Distance: 10 km
Duration (average) : 03h
Elevation: 57 D +
Departure: Town Hall Square
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20 km north of Angoulême, Jauldes has preserved a beautiful rural heritage. Between cultures and forests, do not hesitate to linger in its villages full of the charm conferred on them by the small limestone rubble stones typical of old buildings.

Your itinerary

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Step 1

From the town hall, take the direction of Brie and follow the road for 200m to the Aiguille.
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Step 2

Take the path to the right, go along the Aiguille stable and continue for 500m.
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Step 3

Turn left and drive to the entrance to the village of Margnac. Turn right twice and continue in the undergrowth.
Turn left after the pylon and pass in front of the transformer.
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Step 4

Follow the small path to the right, join the road to Marnac.
Just after entering the village, see at the end of the dead end on the left the house where Father de la Brosse was born in 1724 and the tribute plaque affixed next to the gate.
Continue along Rue du Père de la Brosse in the village, turn left at the intersection - see the cross on the low wall - then immediately left again.
Continue on the grassy path to the village of Nouailles.
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Step 5

Go down to the right at the bottom of the village. Take advantage of a refreshing stop at the beautiful village wash house.
Go up to the left after the washhouse and continue to the end of the road
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Step 6

Follow the white path to the left.
Continue straight ahead for 800 m.
At the T-junction, turn left and climb up to the pylon.
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Step 7

Bend to the right and continue straight ahead then up towards the RD 91.
Carefully cross the road and take the path opposite.
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Step 8

At the end of the path, follow the road to the right.
Before the first house on the left, climb the small steps in the embankment. Walk along the wall of the Logis de la Motte and arrive at a road that you cross - take the time to take a tour of the villages of La Motte and Chez Forgeau.
Continue straight on the path for 500m.
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Step 9

Leave this path to turn right in front of a hedge. Ignore the first path on the left and take the second at the entrance to the Braconne Forest.
Continue under cover for 900m ignoring the paths to the left and right - notice the flat limestone stones that line the path.
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Step 10

At the intersection, turn left like the GR® de Pays. Turn right and follow the winding path to the village (RD11).
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Step 11

The road leads back to the starting point on the left - take the time to visit the Saint-Martin church in the village