The Great Escape - Purple Route - P0 -

Departure from the Plateau d'Argentine.

(S/E) Head south-west along the small road. At the start of the descent, walk along the right-hand side of the sheep park fence to reach the wash house.

(1) Take the small steep path. Join the tarmac road and cross the D 12 carefully towards Fontaine. Climb the small road to the fork.

(2) After the stone cross, turn left towards the hamlets of Seguignas and then Lutardias.

(3) At Lutardias, turn left again, then cross the small Gros Chênes wood.

(4) At the edge of the woods, turn right, then right again to the north-west, towards the heights of Masdonnaux. Continue straight ahead until you reach the road.

(5) When you reach the tarmac road, turn left and continue for 1 km towards Fontaine until you reach the next crossroads.

(6) At the four-way junction, take the path on the right. It is on the boundary between La Rochebeaucourt and Champagne-Fontaine. Walk along the truffle oak plantation and enter the forest.

(7) Follow the path straight ahead to enter the Péricaud Forest, veering slightly to the right. Here you can choose to go straight ahead to routes P1 to P4. To continue on the current route P0, turn right and cross the small wood.

(8) At the exit, join a wide forest path on the right and walk along the open fields until you reach the tarmac road.

(9) Turn left towards Grandes Dairy Farms and Beauvais. Cross the latter and turn right to reach the next intersection.

(10) Continue left on the Fontaine road for about 2 km towards the Argentine plateau.

(2) Pass the Croix de Séguignas and then cross the D12 with caution to follow the path opposite.

(11) On the way up, walk alongside an old quarry, which has been converted into an educational mushroom farm. Continue uphill for a few hundred metres to reach the Argentine plateau (S/E).

The route is marked in purple with the Gardiens du Patrimoine logo and, after a common section, branches off into five possible routes (from P0 to P4) depending on your hike and your desire for a "great escape".

The Plateau d'Argentine offers the opportunity to settle down for a picnic on beautiful stone tables from the nearby quarry.

There are also dry toilets available at the same location.

Small water drainage structure under an old Angoulême - Mussidan railway line.
Processional cross at the entrance to Seguignas.
Beautiful 180° view from Vendoire to Villebois Lavalette on the heights of Les Masdonnaux.
View to the west of the Château de Villebois Lavalette.
View of the Château de la Ligerie at the entrance to the village of Fontaine.
Small educational mushroom quarry on your right 100 metres before arriving at the Argentine plateau.