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Colette Trail
Visorando Member
3.69 mi
+292 ft
-318 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
Marked Trail No. 1.This trail, dedicated to Colette, was opened in 1993 by pupils from the Collège Colette in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye.All along this path, everything evokes the stories of this writer, who was born in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye in 1873. She described her native region so vividly – even though she used different names for the villages and characters – that every nook and cranny exudes the spirit of her literature.Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye is listed among the ‘Cités de caractères de Bourgogne – Franche-Comté’ villages.
Sentier de la Folie
7.28 mi
+289 ft
-262 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
Marked hike N°2.
A hike in the heart of the birthplace of Colette. Through woods and passing by ponds, often described in her work.
The small and large ponds of Puisaye
26.28 mi
+988 ft
-991 ft
5 hrs
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
You’ll discover no fewer than eight ponds, each with a different shape, size and habitat, not to mention the pools and streams you’ll come across in this region where Colette certainly admired them all – and, in some cases, loved them.
The icing on the cake is that you can have a picnic by the banks of one of them and take a dip in the Bourdon reservoir!
Pollarded trees and Puisaye cedars
6.40 mi
+459 ft
-472 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
Another way to explore Colette’s homeland: follow the paths shaped by agriculture, the work of the hedges (landmarkers) and the local heritage.
The Puisaye Ponds
18.36 mi
+892 ft
-869 ft
9h 15
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
In this part of the Puisaye region, at the foot of the Forterre hills, there are numerous springs and ponds. Whether small or large, natural or man-made, these bodies of water set amongst the greenery shape the landscape. Together with the surrounding woodland, they form habitats home to abundant flora and fauna, as well as serving as a water reservoir to feed the Briare Canal.
Between Puisaye and Forterre: water and woodland
18.39 mi
+1,273 ft
-1,283 ft
9h 35
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
A tour of Puisaye in the land of Colette and the Potiers, through its picturesque villages, heritage and landscapes where land, water and forests meet.
Washing houses and sandstone in Colette’s homeland
3.77 mi
+302 ft
-322 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
From the Colette Museum, passing by her birthplace, you’ll come across two impluvium washhouses. On the Butte des Roches, discover the Croix Saint-Pierre and the iron-rich sandstone used in the construction of the region’s houses and buildings, which gives them their distinctive charm.
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye is listed among the ‘Cités de caractères de Bourgogne – Franche-Comté’ villages.
L'Orme du Pont by bike from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
7.73 mi
+381 ft
-364 ft
1.5 hrs
Easy
Departure from Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye (Yonne)
After a brief incursion into the grounds of the Colette castle/museum and the passage at the foot of the Saracen tower, this walk continues through the countryside along the lanes of the Puisaye.