The ‘Passage de la Barque’ at Lichéres from Fontclaireau

The walk starts at the car park opposite Fontclaireau Town Hall. The car park is small; there is only space for 5 or 6 cars.

(S/E) As you leave the car park, facing the Town Hall, turn right and follow the road for 150 m, then turn left.

(1) After the village of Le Logis, take the first path on the right and follow it for about 900 m.

(2) Cross the road, continue along the track opposite and follow it for 1.2 km, running alongside Grandes Combes as far as Puychenin.

(3) At the hamlet, leave Rue du Beauquet on your right, turn left for 40 m and take the next left. At the three-way junction, take the right-hand branch. Turn into the first track on the left and follow it for about 750 m.

(4) Before reaching a wider track, take the path on the right, follow it until it joins a road, and you’ll come to a junction.

(5) Take the track on the right, follow it alongside Grande Combes (on your left) until you reach the junction of the D336 and D56.

(6) Take the D56 to the left, then turn right until you join the D336 in the village of Les Marchais.

(7) Follow this county road to the left until you reach the centre of Moutonneau. At the entrance to the village, look out for the well on the left.

(8) Before the cemetery, turn right onto Rue de la Passerelle and follow it to the footbridge.

(9) Cross the footbridge and follow the path to the Passerelle du Perat.

(10) Cross this footbridge and follow the path to the next junction. Turn right and then follow the^GR® 36 to the Church of Saint-Denis, which you can see ahead.

(11) After a quick detour to visit the church, follow the^GR® 36 again as far as Lichères.

(12) Follow the road along Rue du Bourg to the River Charente, where you’ll find the ferry.

(13) Cross the Charente using the ferry and continue along the^{GR® 36}to Puchenin.

(14) At Puchenin, leave the^GR® 36, take the road on the left and follow it to the village of La Salle. In the village, turn left onto the D185 and head towards the town hall.

(15) Turn onto the first track on the right before the town hall and follow it alongside the Prairie de Fontclaireau for 1 km. Turn onto the second track on the right, which climbs towards the village of La Côte. Then follow Rue de la Font du Coteau, pass the church at Fontclaireau and arrive at the car park (S/E).

If you wish to shorten this walk by almost 2 km, at point (2) in the Bois de Perichon, turn left, then take the first right, and you will reach point (4)

Well at the entrance to Moutonneau
(9) Moutonneau Footbridge
(10) Perat footbridge
(11) Saint-Denis Church
(13) The boat crossing