In Poitiers

Starting point: Parc des Expositions.

(S/E) On leaving the car park, turn right onto Rue Salvador Allende.

(1) After crossing the ring road, at the first junction, turn left into Rue du Touffenet
At the end of the street, turn right, then after 50 m turn left into Rue de Montbernage.

(2) After passing under the motorway, continue straight on along Rue de la Red Cross
Turn right to cross the Clain and take the Grand Rue;^{the second} street on the right is Rue des Feuillants. Pass the care home and follow it to the junction.

(3) Turn left onto Rue Riffault, then turn right onto Rue Saint Opportune.
At the end of the street, opposite the market, turn right and follow Rue de l’Université (don’t miss: the François Mitterrand Media Library). Turn left onto Rue Cloche Perse, which becomes Rue René Savattier.

(4) Turn right onto Rue Boncenne, which leads onto Boulevard Solférino. Continue left along Boulevard Pont Achard.

(5) Leave the boulevard on the right and immediately turn left onto Rue des Remparts (notable sights: remains of the medieval city walls and the old tram line from 1821). Continue straight on along Rue du Versant Ouest.

(6) Just before the leisure area, turn right onto the path leading to Boulevard Clémenceau; this continues along Rue Michel Colucci for 30 m, then turns left onto Rue Louise Michel. 30 m further on, turn right onto Rue Edith Piaf.

(7) Follow Rue Jean Valade for 50 m and turn right onto Rue des Chardonnerets; this continues on the left as Rue des Ducs, then turn left onto Rue de la Jeunesse to rejoin Rue Jean Valade

(8) After No. 32, turn left into Rue du Petit Ruisseau, then follow Rue Guillaume Poulle on the right. Continue straight on along Rue des Petites Vallées and turn left into Rue Justin Chevrier. Continue straight on along Rue de Fleury.

(9) Turn left onto Rue de la Souche, cross Avenue de la Libération, and turn right onto Rue de la Madeleine; go down the stairs and cross the Clain via the SNCF bridge.

(10) Leave the railway line by turning right onto Chemin de la Grotte à Calvin, then left onto Rue du Sémaphore; take the footbridge over the railway line on the left; follow the railway line southwards until you reach Chemin de la Mérigotte, then Rue de la Mérigotte.

(11) At the end of the street, turn left until you reach the roundabout, then turn right onto Avenue Rhin et Danube; turn right into Rue Normandie Niemen; continue on the left, then after 100 m turn right into Rue du Clos Gaultier; continue along Rue des Gravières on the right, and turn left onto Rue de la Vallée Monnaie.

(12) Opposite the post office, continue right onto Boulevard de la Concorde, go round the roundabout and carry on until you reach a large square. Take Rue Jacques et Roger Levrault. Turn left into Rue René Amand, then right into Rue de la Chatonnerie,

(13) Turn right onto Rue du Pontreau, then left onto Route de Gençay. Take the^second right and continue left onto Rue des Villas. This leads to Route de Nouaillé; follow it to the left for 50 metres and turn right onto Rue du Petit Tour.
Cross Rue du Faubourg du Pont Neuf and continue straight ahead (don’t miss the dolmen).

(14) Turn left onto Rue du Dolmen. After running alongside the Voie Rapide, it joins Rue de Vaudouzil; turn right here to pass under the Voie André Malraux. At the roundabout, take the^second street, then turn left to cross the Rocade Est and join the ring road.

(1). Follow Rue Salvador Allendé to the right to return to the Exhibition Centre (S/E).

Next to the Exhibition Centre: the rose garden.