Around the Étang de la Chèze

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A short walk in the Corrèze forest, very pleasant during the porcini mushroom season.
A walk with no particular difficulties.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.02 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 54 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 54 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 620 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 566 m
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Description of the walk

In the village of Eyrein, follow the signs for Étang de la Chèze.
Starting point at the car park to the right of the Chaussée de l’étang.

(S/E) Cross the road and walk along the pond on your right. Continue along the path to the three-way junction, opposite the wooden sign for “Grand Tour de Sédières”.

(1) Turn left until you reach the tarmac road (opposite a telephone pylon) and follow it.

(2) Turn right and then right again to take the gently sloping forest track.

(3) At the next junction, stay on the track to the right, and do the same at the following junction, which leads back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 566 m - Étang de la Chèze car park
  2. 1 : km 0.8 - alt. 588 m - Sign for the Grand Tour de Sédières
  3. 2 : km 1.49 - alt. 619 m - To the right
  4. 3 : km 2.57 - alt. 602 m - To the right
  5. S/E : km 4.02 - alt. 566 m - Étang de la Chèze car park

Worth a visit

You can fish in the pond by purchasing a day permit.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
Christian Chapelle
Christian Chapelle

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

An easy, pleasant walk.

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Myrtille 85
Myrtille 85

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant walk through the forest, and the cool waters of the Étang de la Chèze set amidst lush greenery.

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Gerard Forini
Gerard Forini

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello
Perhaps a small change could be made to the route: specify that, opposite the pylon supporting the telephone relay, you should take the road on the right.

The current description is confusing

Thank you all for your contributions

Kind regards

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Catherine I.
Catherine I.

OK, I'll think about it.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

You didn't head in the right direction .......... so let's just say it's your fault
You had the map, which is great.
If you have any ideas on how to improve the starting point, please do let us know.

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Catherine I.
Catherine I.
• Edited:

Hello
We had a bit of trouble with the route description. We didn’t set off in the right direction. I’m not sure whether it was the description that was at fault, or us, but thanks to the IGN map, we very quickly found ourselves back on the right track. In fact, we were expecting to see a telephone pylon much sooner. Perhaps an approximate distance should be given?

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Hello Catherine I.
What justifies the rating of ‘Average’ for the description?

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Catherine I.
Catherine I.

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, easy walk. A beautiful forest that looks ancient, with some lovely views of the surrounding countryside. A lovely walk.

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regards19
regards19

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant little walk for moderate walkers who enjoy strolling through the countryside... even if the pond was empty that day! More beautiful colours – definitely worth doing again in the spring

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