Distance: 9 km
Duration (average) : 02h
Elevation: 76 D +
Departure: Rue du Bourg
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In the countryside
In forest
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GR route within 1 km
Walking
Why we love
10 minutes from Angoulême, the Dirac forest offers you its beneficial shade and its sunken paths lined with low walls or wide forest paths. Take advantage of this beautiful immersion in nature to discover its fauna and flora, including the asphodel.
Your itinerary
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Step 1
From the town hall, take Rue du Bourg to the left. Place des Rampeaux, cross the RD 104 and go down towards the chemin du Prieuré on the right.
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Step 2
At the edge of the wood, ignore the paths to the right and left to continue straight ahead for about 600m, ignoring all the starting points of the paths.
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Step 3
Before reaching the road, turn left. Follow this path straight for 700 m to the exit of the wood. Continue along the path lined with crops, pass the hunting cabin and arrive at the road.
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Step 4
Ignore the path opposite, follow the RD 101 to the right for 60 m and immediately turn left into the path. Go along the hedge, cross the crops then the wood.
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Step 5
At the intersection, leave the road on the right and take the path called the Roman road to the left for more than 1 km to arrive at the village of the White Houses.
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Step 6
Cross the road, go past the square and head towards Chemin de la Garenne on the left. Continue in the undergrowth for 1,3 km - you will cross the private road leading to Chez Marty.
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Step 7
As you come out of the path, head to the right and immediately take the path opposite, leaving the path that goes to the right - you will follow the GR® de Pays until you reach the finish.
At the intersection 500 m away, turn left into the beautiful forest path. Go along the military camp without entering it.
At the intersection 500 m away, turn left into the beautiful forest path. Go along the military camp without entering it.
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Step 8
Turn left in the wood, then left again between the crops to reach the road via the Chemin des Groies.
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Step 9
Cross and follow the sidewalk to the left. Take the Chemin de la Croix on the right and climb the path on the left - see the castle on the way.
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Step 10
At the end of the path, follow the sidewalk to the right to reach the Place des Rampeaux and the starting point.