Saint-Jean des Sables - Les Boucholeurs

A classic walk for Charente locals along the Châtelaillon coast. Views of the islands, Fort Boyard, Pertuis d'Antioche...

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.54 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 12 m
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    Descent: - 12 m

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    Highest point: 17 m
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    Lowest point: 2 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the Saint-Jean des Sables car park in Angoulins sur Mer.

(S/E) Take the coastal path on the dyke heading south towards Châtelaillon.

(1) Pass in front of Fort Saint-Jean and walk along the large beach at Châtelaillon. Admire the casino and the typical architecture of the old holiday homes before arriving at the port.

(2) Continue along the coastal path to Port des Boucholeurs.

(3) Follow the quays to the small Place Orly André-Hesse, leaving the seafront. Pass in front of the Le Poséidon bar and head towards the dead-end street on the left.

(4) After a few metres, turn right onto Sentier du Petit Bois, which leads to the start of a mall that you will walk up. At the roundabout, continue straight ahead on Allée du Comte de Dunois until you reach the end.

(5) Turn left, walk along the cemetery and continue along the one-way street.

(6) At the end, turn right onto Avenue des Boucholeurs towards the Étangs de la Rosière.

(7) Walk along the Marais d'Angoute to the roundabout and turn left towards the seafront, still on Avenue des Boucholeurs. Cross Allée de Montmeillant and continue along Rue de Chinon.

(8) Turn right onto Boulevard de Lattre de Tassigny, Châtelaillon's main street. Pass the church and continue along Boulevard de la Libération to cross the village.

(9) At the Gare roundabout, opposite the park, turn left to reach the seafront (Boulevard de la Mer) by crossing the park to rejoin the outward route, which you will follow in the opposite direction to the Saint-Jean des Sables car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 5 m - Saint-Jean des Sables car park
  2. 1 : km 1.3 - alt. 3 m - Fort Saint-Jean
  3. 2 : km 3.74 - alt. 5 m - Port de Châtelaillon
  4. 3 : km 4.79 - alt. 4 m - Port des Boucholeurs and the quays
  5. 4 : km 5.26 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Sentier du Petit Bois
  6. 5 : km 5.94 - alt. 15 m - Cemetery
  7. 6 : km 6.14 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Avenue des Boucholeurs
  8. 7 : km 6.54 - alt. 3 m - Marais d'Angoute
  9. 8 : km 7.34 - alt. 3 m - Boulevard De Lattre de Tassigny
  10. 9 : km 8.45 - alt. 5 m - Rond-point de la Gare
  11. S/E : km 10.54 - alt. 5 m - Saint-Jean des Sables car park

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 18 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
PhilGui
PhilGui

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

See previous comments regarding the Poseidon bar, which no longer exists.

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Nubiana
Nubiana
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Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, mostly along the coast.
The section of the route that passes through the town isn't very interesting, except for a few pretty houses. We rejoined the coastline before point 9, at point 8 to be precise

Not many people out in the early afternoon on this February day. On the way back, it was quite busy.
There is indeed a small error in the directions; please refer to the previous comments.
Hike completed on 25 February 2025

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PascalFrancette
PascalFrancette

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

the part of the route after passing the cemetery and turning right to follow the marshes along a fairly busy road is not very interesting

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CMA31
CMA31

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk along the beach and through Chatelaillon.

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Rando45
Rando45

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 10, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good hiking route, I recommend it

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yeti2007
yeti2007

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

a nice little hike! Very easy to do.

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deforge
deforge

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful route that allows you to discover the lovely seaside resort of Chatelaillon-Plage. Small change (3): replace Bar Poséidon with Crêperie Hermine

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mmechain
mmechain

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike. Few people encountered inland. At point 4, the Sentier du Petit Bois trail is on the left, not the right.

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wylander
wylander

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 12, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice route

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topignole
topignole

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 18, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

no worries about the route

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

We are a little disappointed with the hikes in Charente Maritime.

Thank you for your review. Was it just the fact that you were disappointed with the hikes in Charente-Maritime that prompted you to give the description and route a 'fair' rating?

Kind regards

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Faniemln
Faniemln

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hello
There are a lot of tarmac roads, which is a shame for a hike
We're a bit disappointed with the hikes in Charente-Maritime.
The Poitevin marshes, apart from the rivers and swamps, unfortunately there isn't much to see... It's a real shame because we love discovering new places and other things

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jlmamm
jlmamm

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable

Very invigorating hike

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, loisirspédestres
There are several ways to find the starting point:
- if you have a GPS, the practical information sheet gives you the GPS coordinates
- a link in the Practical Information section, "Click here to find out how to get to the start of the hike," allows you to download the route to get there
- the IGN map provided with the PDF will help you find your way.
Hopefully you've managed to find the car park, which is the main thing
Between waypoints 3 and 4, if you have any suggestions for us, please do not hesitate to let us know.

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loisirspédestres
loisirspédestres

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant walk at this time of year. The only real difficulty was finding the St Jean des Sables car park, which is not signposted anywhere.
There was also a minor issue between points 3 and 4

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