Les carrières de Crazannes - Les Lapidiales - Port d'Envaux

A number of directions are unreliable, perhaps no longer up to date? I'm thinking of the "low wall" after crossing the motorway bridge, or the "straight ahead" path coming out of the tunnel. The route should follow the "stone path" more closely. The sections in the woods and the sites to discover are well worth the effort.

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Very nice hike, very nice things to discover. Les LAPIDALES au point 7 sont vraiment à voir par contre le château PANLOY nos vaut vraiment pas le détour le propriétaire n'aime pas les randonneurs et les chiens il ne se gène pas pour vous refouler même si vous voulez visiter le château il et même limite de la correction . à part ça très belle journée merci à choupy40 pour cette agréable randonnée

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I'm one of those hikers who need to leave technology behind (GPS, mobile phone) to recharge their batteries, even if it means getting lost from time to time.
If you don't accept negative information, you're not improving your site.
Kind regards

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Of all the people who discovered this trail, many didn't get lost and were satisfied. Just look at the reviews.
Then it's possible that some of the paths have changed or are no longer accessible. In that case, it might be a good idea to specify which paths have changed and what changes need to be made for the others, rather than just saying that it's rubbish...
What's more, it might not be worth repeating your comment twice in the application... and as the previous comment says... You have to prepare for a hike. I'm afraid you're going to have other dissatisfactions if you don't prepare your outings. You say so yourself, moreover, as you specify that this isn't the first time.
Using the GPS is one of the first things to consider, I think. If you don't use it, I think you'll still have plenty of opportunities to get lost. In my opinion, ditch the hiking apps and go back to good old IGN maps with a compass.

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You need to prepare for a hike. You need to know things like the state of flooding on the Charente. As for using a GPS, I think it's essential, especially when you don't understand. Good explanations...

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The directions are often poorly explained. The terms are badly used and above all you give the names of places ( les sauvaitres, gibrand, rte des chabossières, chemin de la justice, cagouille..... ) and not once have we seen a sign with these names. Nothing is signposted. At the chateau de Panloy you have to stay close to the Charente (impossible) everything is closed and forbidden.
From point 9, 10, 11, 12 everything is wrong and erroneous. We wasted a lot of time finding the hiking trail, which is not exact.
Check your explanations again, people who hike don't want to use their GPS.
It's not the 1st hike we've seen that's been badly signposted.

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Great diversity of landscapes. Please note that some sites are closed (depending on the season). The Lapidiales are accessible at all times. There are motocross bikes and quad bikes (but I only met respectful people).
All in all, a good ride with interesting things to see.

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It's absolutely magnificent, I recommend!!!!

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We set off from the car park at the Galaxie des Pierres Levées (number 1), a monumental and highly original site, then followed the signposted path over the lush old quarries and through the Coumaillauds to the Lapidiales (number 7), where international stonemasons used to complete their statues. We then continued the walk from number 6 back to the car park. A magnificent and original itinerary, both in terms of monuments and landscapes. For those unfamiliar with the route, an extension to S° Saturnin de Séchaud, a village with a rich heritage, is a must.

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We really enjoyed this walk, which was full of wonderful sculptures to see. We didn't take the same road between (3) and (4) because we didn't cross the motorway to go along it but followed the path on the other side. We also shortened the route at (9) and took the path that went directly to (12) .
A really interesting hike.

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Guided tour of the Carrières de Crazannes in the morning, really great!
We had a picnic and then went for a walk, but we didn't quite follow the route, especially to avoid the stretch along the motorway.
We made our way through the woods on paths of varying degrees of importance (a GPS is essential and you shouldn't be afraid to set off on an adventure 😂 but you should always be very careful ⚠️) to arrive at Bel-Air then Les Coumaillauds and continue on to the beautiful site of Les Lapidiales.
Very beautiful discoveries throughout this day and hike. 👍👍

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We shortened the initial 5km hike and changed the access routes because the paths were impassable and flooded. The site is exceptional and international, with artists coming from all over the world to work the stone.

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Superb hike/
Directions to the quarries not obvious;

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This walk has been modified to make it shorter and to use other paths, but the sites visited are very interesting and even exceptional. The paths in the woods are very wet, even flooded in places, but we are a group of hikers used to tricky conditions.

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