Walk in the woods of Houssay

Pleasant walk except at the start. Beautiful valleys and woods.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 100 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 101 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 87 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Houssay (41800)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 47.751124° / E 0.937621°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1920SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite the village hall.

(S/E) When leaving the car park, turn right and then right again at the crossroads at Les Ardilles.

(1) Turn left towards the Montpot housing estate, then right onto Route de Villavard.
Turn right again a little further on. Pass La Serrerie on your left and go past an electricity pylon.

(2) Leave the road, continue straight ahead on the path marked DSTM (Doyenné de Saint-Martin, chemin de Saint-Martin) and continue downhill.

(3) Turn left at the DSTM marker. Then continue to the right on the path marked in white and red and DSTM.

(4) Turn right and join a road. Take it to the left (DSTM) then leave the DSTM markings and take the road to the left at the Moulin de Crouet sign.

(5) 50 m further on, turn right onto the path that climbs up alongside the woods. Turn right at the top towards the hamlet of La Raimbaudière. Go downhill, leave the path on your right, cross the hamlet of La Hacherie and continue straight ahead.

(6) Take the road on the left perpendicular to the D108. Leave the road on the left. Cross a first road at La Ferrière, then a second, and continue straight ahead.

(7) After a beech tree (isolated), turn left (follow the yellow round markings to the end). Further on, first turn left then right, pass under a power line and follow the path along the woods.

(8) Turn left, cross the ditch (yellow round markings) and continue straight ahead towards the woods.

(9) At the hamlet of Cran, turn right then left to join the Cran path.
Follow this path to the right until you reach the entrance to the bend. Turn left and head towards the village hall and car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 93 m - Parking lot at the village hall
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 94 m - Fork in the road on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.37 - alt. 121 m - DSTM path
  4. 3 : km 1.78 - alt. 110 m - Fork to the left
  5. 4 : km 2.67 - alt. 126 m - Fork in the road on the right
  6. 5 : km 3.53 - alt. 97 m - Path along the woods
  7. 6 : km 4.68 - alt. 91 m - Junction of the D108 and the path.
  8. 7 : km 6.21 - alt. 125 m - Fork in the road on the left (isolated beech tree)
  9. 8 : km 7.74 - alt. 100 m - Fork in the road on the left
  10. 9 : km 8.82 - alt. 93 m - Hamlet of Cran
  11. S/E : km 9.55 - alt. 93 m - Parking lot at the village hall

Notes

Toilets near the town hall.
Benches, shelter.
Water.
Bakery.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
User 26044319

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good route but lots of tall grass. Thank you.

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alfa14
alfa14

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy, pleasant, beautiful views

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Anniecatas
Anniecatas

Overall rating : 1.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The signs indicated in the app were not found on the ground. We spent far too much time trying to find the way. We turned back. We are not used to such poor directions on this app.

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Azimut71
Azimut71

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The hike isn't very interesting at first, but don't be discouraged, because things improve after point <5>.
I can confirm that you should take the tarmac road between the hamlet of Le Cran and Houssay. The yellow markings will guide you there.

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Corinne Deshayes
Corinne Deshayes

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Easy because it is well marked, but mistakes are possible at points 2 and 6....Nothing particularly interesting, but you pass through the woods frequently, or alongside them, which is very pleasant even in grey weather!

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Petitours29
Petitours29

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

After the Lunay pond, this is the second hike suggested by MONIQUEB1954 that we did today. It is a very pretty walk, varied and easy. A small comment about the end. After point 9, it seems that the suggested path is not passable at its beginning as described and shown on the map (now on private property with gates and barriers, it seems), so we returned via the paved Cran path. But that didn't spoil our enjoyment.

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MONIQUEB1954
MONIQUEB1954

A hiker pointed out to me that at point 7, the tree in question is not a beech but a chestnut tree... I am no expert and the hike was not done during chestnut season... My apologies for this error.

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Ouzilleau bernard
Ouzilleau bernard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 29, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Although there are no particular points of interest along this route, the walk through fields and woods in a hilly, green area is very pleasant.

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MONIQUEB1954
MONIQUEB1954

Please note that I have just been back on this route. At point 2, the St Martin path now branches off to the left. So do not take it, but continue straight ahead.
Monique

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