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Access: Coming from the D976, cross the village of Azay-sur-Cher to reach the Cher river. Park in the car park by the river, below the bridge, on the left-hand side of the road.
Please note! This route is not signposted as such
(S/E) Go back up the road and retrace your steps towards the village for a few metres. When you reach the Grande Rue, continue straight ahead along a lane and turn right shortly afterwards, following the yellow signs onto the Allée de l'Abbé Guillot. At the junction with the Rue de Cormery, continue straight ahead until you reach the D976.
(1) Follow the D976 on your right for a few metres (take care!) and turn into the first street on the left. Immediately afterwards, take a path on the left. Cross the Ruisseau de la Gitonnière and turn right just after. On the street, turn right again and continue until you reach Rue de la Feuille d'Or.
(2) Continue straight ahead, following the yellow signs. Continue south on Rue des Vignes, which becomes a path and leads to Rochecave. Continue straight ahead until you reach a crossroads.
(3) Turn left onto Rue Chandion. Continue straight ahead to the end of the street, at the hamlet of La Folie. Turn left onto Rue des Serrault.
(4) At the next crossroads, turn left and take the first street on the right, Allée de Bouchélin. Continue straight ahead on the path that extends from this alley until you reach the hamlet of Bouchélin. Then turn right and continue until you reach a crossroads.
(5) Turn right. Ignore a path that branches off to the left and, at the next three-way junction, turn left to reach the hamlet of Le Patouillard.
(6) At the crossroads, turn left and then take the first road on the right to cross the hamlet of Haute Maison. Shortly after this hamlet, look out for a path that branches off to the left.
(7) Take this path, which soon turns at a right angle to the east.
(8) At the intersection, turn left, cross the D976 again (be careful!) and continue straight ahead towards the Voie Creuse. Shortly after this hamlet, you will come to a crossroads.
(9) Continue straight ahead on a path. At the T-junction, turn right before reaching the banks of the Cher and theGR®®41(white and red markings).
(10) Turn right onto theGR®® to follow the Cher upstream.
(11) The needle dam and the Moulin de Nitray are located on the other bank. Shortly afterwards, continue along this path, which turns right to reach the houses of Nitray.
(12) At the crossroads, leave theGR®®41, turn left and continue straight ahead towards the east until you reach Petit Chandon and the D83.
(13) Go up the D83 on the right for a few metres (be careful!) then take the first road on the right, which is a hairpin bend. You will then see theGR®®41signposts. Follow these signs and turn left onto the path.
(14) At the next junction, turn right onto another path overlooking the valley. At the junction with the road, turn right and descend towards the hamlet of Nitray.
At the crossroads, turn left to follow a small section of the route you took on the way there.
(12) At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on a path. Continue straight ahead until you reach a crossroads you encountered earlier in
(9) Continue straight ahead. You can't miss the beautiful Château de Beauvais and its large wooded park on your left. Continue straight ahead on this path, which soon joins the banks of the Cher. You will eventually come to the Azay-sur-Cher bridge. Pass under the bridge to return to the car park (S/E).
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