the rain! 11.11.2019
No signposting

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patrickmelique
patrickmelique
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We completed this hike in 2 hours and 30 minutes without getting lost, and everyone enjoyed it. It's ideal for walking while avoiding main roads, as you're really on old roads or grassy paths. We loaded the GPX file onto our Garmin, which helps if you get lost. It's a beautiful hike that we'll do again next year in the opposite direction.

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mirabel54
mirabel54

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The blue markings are not always visible, making it difficult to choose which path to take as there are so many. Directions are not indicated (e.g. Hameau de St-Gilles is not signposted). The route is pleasant, but apart from the wheat fields, there is nothing special to discover. We covered 13 km instead of the advertised 10 km, as there were several errors along the route due to incomplete or illegible markings.

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