Short circular in the woods of Brizambourg

A short, peaceful circular on wide paths, in a wooded and hilly setting.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.92 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 54 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 47 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 88 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 54 m

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Description of the walk

Park shortly after the place called Chez Guillard, which you will see on your right at the bottom of the valley.

(S/E) Take the dirt track that leads into the undergrowth, heading south-east.
At the fork, continue on the path on the right.

(1) Go up the path on the right in the clearing.
Immediately afterwards, descend into the large meadow by taking the path on the left.
Pass between the houses and join the road.

(2) Turn left onto the road, pass Chez Boutinet and continue along this road, which joins another road just before the fork.

(3) Take the dirt track on the right to enter the woods and continue to the junction with the D231.

(4) At Chez Corsin, turn into the first small street on the right, Rue des Plants Noires.
Leave the tarmac road and continue straight ahead on the path.
In the forest, leave the main path and take a narrow trail on the right.
Join the widerGR®4andGR®360path and turn right. Reach the bottom of the Vallon de chez Giraud.

(5) Leave theGR® by turning onto the path that climbs up to the right, running alongside a wood.
When you reach the top, turn left and, at a place called Fontouzane, continue straight ahead on the small road.
At the crossroads, turn right and walk alongside the Coran.

(6) There is a picnic table and fountain on the left-hand side of the road. Continue along this road.

(2) Take the path on the left between the houses and cross the Coran.
At the intersection of the paths, turn left.

(7) Turn right at the fork and continue north-west.

(8) In the hamlet of Chez Guillard, which consists of a few houses, take the road on the right.
Further on, turn right again to return to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 70 m - Parking: towards La Trépaudrie on the D134.
  2. 1 : km 0.79 - alt. 61 m - Turn right in the clearing.
  3. 2 : km 1.3 - alt. 58 m - Common fork for outward and return journeys
  4. 3 : km 2.24 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto the path.
  5. 4 : km 3.14 - alt. 88 m - Place known as Chez Corsin
  6. 5 : km 4.33 - alt. 66 m - On the right, off the GR
  7. 6 : km 5.66 - alt. 57 m - Picnic table and fountain. - Fontaine
  8. 7 : km 6.83 - alt. 79 m - Turn right at the fork.
  9. 8 : km 7.58 - alt. 78 m - Chez Guillard. Turn right onto the road.
  10. S/E : km 7.92 - alt. 70 m - Parking: towards La Trépaudrie on the D134.

Notes

In rainy weather, the paths can be quite muddy, with large puddles.

(6) There is a small picnic area with wooden tables along the Coran stream, a shaded spot with very little traffic.

Worth a visit

(6) Water source gushing from under the road, converted into a fountain.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
LeMarcheurAu17
LeMarcheurAu17

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant and easy hike, much of it through woods, which is particularly enjoyable when the weather is warm.

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User 18591708

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

impossible to find the narrow path on the right in the forest after the place called Chez Corsin
had to go all the way to Chez Daud to rejoin the GR360 and catch up with point 5

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CVENEZIA17100
CVENEZIA17100

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with many sections through the woods. Unfortunately, there is a difficult section with fallen trees that have blocked part of a small path. You have to cross through tall ferns.

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andrericheux
andrericheux

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 14, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Starting point indicated imprecisely. Do not look for "La Trépaudrie", which is not mentioned on any map.
Pleasant picnic spot near the fountain.

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Baladeuse66
Baladeuse66

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful, cool and shaded route through the woods and the lovely Giraud valley, passing through a few hamlets if you want to take a closer look at Charente architecture.
Don't miss a break at the Fontaine de Chez Boutinet fountain in the woods. There you will see my great-grandparents' house, sadly now in ruins!
I enjoyed the peace and quiet, the natural surroundings and the gentle terrain of this bucolic hike.

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titimorin
titimorin

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk, no problems with Visorando or the internet; we were able to follow the map route without any issues. A beautiful, shaded walk in peaceful, natural surroundings. I would happily do it again.

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Soizig87
Soizig87

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I had saved this route in my favourites before leaving. Once I arrived at the starting point, I couldn't find it in my favourites, and I couldn't connect to the internet (according to my phone). Luckily, I had printed out the information sheet. I was able to do the route. When I got home, the route was back in my favourites. I think the geographical area is not fully covered by the internet (dead zone).

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Joechris
Joechris

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Having seen previous messages about the difficulty of finding the starting point, we asked Waze to take us to "Les Houmiers" and then simply followed our location with the Visorando app and found the starting point very easily 😄 A nice little hike through fields and woods, with a bit of tarmac road where we didn't see any vehicles. In short, a great route for the dog, who had a blast 😀 We cheated a little before stage 4 by cutting across a field to find the rest of the route and avoid getting close to a busy road. For me, this is a walk to do again when looking for a bucolic setting.

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Veloture
Veloture

Overall rating : 1 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

We never managed to find the starting point... We spent 20 minutes going round in circles, asking locals who had never heard of the place we were looking for... Utterly frustrating!

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louma17
louma17

Hello,
We wanted to go on this hike, but we couldn't find the starting point, even after searching for over an hour.
The place called "La Trépauderie" does not appear on GPS or Google Maps and is not known to the few local residents we were able to ask.
It's a shame and disappointing when you've driven 50 km to go on a hike that looked promising in the woods on a sunny day.

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johnnydom
johnnydom

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

pleasant hike but unfortunately not visually interesting

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domkri
domkri

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant little walk through woods and paths.
No vehicles encountered along the route.

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vividecateri
vividecateri

Hello, we are currently looking for some hikes to do this spring.
That's why we're downloading a few to choose from depending on the weather.
Your website is very appealing; best wishes to you all.

Luc and Viviane

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