(S/E) Board a boat at one of the jetties and start rowing or paddling...
Pass under the bridge on the right, then immediately after that turn right again and you’ll find yourself in the heart of the Green Venice; open your senses to discover it...
Follow the Conche de la Trigale until you reach the Fossé Brunnel, which you should take on the right. This leads to the main route of the Canal de la Garette at Coulon.
(1) Take it on the left and leave it by taking thefirst inlet on the right. You’ll arrive at the Leat du Biffour.
(2) Turn left to make a short circular loop. At the junction with the Grande Rigole, take it to the right, then right again, into the Conche des Platins, which leads back to the Leat du Biffour.
(2) This time, turn left.
(3) After a few hundred metres, turn right into the Conche du Château.
(4) Then turn right again into the Conche Tord-l'Œil until you reach the Canal de la Garette à Coulon; follow this to the left, which takes you back to the Sèvre Niortaise.
You will find your starting point (S/E) on your right.