Short circular loop around the Beaucroissant ponds

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A short, quick and easy circular walk with no elevation gain, ideal for those who are unable to undertake long hikes but still wish to enjoy our beautiful countryside. A hat is recommended if you’re concerned about the sun, as part of the walk is in open country.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 1.90 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 20 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 20 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,411 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,378 ft
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Description of the walk

Start at the car park by the Beaucroissant tennis courts, Chemin des Étangs.

(S/E) Leave the tennis courts on your left and follow the yellow signposts. You’ll soon come to a first pond on your left, then a little further on, a second pond lined with weeping willows.

(1) Immediately after this second pond, turn left towards the yellow signs 50 metres further on. “Les étangs, 425 m”.

(2) Then turn right towards Izeaux. Enter the woodland 50 metres further on, and soon you’ll walk alongside a large pond on your right.

(3) At the end of the pond, turn right, ignoring the Yellow Cross, and carry on until you reach a small, quiet tarmac road.

(4) Turn right, pass under some power lines and carry on until you reach the signs for Beaucroissant.

(5) Then turn right once more and rejoin the starting road at the end of the second pond. You’ll see the yellow signs 50 metres further on.

(1) Turn left and carry on straight ahead until you reach the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,391 ft - Car park at the Beaucroissant tennis courts
  2. 1 : mi 0.44 - alt. 1,388 ft - Entrance to the dirt track
  3. 2 : mi 0.48 - alt. 1,391 ft - Yellow signs
  4. 3 : mi 0.79 - alt. 1,385 ft - End of the large pond
  5. 4 : mi 0.98 - alt. 1,394 ft - Arrival at the small tarmac road
  6. 5 : mi 1.26 - alt. 1,401 ft - Beaucroissant signpost
  7. S/E : mi 1.9 - alt. 1,391 ft - Car park at the Beaucroissant tennis courts

Notes

No elevation gain; no special equipment required.

Worth a visit

Just let yourself be carried along by the soothing presence of the water – one, two, then three ponds.

Ducks are often seen on the water.

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