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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In the fall, the Poyaudine forests are tinged with red, orange and yellow. In the winter, the bare trees reveal clear views and beautiful panoramas. In the spring, the fruit trees in bloom offer a beautiful visual spectacle.