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Departure from the car park in the Meschers-sur-Gironde port business park.
(S/E) From the car park, take Impasse des Carrelets, pass in front of the boules court and follow the path on the left that runs along the sea. After a large circular loop to the left, join the road. Continue to the right, pass the hamlet and join a starting point a few metres further on.
(1) Take the path on the right that climbs up onto the dyke, follow it and you will reach the small village of Talmont-sur-Gironde.
(2) Leave your bikes at the bike park along the dyke and visit the village on foot. Then head back towards the D145 road.
(3) At the roundabout, take the third exit and immediately turn right onto the small road heading north. This road is one-way except for bicycles. There is no motor traffic on this road.
(4) Stop at the information board about storks on the right-hand side of the road.
200 metres further on, on the right, there is a stork's nest, which is usually occupied, but there are also many other birds to observe.
Continue straight ahead. Cross the D244E2, then at the three-way junction, continue to the left.
(5) At the right-angle bend, leave the road and continue straight ahead on the path. This path is circular and rejoins the D244 at the "Chez Filleux" campsite.
(6) Turn left, pass Bardécille and follow the road until it crosses a small wood.
(7) At the crossroads, leave the D244, which climbs to the right, and continue straight ahead. Continue for about 50 metres and turn left onto the small road just before a copse. Follow this road, pass through the hamlet of Biscaye (the only climb on the walk) and reach the next crossroads at the hamlet of Beauregard.
(8) Turn left and head towards Beloire.
(9) At the four-way crossroads, turn right and then left onto the D117 road. After about 300 metres, take the first path on the right.
(10) Turn right and follow the hedge. At the four-way crossroads, continue straight ahead, still following the hedge.
(11) At the end of the hedge, at the crossroads with a solitary stone pine tree, turn left. Enter Meschers-sur-Gironde and turn left onto the D145.
(12) At the roundabout, take the road opposite, which descends towards the village centre. Pass the cemetery on your right and continue to the next crossroads with the war memorial.
(13) Turn right towards Plage des Nonnes until you reach the start of the descent to the beach.
(14) Turn left and follow the road along the top of the cliff to the harbour.
(15) If the lock is closed, you can reach the harbour car park by crossing the lock, otherwise go around the floating dock (D:A).
