Walk in Ronchères

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A short walk connecting the village’s two beautiful heritage sites: Saint-Fiacre Church, whose chancel vault features a beautiful mural depicting the four evangelists, and a lovely wash house built in the bed of the Ru de Septfonds.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 0.72 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 30 ft
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    Descent: - 30 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 784 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 748 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the church car park, Place Maurice de Vergennes.

(S/E) Visit the church (usually open; features a ceiling mural in the chancel, a painted altar and two carved heads at the back of the nave), then take the main street, Rue de Montréal, passing the old hotel-restaurant (well). Turn right onto Rue Louis Perilliers. At the junction, turn left onto Rue Saint-Fiacre.

(1) Cross Rue de Montréal and follow the path opposite (signpost pointing towards Lavoir, a planter which may be an old wheelbarrow used to carry laundry?). Cross the Ru de Septfonds and you will soon arrive at the wash house (a beautiful semi-enclosed basin framed by two covered shelters, a well and a cross).

(2) Retrace your steps back to the road.

(1) Follow it to the right and then straight on to return to the church and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 778 ft - Place Maurice de Vergennes - Église Saint-Fiacre de Ronchères
  2. 1 : mi 0.28 - alt. 768 ft - Junction of Rue de Montréal and Rue Saint-Fiacre
  3. 2 : mi 0.4 - alt. 748 ft - Wash house
  4. S/E : mi 0.72 - alt. 778 ft - Place Maurice de Vergennes

Notes

Very easy walk, comfortable shoes

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