The Ozon Valley around Chenevelles

If you love rolling countryside, you’ll be in your element! You’ll discover a 12th-century church, the Château de la Gabillière and magnificent rolling, wooded landscapes overlooking the stunning Ozon Valley.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.23 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 420 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 400 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 463 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 269 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the church car park.

(S/E) Walk past the town hall and turn left towards Archigny, along Rue de l'Étoile, until you reach a path on the right.

(1) Follow Chemin de l’Ozon downwards, past a beautiful house. Cross the Ozon bridge and climb this steep hill to the road.

(2) Turn right, then immediately left, onto a stony path leading towards the fields, until you reach thesecond junction, which offers a view of the Château de la Londière if you turn round.

(3) Turn left and stay on this path until you reach a three-way junction. Continue straight ahead to the road, near La Buchellerie.

(4) Turn left onto the road, then immediately right, and head down into the woods to reach the Ozon. Cross the river and continue to the D17.

(5) Cross the road and head up the path almost directly opposite. Walk uphill for 150 m, then, at the T-junction, follow the path to the right for 100 m. Walk back down alongside the woods towards the valley, crossing the Ozon again, to reach the road.

(6) Cross the small road and take the path towards Jaudoux.

(7) Walk past the Château de la Gabillère and continue along the tarmac road. Ignore a road on the right, pass the hamlet of La Tournepachère, and reach a three-way junction.

(8) Turn right and continue along this path to the road (elevation 140). Turn right, then left before the cross, towards Les Ajoncs, and follow this path to the small road (elevation 140).

(9) Turn left, pass the hamlet of Bois de Chet, and turn right towards La Font, without going there. Cross a path on the left.

(10) Turn onto this picturesque path, which includes a ford. Pass La Bretellerie, and arrive at a path branching off to the right towards Les Plaudières.

(11) Turn onto this stony path which follows a wide bend to the right, then a sharp bend to the left, before reaching a crossroads.

(12) At the crossroads, turn left, following a hedge on your right. At the road, turn right until you reach the cross.

(13) At the cross, turn left, then immediately right onto an open path. After 400 m, at the corner of the buildings, take the path on the right leading to Chenevelles. Walk past the houses, go past the mini-market, and return to the church car park. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 407 ft - Car park at the - Église Saint-Rémi (Chenevelles)
  2. 1 : mi 0.14 - alt. 394 ft - Chemin de L'Ozon
  3. 2 : mi 0.56 - alt. 387 ft - La Garde hamlet
  4. 3 : mi 1.05 - alt. 427 ft - Crossroads
  5. 4 : mi 1.8 - alt. 420 ft - Road junction
  6. 5 : mi 2.2 - alt. 292 ft - Crossing the D17
  7. 6 : mi 2.88 - alt. 404 ft - Road crossing
  8. 7 : mi 3.26 - alt. 407 ft - Château de la Gabillière
  9. 8 : mi 3.9 - alt. 446 ft - Junction on the path
  10. 9 : mi 5.45 - alt. 463 ft - Road junction
  11. 10 : mi 6.34 - alt. 404 ft - La Font
  12. 11 : mi 6.83 - alt. 407 ft - Les Plaudières
  13. 12 : mi 7.35 - alt. 449 ft - Crossroads
  14. 13 : mi 7.67 - alt. 443 ft - La Croix de Luce
  15. S/E : mi 8.23 - alt. 410 ft - Car park at the - Église Saint-Rémi (Chenevelles)

Notes

- General store

Worth a visit

Castles: Souci and Gabillière
Saint-Rémi Church (listed portal and bell tower)
Viewpoints
Cross
Ozon
Ponds

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
nicole.l
nicole.l

Having already done this route in September 2024, I did it again yesterday and was a bit disappointed with the state of the paths – a shame, as it’s a lovely route.
The signposting is perfect; the paths that are poorly maintained or not maintained at all are generally farm tracks.

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Grand Châtellerault
Grand Châtellerault

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback. To ensure clear and consistent signposting on our hiking routes, our signposting teams repaint the markings every year. As for the maintenance of the paths, this is the responsibility of the local councils.
Before contacting the relevant person, could you please specify whether the issue relates to path maintenance or signposting, and where action is required?

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nicole.l
nicole.l

Having already done this route in September 2024, I did it again yesterday and was a bit disappointed with the state of the paths – a shame, as it’s a lovely route

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User 17288861

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 01, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route through woodland, fields and along roads. Some uphill sections.
It could do with a bit of maintenance in places.

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NINICK
NINICK

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Perfect

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cjp.coulon
cjp.coulon

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful, well-maintained route (thanks to the local council or anyone responsible for maintenance), slightly hilly with several shaded sections. Varied landscapes.

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Ptigris21
Ptigris21

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very well-marked route, with sections through the forest and a stream crossing. The only downside is a slightly long stretch along a road, though there isn’t much traffic.
Enjoyable despite the paths being a bit worn.

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nicole.l
nicole.l

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely route, with beautiful woodland paths featuring some good climbs, a few paths through fields (maize, sunflowers, etc.), very few roads, and small bridges to cross the River Ozon. Once you arrive, do pop over to the Fontaine Saint Rémi and back.

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