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Xaintray walks
From the church at Xaintray to the Logis de Pichenin
Association / Club / Walk leader
6.53 mi
+410 ft
-410 ft
3h 20
Moderate
Departure from Xaintray (Deux-Sèvres)
A circular route that takes you from sunny country lanes to shaded paths and tracks on either side of the Autize valley.
The footbridge known as the ‘planche de la route’, which spans the Autize at the bottom of the Rousillon woods, has been swept away by the floods of recent weeks.
Xaintray Town Hall (20 March 2024)
From La Chancelée to L’Autise
Visorando Member
5.90 mi
+492 ft
-489 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Xaintray (Deux-Sèvres)
A pleasant walk around the Autize valley offering beautiful views and varied landscapes. The village of Xaintray and its hamlets feature many renovated old houses, lending the village a certain charm. Gorre Castle and the wash houses complete the built heritage. The Autize and Chancelée valleys are areas of unspoilt natural beauty.
The Racounette Wash House
5.80 mi
+302 ft
-276 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Xaintray (Deux-Sèvres)
Beautiful views and a few wash houses enhance this route, the first part of which is shared with the Logis de Pichenin trail.
Circular walk between Le Tail and the Pouzay dovecote
12.48 mi
+591 ft
-577 ft
4 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Surin (Deux-Sèvres)
Circular route comprising half small roads and half tracks. Four fords that are dry in summer and shallow in winter (no deeper than the top of a horse’s legs). There are opportunities for three or four gallops on decent tracks. Half of the ride is in the shade.
Fourbeau to Les Ritraisses route in the Egray valley
5.07 mi
+502 ft
-515 ft
2h 45
Moderate
Departure from Surin (Deux-Sèvres)
A pretty, hilly route, mainly shaded, which leads through the countryside between three rivers, from the village of Fourbeau to Les Ritraisses via two different paths.
The Autise and Saumort valleys via Roc Cervelle
5.84 mi
+486 ft
-499 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Béceleuf (Deux-Sèvres)
This route follows paths that run alongside the Autise and Saumort rivers in the heart of unspoilt countryside. Very pleasant in fine weather, some sections of these paths can sometimes be flooded or difficult in wet weather.
Saumort to Autise footbridge trail
2.81 mi
+151 ft
-151 ft
1h 25
Easy
Departure from Béceleuf (Deux-Sèvres)
A route close to the river with beautiful shaded paths.
The Autize Valley starting from Béceleuf
7.22 mi
+433 ft
-427 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Béceleuf (Deux-Sèvres)
A pleasant walk starting from Béceleuf, with its Romanesque church, exploring the Autize Valley with its dovecotes, castles and manor houses, not to mention the numerous wash houses and mills in this area rich in heritage and nature, such as the Chêne de Pouzay. As you walk, be sure to look out for the Gâtine barriers, reminders of the past.
Route from Béceleuf to Roc Cervelle via La Chancelée and L'Autize
5.08 mi
+289 ft
-285 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Béceleuf (Deux-Sèvres)
A pleasant walk offering beautiful views.
Fichères Route
1.66 mi
+184 ft
-194 ft
0h 55
Easy
Departure from Cours (Deux-Sèvres) (Deux-Sèvres)
A short walk near Les Fichères along lovely shaded paths, offering beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.
Paths to wash houses and fountains around Ardin
7.84 mi
+574 ft
-587 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Ardin (Deux-Sèvres)
During this hike, you will discover numerous fountains and wash houses, of course, but also the castle and park of Dilay, the Doré, Saumort and Autize valleys, the Pouzay house and dovecote, the Chaillot arboretum and perhaps... La Galipote.
Dilay and the headwaters of the Doré
7.85 mi
+367 ft
-358 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Ardin (Deux-Sèvres)
A circular route along little-used paths that will take you through fields, wooded countryside and meadows, to the source of the Doré via the village of Dilay, with its narrow streets, castle and wash house.
Walk in Pamplie
7.24 mi
+135 ft
-157 ft
3h 25
Moderate
Departure from Pamplie (Deux-Sèvres)
A peaceful walk through the Pamplie countryside, between fields and forests.
Around the Egray and the Rochers de la Chaise
7.01 mi
+627 ft
-636 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Germond-Rouvre (Deux-Sèvres)
A pleasant hike in hilly terrain around the Egray River and its tributaries. It offers beautiful landscapes and allows you to discover a rich heritage of ancient buildings (Château de la Pimpelière, houses, farm buildings, etc.). The natural heritage is not to be outdone, with the Planche de Rochard and the Rochers de la Chaise, for example.
Chemin des lavoirs in Coulonges-sur-l'Autize
9.58 mi
+200 ft
-200 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Coulonges-sur-l'Autize (Deux-Sèvres)
This route will take you past six wash houses located in the towns of Coulonges-sur-l'Autize and Ardin. You will also discover an old kiln, a marble quarry and the large chimney (a remnant of the lime kilns) in Coulonges-sur-l'Autize.
The La Roche Viaduct
8.08 mi
+433 ft
-440 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Villiers-en-Plaine (Deux-Sèvres)
A walk through plains and hills with beautiful scenery and a view of a viaduct over the Autise.
Chemin des digitales in the Secondigny forest
5.98 mi
+371 ft
-374 ft
3h 05
Easy
Departure from Le Retail (Deux-Sèvres)
A hike in the Secondigny National Forest, dotted with foxgloves and ending with magnificent views of the Pays de Gâtine.
At the sources of Gâtine
6.72 mi
+653 ft
-666 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Le Beugnon (Deux-Sèvres)
A route through hills, hedgerows, forests, streams and green valleys with numerous views of the "little Switzerland" of Beugnon.
Around the Château de Coudray-Salbart
6.30 mi
+249 ft
-240 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Échiré (Deux-Sèvres)
You will first follow the right bank of the Sèvre Niortaise to the Pont de Gué Moreau. There, you will take theGR®36, which will lead you back to the Château de Coudray-Salbard. Following a shaded path, you will climb up behind the château to the hamlet of Le Peu, reaching the Fontaine Braye. Continuing along theGR®, you will walk through a cool, lush valley. As you climb back up onto the plateau, you will leave theGR® and return to Ternanteuil to reach the car park where you started.
On the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise in Échiré
7.32 mi
+177 ft
-161 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Échiré (Deux-Sèvres)
Mélusine accompanies you near her castle in Coudray-Salbart, along the peaceful banks of the Sèvre Niortaise, towards old hamlets and ancient dwellings with imposing dovecotes.
Around the Ruisseau des Fougères
6.36 mi
+377 ft
-377 ft
3h 15
Moderate
Departure from Le Busseau (Deux-Sèvres)
A walk along the paths through the countryside around Le Busseau, a rural village situated on the Niort–Cholet road (D744) on the border with the Vendée department, equidistant from Niort, Parthenay and Bressuire.
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