Iteuil Castle Trail

I suggest a short, easy walk through woods and valleys. This walk is suitable for everyone, provided you wear suitable footwear. Please do take care when crossing roads.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.83 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 99 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 141 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 84 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Iteuil (86240)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.480666° / E 0.302125°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1727SB, 1728SB
  • Hour-by-hour weather

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Description of the walk

Park in the small car park on Rue du Château, opposite the gate.

(S/E) Head towards the castle.

(1) Take the path to the right of the castle gate and continue straight on. When you reach the houses, follow the path opposite to the stream and cross it.

(2) Immediately afterwards, turn left at the junction and walk along the stream, following the red and white markings ofthe GR®364.

(3) Turn right onto the road, then immediately left, and head uphill. At the end of the path, turn left, then right at the crossroads a little further on. Carry straight on.

(4) At the edge of the woods, take the path on the left which descends to a T-junction. Turn right. Once at the top of the path, continue to the right and follow the hedgerows.

(5) Cross the road to continue straight ahead and, at the three-way junction, keep left.

(6) At the junction, leave theGR® and head straight ahead. Cross the road carefully and take the path opposite. Turn right at the junction.

(7) At the large three-way junction, turn left. When you reach the three-way junction, take the path on the left and follow the road to the right after passing a path on your right. At the three-way junction (elevation 88), turn right and continue straight on until you reach the Varennes farm.

(8) After the farm, turn left. At the end of this path, turn right and head uphill.

(9) Follow the road to the right with care, then, at the end of a wall, take the path on the left through the woods. Follow the low walls to La Clémençalière. In the small hamlet, take the road to the left then turn immediately right, heading down into the woods. At the end of the path, head to the right.

(10) Turn left and take care on the road towards Iteuil. Cross the bridge over the Ruisseau l'Aigne and, at the bend, turn left onto Impasse de la Fontaine, then immediately right and head up Rue de la Forge. Turn left opposite the garages and join Rue du Château.

(1) Turn right to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 121 m - Fairground car park
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 118 m - Castle gate, junction of the circular route.
  3. 2 : km 0.75 - alt. 103 m - Stream, on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.79 - alt. 106 m - Road junction, on the right
  5. 4 : km 2.79 - alt. 132 m - Edge of the woods, on the left
  6. 5 : km 4.15 - alt. 141 m - Crossing the road
  7. 6 : km 4.58 - alt. 135 m - Leaving the GR°°®°°
  8. 7 : km 5.84 - alt. 119 m - Les Bretinières, on the left
  9. 8 : km 7.67 - alt. 87 m - Les Varennes, on the left
  10. 9 : km 8.47 - alt. 99 m - La Gruzalière, on the right
  11. 10 : km 9.25 - alt. 93 m - Road, left
  12. S/E : km 9.83 - alt. 121 m - Return to the car park

Notes

(8) You can take the path opposite and walk around the pond in either direction, then rejoin the route.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Ilam
Ilam

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The section through the woodland is really lovely. There’s not much to see across the fields at the end of August, when they’ve been mown – two very pretty old wash houses – and a beautiful castle at the end of the walk. Overall, it’s decent, but nothing special.

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marieetmichel
marieetmichel

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The walk was very shady at the start, then quite sunny. At point 6, we followed the GR trail to point 7, which took us through a small hamlet. The landscape was very varied.

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AYRAULT DANIELLE
AYRAULT DANIELLE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 30, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

THE ROUTE IS WELL-PLANNED AND VERY ENJOYABLE.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEND YOU A PHOTO OF AIGNE CASTLE, BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. OTHERWISE, EVERYTHING IS PERFECT

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regisapieds
regisapieds

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk not far from Poitiers. Half in the shade, half in the sun.
Thanks to the author!

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regisapieds
regisapieds

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy hike just outside Poitiers. We walked in 30°C heat, with a good mix of shade and open ground.

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Java86
Java86

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, very accessible, suitable for families.
Having lived in the area about thirty years ago, it was with a touch of nostalgia and a great deal of pleasure that I revisited certain spots.
Highlights: Two landscaped fountains with their own springs (including one where I picked some watercress. Yum...), a beautiful view of the castle at the end of the walk.
Personally, I would have called it the “Aigne Castle Trail”

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