The Hérisson circular in Saint-Aubin-de-Branne

The circular loop in Saint-Aubin-de-Branne allows you to stroll through a hilly wine-growing landscape.
Viewpoints and heritage features punctuate the route.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.95 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 51 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 57 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 41 m

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Description of the walk

The circular route starts from the town hall car park.

(S/E) Take the small road on the right along the wall opposite the town hall car park. On your left, you can see the 16th-century Château de l'Heyrisson.
At the stop sign, cross the road and take the path between the vineyards in front of you. At the marker, the path becomes narrower and descends along the woods, then into the woods.

(1) In the woods, turn left at the signpost. At the wall on the right, go up to the hamlet of Roqueblanche. Cross the hamlet and continue to the main road.
Turn right and follow the D19E2 on the right, passing along the wall of the Maison forte de Cobeyre on your right.

(2) Just before the signpost at the side of the road (on your right), take the path on the left between the vineyards. Cross the road and follow the sunken path straight ahead.

(3) After the sunken lane, turn onto the path between the vineyards, 300 metres to the right and then to the left behind the first house in the housing estate. Cross the housing estate.
Cross the road straight ahead and take the path along the fence.
Walk along the vineyards. You will see the windmill built in 1810 in the valley. Take the path that goes straight up.

(4) At the road, turn right until you reach the departmental road (D19E2). Cross the departmental road and take the small road opposite (signposted Labroue). Cross the hamlet of Labroue, then follow the dirt track that leads to the woods and go up to the church. Turn left at the church to return to the car park where you started. (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.73 - alt. 41 m - On the left
  3. 2 : km 1.43 - alt. 63 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn right at the fork
  5. 4 : km 2.9 - alt. 85 m - Road junction (Pin parasol)
  6. S/E : km 3.95 - alt. 66 m - Town hall car park

Notes

There are picnic tables opposite the car park and toilets behind the town hall.

Branne Tourist Information Office
Route de Cabara
33420 Branne
Tel: +33 (0)5 57 74 90 24
Email: contact@tourisme-castillonpujols.fr
https://www.tourisme-castillonpujols.fr/

The Branne Tourist Information Office is open:
June to September: Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 6pm, Saturdays from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
October to May: Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

Worth a visit

(S/E) The Church of Saint-Aubin (listed as a historic monument in 1925) was built by the Abbey of Sainte-Croix in Bordeaux. It consists of four bays and a flat chevet enclosed to the east. To the west, a fifth narrow bay serves as the base for the bell tower, preceded by a porch. The two floors are lit by pointed arched windows, surmounted by an archivolt* decorated with stars and resting on small columns with smooth capitals.

  • Vertical face moulded with an arch.

(1) Before reaching this crossing point, you will see the 16th-century Château l'Heyrisson on your left. It bears the name of its first owners and consists of a main building with a pentagonal tower projecting from the southern façade, which serves as a stairwell (private property, not open to visitors).

Between (3) and (4): windmill built around 1810.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
etoileliott
etoileliott

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

I loved this route, which was well signposted.
Great for families

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Maryvonne Biaujaud
Maryvonne Biaujaud

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 03, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good route, but paths sometimes overgrown with grass. Can be frightening in sunny weather [risk of snakes].

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MANU BX33
MANU BX33

Good evening Marybleu, I'm delighted that you enjoyed this beautiful hike and the mysteries of its undergrowth...
Well done to its author, because it wasn't me!...
However, I invite you to explore my many trails near St-Aubin on Visorando: our Entre-deux-Mers region is rich in unusual and fascinating discoveries!
Have a wonderful end to the summer,
MANU BX 33

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marybleu
marybleu
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Done in the evening given the season. Very pleasant walk through the woods. Easy hike with children. Clean paths and green markers help along the route.

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MANU BX33
MANU BX33

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello everyone,

A very beautiful route, at the start of which, in the wooded area, you get the strange but pleasant feeling of having stumbled back in time and being lost in the middle of nowhere, sheltered and protected from everything...

Be careful, though: at the end of the (S/E) at the start, I should point out that at one point you come to a vineyard that you have to walk along before heading back into the woods. Without this information, I hesitated for a moment, especially as the path to follow is not very visible and the GPS is unreliable in this area...

In (2), the sunken path was completely impassable when I was there, and I tore my calves! You can walk along it on the right or left... So not very interesting.

Otherwise, definitely worth doing again!

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RP33
RP33

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,

A lovely little walk through the vineyards. Beautiful scenery (mill, etc.).
It's a shame that the beautiful village church is closed. Perhaps someone has the key?

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bagadais
bagadais

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very nice weather, a bit cold. It's an easy, pleasant walk among the vineyards of Entre-deux-Mers.

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