Why we love
A beautiful immersion in the vineyards of Cognac by ridge paths where splendid 360° panoramas are offered to hikers on both sides of the Fontguyon valley.
Your itinerary
Saint-Saturnin
Step 1
Turn right on the road to Hiersac and immediately turn left on the chemin de la Croix du Chat, leaving the war memorial on your right.
Continue straight on the white path, see the blocks of cut stones.
Go down towards the RN 141.
After the tunnel, turn right to the path that climbs to the left – view of the hamlet of Tarsac.
On the horizon looms the Paris-Bordeaux high-speed line (LGV).
Step 2
Go down towards the road which we follow on the left to go up to the village of Tarsac.
Turn left then immediately right rue des Charmilles and rue du Puits to discover the Charente farmhouses - with their typical porches and the roofs of the aging cellars blackened by "torula compniacensis", the microscopic fungus that feeds on alcohol vapours. Visit / tasting of Bourgoin cognac by appointment. Off course, see the old temple built in 1852 at the west entrance.
At the end of the Rue du Puits, go down towards the exit of the village on the left.
Step 3
Step 4
Cross the road and continue straight until the next junction.
Step 5
Cross the road to take the path opposite. Continue straight in the valley, cross the Fontguyon and go up the hillside.
Off course: you can see at the top on the right "La maison des abeilles" housing an orientation table, a stopover open to all hikers.
Turn left at the intersection then straight ahead. On the left is revealed the village of Tarsac.
Cross the road and continue straight on the path that descends towards the RN141 and follow it to the tunnel.
Step 6
Step 7
For the 15,5 km loop, turn right to follow the path that runs alongside the crops for 1,2 km.
Step 8
Step 9
Continue straight on the road and go through the school car park as on the way out, which takes you back to the village of Saint-Saturnin.