Legendary place on the Roannaise coast, the St-Martin stones are the goal of this pleasant course on the heights of St-Haon-le-Vieux.

Itinerary to find in the topographical guide:
Topoguide hikes and discoveries in the Roannais

Your itinerary

Map List

1 - Departure

Go up to the right of the church to reach the D81. Continue and turn on the 2nd road on the left. Pass in front of the Oratory and find the D81.

2 - Step 1

Continue to climb on the asphalt, turn right and pass the houses. Turn left at the cross and climb steeply. Cross the D39 and take the small path opposite.

3 - Step 2

Cross the D39 again at Ruère and go up to a crossroads. Continue on the path to the right. On the ledge, ignore the wide path and go down to the right in a forest path. At the next crossroads turn left uphill. The narrow path cuts a very wide track.

4 - Step 3

Stay on course and climb opposite. Join the main track and descend to the right. Take a path opposite which narrows.

5 - Step 4

Further down, pass in front of the St-Martin stones (on the right, off the trail).
Natural granite outcrop, irregularly shaped rocks (about ten) hollowed out with cavities or cups that retain rainwater for a long time (one of them would never empty…). These blocks are at the origin of various legends concerning in particular Saint-Martin and his donkey. In the XNUMXth century, rickets children were taken there on a pilgrimage, hoping for a cure.

6 - Step 5

Further down, at the crossroads, turn right towards the houses. Turn left towards the hamlet of Goutte Bayon. Go down to the right of the reservoir then at the next crossroads, fork a little to the left.

7 - Step 6

Go down to the right, walk along the vines then the wall of the park of the Château de Champagny. At a large crossroads. Turn right, towards St-Haon-le-Vieux.

8 - Step 7

Pass in front of the castle gates, turn right onto the road. Leave the road at the next bend and descend into a valley. Walk along a pond and go up to cut a road. Follow the path opposite and go up the very steep slope.

9 - Step 8

Leave a path on the right. Further on, turn right along the vines. Go down and come out on a road that you have to climb (it's steep but it's the last one!). Pass in front of the cemetery and continue straight on at the next crossroads to find the village and your starting point.