The Crescent Dam and Chastellux Castle

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the spring sunshine.
I’d like to point out a minor difficulty, or confirm it: around point 8, when you’re coming up from the lake and take the little path on the right into the hamlet, you come up against an insurmountable obstacle: very tall brambles, with no way to get past them (unless you crawl under some barbed wire, hmm...and follow the field along the wire: I wouldn’t recommend it).
It would be better to take the road that curves to the right just before the hamlet, and which joins the wide dirt track that you’re supposed to take according to the route description.
The walk ends with a fairly long straight stretch of road, but it’s surrounded by greenery.

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Date of your route : Mar 12, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the spring sunshine. Easy to follow.
Just one downside at the end of the route along the Cure: lots of trees cut down along the path. Not very convenient.
We didn't meet anyone, very peaceful.

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Date of your route : Aug 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with a pleasant section through the forest along the river.
Please note: before point 8, the sign and GPS track indicate a dead end. Take the path before the first house to get back on the right track.

A very pleasant walk with beautiful scenery. Best done in dry weather, as the forest section can become muddy or even impassable.

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Date of your route : Aug 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Please note that the passage after the dam runs along the riverbed, and at the end of the route, we saw signs indicating that hiking is not permitted because the dam may release water at any time and the area is dangerous. You must find another way back

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Date of your route : Jul 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

As of 6 July, the dam has reopened; there are no problems getting through by car or on foot.

Enjoy the short walk.
I preferred to do another circular route after the bridge over the river, turning left and following it along. The path is lovely along the water.
Thanks for this walk!

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Date of your route : May 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A fairly interesting walk.
The Crescent Dam is under construction, so the path is theoretically closed, even to walkers.
Part of the path near the river is very muddy; part of the path is closed, so you have to go back along the road to rejoin the path (thanks to the GPS watch).
Arrived at Chastellux but not at the castle, then headed back up towards Saint Germain des Champs via the road, but there was very little traffic.

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