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Poitiers city centre and hills
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3.19 mi
+338 ft
-338 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Poitiers (Vienne)
This urban route offers an unusual way to discover Poitiers through its ancient streets and hillside neighbourhoods. It allows you to admire Saint-Pierre Cathedral, Notre-Dame-la-Grande and Saint-Jean Baptistery, while offering beautiful panoramic views of the city. The route includes stairs and steep streets, requiring a good level of fitness.
Poitiers through its monuments
5.63 mi
+322 ft
-299 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Poitiers (Vienne)
This is a fun little hike to discover Poitiers through its monuments. The duration and distance of your route will vary depending on how curious you are. Feel free to leave the initial route temporarily to explore a monument and then resume your walk. If you are curious, the walk can be much longer. Note that a bus line (2A or 2B) will take you back to your starting point and destination.
In Poitiers
10.16 mi
+361 ft
-367 ft
5h 00
Moderate
Departure from Poitiers (Vienne)
A very interesting and relatively easy route through the city.
This route allows you to explore part of the historic centre (Palais de Justice, Collège des Feuillants). Along the way, we pass the theatre, the François Mitterrand media library, as well as some of Poitiers’ newer neighbourhoods (the Mérigotte neighbourhood, currently being expanded, Bellejouanne and Saint Cyprien). We walk along the River Le Clain, where we can see the old tramway tracks.
The Miosson Valley in Saint-Benoît
4.83 mi
+233 ft
-207 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Saint-Benoît (Vienne) (Vienne)
Short hike through woods and rural residential areas, with a few blackberries along the way in season.
The Clain Valley in Saint-Benoît
5.43 mi
+315 ft
-315 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Saint-Benoît (Vienne) (Vienne)
Walk between rivers, forest and urban areas.
Route developed by the Vienne department.
The banks of the Clain and Passelourdin Cave
3.43 mi
+180 ft
-167 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Saint-Benoît (Vienne) (Vienne)
This circular walk, which starts in front of the Saint-Benoît campsite, takes you along the Clain, past the Passelourdin Cave and across the 1900 Tram viaduct, from which you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Clain Valley.
Long circular loop east of Sainte-Croix Abbey
6.38 mi
+210 ft
-210 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Benoît (Vienne) (Vienne)
Hike around Sainte-Croix Abbey, near Poitiers, on roads, paths and trails, through forests, countryside, fields and meadows, around the Miosson stream. A whole bucolic world to discover alone, with family or friends.
Moderator update on 21/09/2020: The car park at the start of this hike is now closed
Circular around the Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Croix
2.88 mi
+256 ft
-256 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Saint-Benoît (Vienne) (Vienne)
A hike around the Benedictine Abbey of Sainte-Croix, exploring nature between the Miosson stream and the Fontarnaud woods. An easy route along dirt tracks, marked trails and short sections of paved local roads. Passes close to the Fontaine de Flée fountain.
Short tour of the natural environments in Migné-Auxances
3.13 mi
+98 ft
-98 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Migné-Auxances (Vienne)
A nature walk between fields and the banks of the Auxance. A short, easy walk.
Route developed by the Greater Poitiers Urban Community and the Departmental Hiking Committee.
The cliffs of Beauvoir
4.16 mi
+144 ft
-144 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Vouneuil-sous-Biard (Vienne)
Short hike through woods and fields in the Auxance valley.
Circuit des Bois de Saint-Pierre
5.86 mi
+177 ft
-200 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Smarves (Vienne)
A gentle walk, a varied route through countryside and forest.
Rivers Route starting from Smarves
5.39 mi
+266 ft
-282 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Smarves (Vienne)
A walk through varied environments, with no particular difficulty.
Route of the Communauté de Communes des Vallées du Clain.
The Bois de Saint-Pierre
5.73 mi
+207 ft
-217 ft
2h 50
Easy
Departure from Smarves (Vienne)
Circular route through pleasant, shaded woodland, passing a small castle with a wildlife park.
Northern Route of the Battle of Nouaillé-Maupertuis
5.08 mi
+164 ft
-138 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Nouaillé-Maupertuis (Vienne)
An easy walk through woodland and fields, featuring a nature trail in the Garenne Forest.
Route developed by the Clain Valley Community of Communes.
Western route of the Battle of Nouaillé-Maupertuis
5.62 mi
+364 ft
-358 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Nouaillé-Maupertuis (Vienne)
An outing to the site of the Battle of Nouaillé-Maupertuis, which in 1356 saw the defeat of John II, King of France, by the English forces led by the Prince of Wales, known as the Black Prince.
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