In Puisaye, the freshness of the shade offers refuge from the summer heat. The hiking trails reveal changing panoramas where the sun's rays filtered through the canopy create fascinating plays of light. Walk in the shade majestic trees with varied foliage then becomes a welcome pleasure.

Top 5 Summer Hikes

Circuit of the three ponds
©Claude Nihouarn

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Circuit des trois étangs

Marked hike No. 44. Through woods and farmland, passing by ponds, discover the environments where the earth is shaped to become artistic creation and pottery.

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Guédelon Trail
©Claude Nihouarn

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Sentier de Guédelon

Marked hike No. 23. In the space of an hour, find yourself in the 13th century on a legendary path and join the builders of fortified castles.

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The Ferrier de la Garenne
©Claude Nihouarn

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Le Ferrier de la Garenne

Marked hike No. 4. Visit to the Ferrier de Tannerre-en-Puisaye, one of the largest in France and dating from the Gallic era.

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Discovery trail La Villéon en Puisaye
©Thomas Augé – Puisaye Tourism

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Parcours découverte La Villéon en Puisaye

Marked hike No. 61. Emmanuel de La Villéon (1848-1944) is a painter of Breton origin (Fougères, where he has his museum) who lived from 1900 to 1936 in a mansion in the hamlet of Salvard.

8km – See more

The gardens of the Lac du Bourdon weirs
©Arsène Jurman

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Les jardins des déversoirs du Lac du Bourdon

Marked hike No. 85. After a section in the undergrowth, then in the open, the gardens located below Lac du Bourdon will offer a superb panorama of alignments of spillways channeled by walls built in Puisaye sandstone. Then, partly along the lake, return to the swimming area and the car park.

10km – See more


All our shaded hikes for summer

In summer, the shade of dense forests and the multitude of ponds and groves offer beautiful walks under the plant vaults on beautiful sunny days. Enough to protect your head from the sun and the possibility of dipping your feet in our rivers, springs, fountains and wash houses.

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