At valiant heart nothing impossible ! This is the motto of the great Jacques Cœur… It also applies to ordinary walkers.

Itinerary to find in the topographical guide:
Topoguide Hiking in the Roannais.

Your itinerary

Map List

1 - Departure

From the church of Pouilly-les-Nonains, take the rue du 8 mai 1945 in front of the bakery to join the main road.

2 - Step 1

Cross to the left, walk alongside the school and the town hall, then take the 1st right onto Chemin Populle, stay to the right of the path alongside the football fields.

3 - Step 2

Cross the D9, then at the 1st crossing marked by a large cross, cross the D18 to the right on Chemin du Minard in the direction of a wood. Cross the wood in the direction of the Martin pond.

4 - Step 3

After a hangar, take a path on the left to the D18. Cross and continue on Chemin Verdiet. After a large farm, continue straight ahead, then fork to the right, and at the end to the left on a grassy path.

5 - Step 4

Take the road opposite and join the Zone de Grange Vignat. Continue on the footpath opposite then turn left. Cross the D9 and continue opposite.

6 - Step 5

At the crossroads of the Château de la Bernarde, straight ahead to cross the Renaison. Turn left along the Renaison. At the crossroads straight ahead to walk along the river again.

7 - Step 6

Cross the footbridge and join the Route des Bérands. Turn right and continue straight ahead towards the village of Pouilly-les-Nonains.