Hiking
in SAINT-FARGEAU

Les jardins des déversoirs du Lac du Bourdon

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

Route details

pedestrian
Yes

Description

Park in the Calanque car park, at the foot of the municipal campsite and very close to the leisure center and the swimming area.

(D/A) Leave the car park, as close as possible to the campsite entrance. Facing the lake, go immediately to the left to take the path which is sandy, for a large part, and runs along an upstream part of the reservoir (on the right).

(1) At the left corner of the marker post, a path bordered by a hedge begins on the right. Take it and reach the edge of the woods. Further on, a sunken path takes over and ends on a cross path.

(2) Continue going left. Arriving in front of a log storage platform, continue straight on the stabilized path. Quickly reach a first intersection.

(3) Take, on the left, a path under high forests. It also leads to a stabilized path, to be followed for around a hundred meters. Leave this lane and turn right, still on the stabilized path going slightly uphill. At the crossroads with a cross path, turn left and come to a crossroads with a road.

(4) Cross with caution and, after a slight right-left, take a dirt path. Follow a wooded strip on the left to arrive at an open space with fields on the left and an aerodrome on the right.
Follow the path through these areas. Reach a stony cross path.

Please note: private road up to the D485 road (see § Practical information).
(5) Go to the left, pass in front of the Caillots farm, typical with its barn with a special roof. Reach the D185.

(6) Cross with caution and, after turning left, keep to the right shoulder. At the first path on the right, leave the road to take it. Continue straight ahead, leaving a path on the right and, shortly after, crossing a field, while following a wooded strip on the right to emerge on a fairly wide path offering a view of the rear of the dyke of the reservoir.

(7) Turn right, then immediately left to take the 2 consecutive footbridges spanning the arms of Ru du Bourdon. At the exit of the last footbridge, turn left and climb into the grassy part, with the weirs on the left hand side. At the top, head towards the barrier located to the left of the Maison des Gardes. After crossing it, go down to the road.

(8) Cross this lane with caution and go left to walk along the dike which offers a fairly wide view of the lake. At the end, turn right. Continue on the stabilized track, paying attention to car traffic between the various leisure buildings and the lake. Arrive in front of a pronounced curve (path opposite).

(9) Turn left and go up a tarmac road (be careful, an entrance on this curve leads to private property, do not take it). At the top, at the cross road, turn right, keeping the right shoulder, to immediately enter the path flanked, at the very beginning, by a marker in the middle. Continue on this sunken path, leaving the various entrances to the equestrian center on the left. Forget, also, the different departures on the left or on the right. Reach the old road with, on the right, access to the Coupure (separation between the leisure part and the water use part of the reservoir).

(10) Go straight ahead and continue, still, on this path lined with oaks and other shrubs. Pass by the eating places. At the end, turn left, cross the road carefully to reach the car park (D/A).
DifficultyEasyDuration03h00Elevation64 mDistance10,0 km
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