Hiking/walking in Southern Touraine in the Loire Valley

Sunflower field in the Loire Valley

Something that may not be widely known, is the French love for walking - their commitment to the 'Randonnée' is such, according to franceonfoot.com, that although the country is three times England’s size, it has more than eight times the mileage of public footpaths.

These are marked out to make them easy to follow using colour coded symbols examples of which can be seen here https://www.cdrp37.fr/

group of walkers hiking in the Loire Valley France

There are organized walks throughout the season through beautiful countryside all over the region which for a small fee (normally around €3.00) you can join in with the local walkers or you can choose the self-guided walks offered throughout the region.

group of walkers in the Loire Valley France two women walking on path in Loire Valley in France

In the house you will find laminated maps with local information for Le Grand Presigny and 16 other local villages. The walks range from 2 to 20 km.

Self guiding walking,hiking leaflet for local walk in Loire

Every year in September Southern Touraine, which has over 250 km of hiking trails , organizes a grand Randonnee on foot, by bicycle or on horseback

You can see some examples of local walks here:

A-walk-around-Abilly

A-walk-around-Chambon

A-walk-around-Chaumussay

A-walk-around-Chemille-sur-Indrois

A-walk-around-Montresor

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