Marked hike No. 8. No less than 8 fountains and 6 wash houses mark this family route.
Route details
Description
Departure from the Lainsecq Fairgrounds.
(D/A) Take the direction of Sougères and 300m away, on the right, you will discover the Saint-Martin fountains.
(1) Turn around to go back towards the town, turn left towards Sainpuits. Pass between the church and the market hall to arrive at Place de l’Église. Go down for about 50m and turn left, the small Rue Traversière.
(2) Left again, take Rue du Village, then at the end, on the right, immediately discover the Fontaine au Museau. Continue for approximately 200m and turn left. At the top of the path, turn right onto the Route de la Guirtelle. A little before the Guirtelle d'en bas, the Fontaine au Sucre nestles in the hollow of the embankment.
(3) Continue and take the small path on the right which is opposite a property. Go down along the hedge to discover the Fountain and the Lavoir de la Guirtelle du Bas on the right.
Return to the road, go up on the right and at the top, turn right. In the hamlet of Guirtelle Haut, between 2 houses, go down the small path which leads to the fountain and the Guirtelle Haut washhouse. Return to the road, turn right to arrive at the Croix de la Guirtelle. Continue on the left on the small road to Chappe for approximately 1km.
(4) Leave on the left path which goes up through the fields. Arrive at the road from Lainsecq to Perreuse and turn right, then right again towards Montreparé. Arriving at this village, turn right, after the farm shed, the path which goes down to the source of the Lune – fountain and wash house. Go back up the path and turn right to find the road which goes down to Chappe. In the middle of this village, turn left onto Chemin de la Fontaine de la Pisserotte (fire hydrant on the left). At the end of the path, after passing the foot of the “Crocs Chevaux” pond, discover the fountain and the wash house of Pisserotte, then 50m on the right the Source de la Vigueur.
(5) Turn around and return to the road and turn left, going down for approximately 400m.
(6) Take the path on the right. Continue for approximately 1.5km and arrive at the intersection with the small road, turn left. Go 100m and at the intersection with the D6 road – watch out for traffic – take the small path opposite (slight left-right). At the intersection, turn right to discover the Fountain and the Lavoir du Jarloy dit du Paradis.
Return to the crossroads and turn right, bypassing part of the hamlet of Jarloy.
(7) Arrive at the last house on the left, take the path which goes back to Lainsecq. At the RD6 – watch out for traffic – turn left without crossing the road and return to the Champ de Foire.
(D/A) Take the direction of Sougères and 300m away, on the right, you will discover the Saint-Martin fountains.
(1) Turn around to go back towards the town, turn left towards Sainpuits. Pass between the church and the market hall to arrive at Place de l’Église. Go down for about 50m and turn left, the small Rue Traversière.
(2) Left again, take Rue du Village, then at the end, on the right, immediately discover the Fontaine au Museau. Continue for approximately 200m and turn left. At the top of the path, turn right onto the Route de la Guirtelle. A little before the Guirtelle d'en bas, the Fontaine au Sucre nestles in the hollow of the embankment.
(3) Continue and take the small path on the right which is opposite a property. Go down along the hedge to discover the Fountain and the Lavoir de la Guirtelle du Bas on the right.
Return to the road, go up on the right and at the top, turn right. In the hamlet of Guirtelle Haut, between 2 houses, go down the small path which leads to the fountain and the Guirtelle Haut washhouse. Return to the road, turn right to arrive at the Croix de la Guirtelle. Continue on the left on the small road to Chappe for approximately 1km.
(4) Leave on the left path which goes up through the fields. Arrive at the road from Lainsecq to Perreuse and turn right, then right again towards Montreparé. Arriving at this village, turn right, after the farm shed, the path which goes down to the source of the Lune – fountain and wash house. Go back up the path and turn right to find the road which goes down to Chappe. In the middle of this village, turn left onto Chemin de la Fontaine de la Pisserotte (fire hydrant on the left). At the end of the path, after passing the foot of the “Crocs Chevaux” pond, discover the fountain and the wash house of Pisserotte, then 50m on the right the Source de la Vigueur.
(5) Turn around and return to the road and turn left, going down for approximately 400m.
(6) Take the path on the right. Continue for approximately 1.5km and arrive at the intersection with the small road, turn left. Go 100m and at the intersection with the D6 road – watch out for traffic – take the small path opposite (slight left-right). At the intersection, turn right to discover the Fountain and the Lavoir du Jarloy dit du Paradis.
Return to the crossroads and turn right, bypassing part of the hamlet of Jarloy.
(7) Arrive at the last house on the left, take the path which goes back to Lainsecq. At the RD6 – watch out for traffic – turn left without crossing the road and return to the Champ de Foire.