A tour of the hamlets in Augé

Park in the car park opposite the town hall.

(S/E) Head towards the crossroads, turn left onto Rue de la Poste, then turn left onto Rue des Passeroses until you reach Rue du Lavoir Saint-Grégoire. Turn right, then left, and walk up Rue Mélusine without leaving it until you reach Chemin du Carillon, which you should follow to its end.

(1) Turn left onto Chemin de la Foye until you reach the Stop sign on the D6. Turn right onto the road, then take the first path on the right. Continue along this path, which can be damp in places, until you reach the road at a place called Esset.

(2) Cross the road and continue along the small road opposite, ignoring the turn-off to the left. Pass the water reservoir, ignore the track on the right leading to the farm, and head for the house on the left.

(3) As soon as you’ve passed this house, turn onto the path on the left, carry on, ignoring the path on the left, and walk past the Beauvais washhouse. Continue along this path, which offers a view of La Houmelière, until you reach the D6. Cross it carefully, then head right, walking along the wide grassy verge until you reach the path on the left.

(4) Walk along this path until you reach Chemin du Pavillon, which you take to the right. At the next junction, turn left onto Rue du Haut Village. Turn right onto the first path, then left at the next junction, and you’ll come out onto Chemin de Grand Champ, leading back to Chemin du Pavillon.

(5) Turn right and, at the next junction, turn left towards the Ruisseau du Marcusson.

(6) Cross the stream and head up towards Le Breuil de Bessé to reach the wash house on the right.

(7) At the next junction, turn left, continue along the road that passes through the hamlet, ignoring all side roads, until you reach the D142. Cross carefully, carry on straight ahead along the small road, pass a private cemetery and continue to the next junction.

(8) Turn right and immediately take the path on the left. At the next junction, turn left and continue to the D174. Follow it carefully to the right and immediately turn left onto the Route des Soucis Coutant. At the next crossroads, make a quick left-then-right turn to head towards La Rochette.

(9) Head down the small stony path on the left to the Rochette washhouse. Set off opposite the washhouse to join the path, which you’ll take to the right, following the small signs pointing towards the village. Pass through Les Échassières and head towards Peumont.

(10) Take the stony path on the right that leads downhill. Walk past the Fontaine des Trois Cressons. Continue along this path, which can be very wet, and carry on along the narrow track through the woods until you finally reach the old railway line. Walk past the station and come out onto the D174.

(11) Head back down towards the village to return to the town hall car park (S/E).

This walk, which is relatively easy at the start but more challenging towards the end, requires sturdy footwear in all seasons due to wet patches, particularly from point (9) onwards and occasionally between (1) and (2).

(S/E) In Augé, there are toilets and a picnic table. There is also a restaurant: l’Ardoise.
Along the route, starting from the Rochette wash house, there is a photo exhibition (taken by the schoolchildren).
As well as the three wash houses on the route (Beauvais, Breuil de Bessé and La Rochette), you can visit the one at Saint-Grégoire at the end of the street of the same name, and the one at L’Égonière below the road at the end of the cul-de-sac of the same name, which is situated just before you return to the car park.
You can also explore the upper part of the village of Augé via its many narrow lanes.