L'Étang de Leday

Start from the Étang de Leday.

Follow route no. 13 where other routes intersect – the other numbers correspond to routes in neighbouring villages.

(S/E) Walk around the lake in either direction (the route is marked on the map as going clockwise).
Once back at the starting point, head off to the left, south-west.

(1) Continue along the main path. Follow a stony path.

(2) At a three-way junction, turn right. Go straight on until you reach the hamlet of La Petite Ravauderie.

(3) Head for the village of Montlouis by taking the road on the right that goes uphill. Stay on the road; ignore a road at the edge of the village.

(4) Cross the main road, continue to the cemetery and turn left.

(5) You’ll come out onto a small road; follow it to the right.

(6) Take the first road on the left towards La Chaume. Pass this hamlet and continue along the path that runs straight on.

(7) Turn left at La Font Cornue to return to the village of Montlouis.

(4) Continue straight ahead, passing the church on your left.

(8) Take the^first path on the right, lined with hedges. At the end of the hedges, turn slightly right.

(9) Follow a small road to the left.

(10) At the crossroads, turn right. Pass through the hamlet of Leday (home to a producer of farmhouse goat’s cheese) and return to the pond.

Lignières Berry Tourisme Tourist Office
32 Grande Rue, 18160 Lignières
02 48 60 20 41

lignières@destination-sud-berry.com
www.destination-sud-berry.com

Nearest restaurants in Lignières

• Goat’s cheese producers in the hamlet of Leday: Mr and Mrs Chaussé
  At the Lignières market on Mondays.
  Visits by appointment Tel: 02 48 60 11 61.
• Le Jardin des rêves – vegetable growers 1 Chemin de la Couture
  Vegetable boxes available for collection on site on Wednesdays and Fridays. Tel: 06 47 08 78 16
• Les Petits Gazons – market garden at Les Petits Gazons. Tel: 02 48 60 18 61
• La ferme de Bourdoiseau – poultry farmers at Bourdoiseau Tel: 06 08 49 83 60

• Leday Pond: fishing permits available from the Tourist Office. A lovely spot for a picnic.
• Saint-Martin Church in Montlouis: a beautiful, well-maintained Romanesque façade.

Accommodation in Montlouis:
The Varennes Estate: 2 four-star self-catering holiday homes with a swimming pool and golf driving range
=> La Grande Maison
=> La Bergerie

Contact: Mr and Mrs Lumet 02 48 60 11 86 / 07 68 07 94 68