Discover the orchards of Fonloup!Depart from Place de l'Arrier.Take the D 51 opposite, towards Saint-Martin-Château, then take the hill path. Keep going straight ahead. After the last house, take the path that goes down into the woods.Cross the stone bridge and turn slightly to the right. Then walk on, alongside a meadow on the left. Go straight ahead. At the end of the path, turn left, then immediately right. Join the D 940.Cross the road and go straight ahead towards La Régeasse. Then go up a road which crosses the river Verger. After the sign for La Régeasse, turn right and continue straight ahead. Follow the trail to the village.Go through the hamlet and, at the intersection, go straight ahead. At the end of the village, take the path on the left which goes through the trees. Continue straight ahead. Cross through the meadows on either side of the trail.At the road, turn left and then left again, a few metres further on. Before the village of Mas Neuf, turn right to follow a path through the fields. Admire the beautiful countryside, with a view over the town of Bourganeuf. Then cross several log bridges before zigzagging into the middle of a forest. Go past a meadow on the right near the orchards of Fontloup.Return to the road. (It is possible to visit the Fontloup farm). Turn left. Continue straight ahead and turn left after a field, and continue alongside it. At the end of the field, you can see the town of Bourganeuf. Snake through the woodland before turning left at the next crossing.Arrive at the village of Bouzogles. Turn left at the stop sign. At the village level, follow the next direction to the right. After the pile of wood, turn right. Go down to the Mourne, the small river at the bottom of the slope. Take care: the next 50 metres can be difficult. Cross the stream and catch up with the road to Bourganeuf.Cross the road to take the track in front of you. Enter the Faux-Mazuras state forest. Follow the main trail. Then take the track on the left. Take the path back to Bourganeuf. Leave the forest before going on alongside the meadows. Cross the wooden bridge over the River Mourne.Continue straight ahead. Turn left just before the funeral parlour. Walk on, alongside the meadow, and turn left at the end. On the D51, go up towards the town. (It is possible to visit the Electrification Museum). Then return to the starting point, Place de l'Arrier.
10 km
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max. 517 m
min. 401 m
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Resté sauvage, cet affluent du Thaurion court sur le socle granitique, qu’il façonne au fil du temps. De par la bonne qualité de son eau, la Mourne constitue une niche écologique pour la faune piscicole : truite fario, perche, écrevisse à pattes blanches... A noter, la présence de la loutre, espèce protégée au niveau national. La flore aquatique y est peu abondante, à cause de l’acidité du socle granitique.
Pour découvrir l’histoire de l’électrification de Bourganeuf, une des premières villes éclairées d’Europe.
Composée d'une nef à chevet plat et de quatre chapelles, la chapelle de l'Arrier date des XIIe et XVIIe siècles. Elle fut achetée et reconstruite par la confrérie des Pénitents blancs. Aujourd'hui, cet édifice est classé aux monuments historiques. On peut y voir des arrachements de voûtes gothiques anciennes et le clocher mur à deux baies et fronton triangulaire, qui a néanmoins perdu une cloche. On voit aussi deux écussons gravés, des vestiges de pierres tombales.
Place l'Arrier, Bourganeuf
Equip yourself with shoes and clothing suitable for hiking. Choose a hiking tour that matches your abilities. Plan for provisions and water supplies according to the route you will take. Respect nature, collect up your rubbish and do not pick too much. Respect other users.
From Bourganeuf, depart on the D941.
Walk along the old Gallo-Roman road which, crossing through Bourganeuf, was a part of the route linking Lyon to Saintes. It passes through La Régasse and the hamlet of Fonloup and will allow you to discover the orchards of Fonloup
Place de l'Arrier, Bourganeuf
Place de l'Arrier, Bourganeuf