Stade-Chalet des Biches in Cellettes

Short walk in the Boixe forest.
After a glimpse of the village and its castle, you will walk along a hunting ground with its refuge... Then you will venture into the Boixe Forest, following grassy paths, one of which has been turned into a botanical trail...
Near the Pierre du Sacrifice site, you can visit the well-restored Tumulus...

Details

n°23529

Creation:
10 Apr 2013

Last update:
24 Dec 2018

Last review:
13 May 2024

Activity: Walking
Distance: 4.16 mi
Average duration: 2h 00
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 69 ft
Descent: - 69 ft
Highest point: 384 ft
Lowest point: 315 ft

Country: France
City: Cellettes (16230)
Start/End: N 45.860588° / E 0.153016°
IGN map(s): Ref. 1731SB
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Description of the walk

Stadium car park.

(S/E) Set off along the white path, heading south. You will have a view of the village and its castle.

(1) After the sign for "Les Valandeaux" (a hunters' refuge), turn right towards the north-west. Cross the small road and follow the mountain bike signs.

(2) After 250 metres, turn left at a hairpin bend onto a grassy path, blocked by a fallen electricity pole at both ends!
Take the tarmac road to the left, then head for the Chalet des Biches.

(3) In this clearing, take the path on the right. Follow this signposted route (with a picture of the dolmen, or sacrificial stone) which has been turned into a botanical trail. You will pass an observatory where you can see game in the evening... Turn left, then left again, onto this path blocked by vertical beams. This will take you to the dolmen: the sacrificial stone.

(4) To return to the stadium from the dolmen, take the white path on the left (the one you took at the start of the walk).
If you turn right, you can also visit the Tumulus, about 200 metres away, by taking the road.

(1) Continue straight ahead to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 315 ft - Stadium car park
1 : mi 0.82 - alt. 367 ft - Signposted "les Valandeaux"
2 : mi 1.63 - alt. 358 ft - Left turn at the hairpin bend.
3 : mi 2.07 - alt. 354 ft - Chalets des Biches
4 : mi 2.93 - alt. 377 ft - Dolmen
S/E : mi 4.16 - alt. 315 ft - Stadium car park

Notes

No special equipment required.
Water: at the start.

Worth a visit

You can visit the tumulus: a restored Celtic burial monument near the sacrificial stone.
You can also take the 13.5 km FFRP-certified marked trail that will lead you to the Domaine d'Échoisy, with its mill on the Charente and its lime kilns, starting from the town hall in Cellettes.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5

Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5

Route interest
4.4 / 5

Merillon

13 May 2024 at 08:31 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy and pleasant route, almost entirely through forest. The botanical trail is a bit confusing.

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lairault

05 Jul 2021 at 08:47 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant and interesting route

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Cellettes

08 Sep 2020 at 11:26 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 08, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Very pleasant

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SiobanS

28 Aug 2018 at 21:35 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2018
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We shortened this walk considerably by starting directly from the Chalet des Biches and only doing the "dolmen discovery trail" (marked on a sign at the Chalet des Biches). The botanical trail is well laid out and the signs are still in good condition. The tumulus is worth a look, and the explanations about the so-called "sacrificial stone" are interesting.

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AlineCrou

07 Aug 2017 at 09:43 7200

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 05, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Easy hike (flat), not difficult to find your way. The trail is moderately interesting as there is not much to see, but it is a pleasant walk in the middle of the forest.

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alainniort

13 Apr 2015 at 08:13 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Good hiking trail through the woods. The burial mound and dolmen are easily accessible.

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bibi

07 Oct 2014 at 15:54 7200 • Edited: 07 Oct 2014 at 20:21 7200

I think I've found where a small error may have crept in, so I've changed the description. The author will keep us informed. I think it's after the chalet des biches, just after the mirador.

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gazok54

06 Oct 2014 at 19:09 7200

No matter how many times I look at the map while reading the description, I cannot see the cross, and the description seems accurate to me.
Hamdaoui-Guérin, can you tell us where this cross is?
In the meantime, I'll go back to the route that's next to the paths.
Best regards to all involved.

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POULIN Gérard

10 Aug 2014 at 21:55 7200

We apologise for this issue. We will contact the author to ask them to review their copy.
Thank you for your comment. Don't be discouraged by this first attempt.
Enjoy your hikes!

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hamdaoui-guérin

10 Aug 2014 at 19:29 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 10, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

To set off, we followed the VISORANDO instructions, but instead of turning right at the cross, we had to turn left...
Fortunately, when in doubt, I asked a lady who was familiar with this hike.
Be very careful when giving directions, because if we had followed VISORANDO's instructions, we would have ended up on the opposite side of our starting point, and a storm was forecast for the evening...
It was our first time using VISORANDO, so to be honest, we were a little disappointed...

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gazok54

02 May 2014 at 21:03 7200

Thank you, jm.dosbaa. We really appreciate your encouragement
And well done for your responsiveness.

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jm.dosbaa

02 May 2014 at 16:54 7200

I modified the route and the description...
It was a test to see how your site works...
Well done...
It is well maintained and corrections are possible...

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gazok54

26 Apr 2014 at 19:01 7200

We have contacted the author to ask them to improve their description.
Thank you all.

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SALACROUX

26 Apr 2014 at 16:49 7200 • Edited: 06 Oct 2014 at 19:16 7200

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

This route in the Boixe forest confused me a little because of the description accompanying the map. From the Cellettes stadium, I set off along the white path and when I saw the sign for "Les Valandeaux", I turned left... Further on, there is an error in the distance estimate in the text: "1 km further on, turn left..." You actually had to turn " 250 m further on at a hairpin bend to join a grassy path blocked by an electricity pylon at both ends!
This error in the description took me to "Les Pinelles"
an urbanised area of Cellettes near the D69!
Then I followed the signposted route (with the image of the dolmen, a sacrificial stone) and arrived directly at the Chalet des Biches...
To return to the stadium from the dolmen, I took only the white path (from the start of the hike).
I recommend this short 1 hour 45 minute route for a walk in the forest, making sure to take a map and the "modified" description as there are no signposts (except for mountain bike circuits) to help you find your way.

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City: Cellettes (16230)

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