Between forests and ponds around La Ferté-Saint-Cyr

Forests and ponds stretch out around La Ferté-Saint-Cyr, a typical village in the wooded and game-rich Sologne region, which has preserved its vast network of communal paths.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 13.87 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 30 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 30 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 106 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 84 m

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Description of the walk

Start from the car park at the post office on the main street (Rue Faubourg de Bretagne) in La Ferté-Saint-Cyr, near the bridge over the Cosson.

(S/E) Turn right along the main street with your back to the Cosson (town hall on your left). Rue Faubourg de Bretagne becomes Faubourg Guyenne.

(1) Turn left at the first street, Route de Saint-Cyr. Pass the fire station, ignore the first street on the right towards the Champ Brebis housing estate and keep right at the fork onto Chemin de Villeny. This is followed by a stabilised path at the entrance to the forest.

White-red markings (GR® 3C)

(2) Turn left at the crossroads. The track crosses a small lane. Ignore the various side tracks.

(3) Turn right onto the CR32, a wide, stabilised lane, just before the entrance to Moulin Lauray. The lane bends to the right and becomes paved as it approaches the hamlet of Saint-Cyr, taking the name Clos de Saint Cyr.

(4) In this hamlet, at the crossroads, turn left onto Chemin de la Croix Gérat in the direction of La Fosse CR27 towards the south. Continue in roughly the same south-south-east direction after Croix Gérat.

(5) At the crossroads near Bel-Air, leave the paved lane and take the grassy path on the right. This meets the D925, which you will take to the right. Leave the first private road to Les Hauts Fossés on your left and take the next one, the grassy CR44 road. A signposted CR 21 road appears on your right, but do not take it. Continue on the CR 44, passing Les Hauts Fossés farm on your left and the grassy road on your right.

(6) At the fork, leave the CR44 and keep right onto the CR21 towards Étang des Binoches.

(7) Leave the CR21 and take the first path on the right, the CR22. Stay on the grassy path that is most frequently used.

(8) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead on the grassy path, then straight ahead again at the next crossroads, on the CR22 towards La Frelonnière.

(9) Shortly after the Étangs de Fambron, turn right onto the stabilised lane towards La Frelonnière, following theGR®31-3Csign towards La Ferté-Saint-Cyr. Continue along the grassy path opposite until you reach the D13.

(10) Leave the CR22 and take the first path on the right, the CR23. This crosses the D13 again. Once again, stay on the most well-trodden grassy path until you reach a wide paved path at the hamlet of La Platine.

No signposts

(11) Leave theGR® and take the leftmost lane, Chemin de la Platine or CR20. Turn right at the intersection with Route de Dhuizon (D13), then keep left just after the cemetery to return to the main street.

(1) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead on Faubourg de Guyenne until you return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 85 m - Car park at the post office. Near the bridge at - Cosson (rivière) - Affluent du Beuvron
  2. 1 : km 0.39 - alt. 85 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 1.53 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto the cross-country path.
  4. 3 : km 3.31 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto the CR32.
  5. 4 : km 4.51 - alt. 99 m - On the left: Chemin de la Croix Gérat
  6. 5 : km 6.59 - alt. 103 m - On the right, grassy path
  7. 6 : km 8.05 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto the CR21.
  8. 7 : km 8.34 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto the CR22.
  9. 8 : km 9.14 - alt. 101 m - Opposite, on the grassy path
  10. 9 : km 10.32 - alt. 91 m - On the right, stabilised path
  11. 10 : km 11.41 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto the CR23.
  12. 11 : km 12.72 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto the CR20.
  13. S/E : km 13.87 - alt. 85 m - Post office car park

Notes

It is possible to picnic at La Ferté-Saint-Cyr on the well-maintained banks of the Cosson.

Some sections may be muddy in late winter/early spring.

Worth a visit

During the hike, discover the wildlife of the ponds, the forests of oak, chestnut and Scots pine trees, and the undergrowth covered with ferns and heather.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 9 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 12457041

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Walking in Sologne is always very pleasant. You should plan to clear away the brush around the signs indicating the CRs.

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PRIGENT Jocelyne
PRIGENT Jocelyne

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, but avoid it if you want to see the ponds (which are part of the charm of the Sologne region). You have to make detours to see them, except for the Fambron pond. What a shame!

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Jean-Louis Pinault
Jean-Louis Pinault

Thank you for sharing your enjoyment of hiking in this magnificent setting in the Sologne region. Your superb photos accompanying the description are proof of this.
Jean-Louis

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bionat
bionat

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A hike I've done many times, always with the same enjoyment.
Today, with temperatures of 15°C and beautiful blue skies, you can feel spring in the air.

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Jean-Louis Pinault
Jean-Louis Pinault

Thank you, Annie, for these valuable tips.
I have made the changes to the description.
Kind regards,
Jean-Louis

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cielazur45
cielazur45

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 13, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello, just to point out that we made a mistake at point 6. On the CR44, there is a farm on the left and we took the grassy path on the right. At the time, we found it strange that the Binoches pond was not marked. In fact, we should have continued a little further to the fork. No big deal, because we found point 8 with our smartphone.
On the map, at this location, points 6 and 7 obscure the farm. Perhaps you could specify to leave the farm on the left and continue a little further until you reach the fork.
Thank you very much, Jean-Louis, for these beautiful walks you have suggested!
Best regards
Annie

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HauteAlpes
HauteAlpes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for this route. A beautiful hike through forests and ponds.

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Jean-Louis Pinault
Jean-Louis Pinault

Thank you for this valuable information.
I have modified the description between (5) and (6) to remove any ambiguity.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Louis

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Bergas
Bergas

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with lovely paths between the Sologne forest and more open spaces. The ponds are not very accessible except towards the end of the route, where you can find the Fambron pond (a beautiful pond where we saw great crested grebes) and the Grand étang du Rhuys pond, which requires a short detour.
The signs are well done. Thank you, Jean Louis.
However, be careful between points 5 and 6, after leaving the D 925 on the CR 44, as a path marked CR 21 appears on the right which you should not take. Continue on the CR 44 until you reach the fork indicated where a CR 21 appears again. Fortunately, tracking the route on our smartphone allowed us to correct this error and take the right path.
We followed the advice of a hiker to have a picnic at La Ferté St Cyr on the well-maintained banks of the Cosson.

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Jean-Louis Pinault
Jean-Louis Pinault

Thank you and enjoy your future walks around La Ferté-Saint-Cyr.
Jean-Louis

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La truite
La truite

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb walk through the Sologne region, which I enjoy, between forests and ponds.
It makes me want to try the other routes around La Ferté Saint Cyr

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Jean-Louis Pinault
Jean-Louis Pinault

Thank you, Anne, for your comments and for sharing our love of the Sologne region.
Jean-Louis

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AnneBihan
AnneBihan

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike. The forest and ponds are suffering from drought...
The description is perfect, as usual.
Thank you, Jean-Louis!

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bionat
bionat

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful shaded forest paths (it was 34°C in the shade on the day of our hike!).
Lots of ponds, but you can't really get close to them.
So if you want to have a picnic or cool your feet, head to the banks of the Cosson in La Ferté St-Cyr, a charming village.

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