France is very proud of its walking systems and the walks are well marked. The local trails offer varying interests, from wild fauna and flora, to ancient legends.
Take time to enjoy the scenery and wild life, and feel at peace. La Creuse, at first sight gives the impression of a rolling countryside, in fact it is a high plateau crisscrossed with gorges and lakes, making for some fascinating walks.
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| Round and about: a local walk from the house to a beautiful fishing lake and nature reserve near the small village of Lussat. This lake is well known to bird watchers and has two amazing hideouts. Cranes and heron abound. |
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Giant legends: a short walk to some outstanding granite outcrops high above Boussac. Legend tells that these huge rocks, smoothed by eons of time, were once a race of giants punished for destroying all the trees. |
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| Arsenic and old gold: the small village of Le Chatelet is home to France's second largest gold mine, closed in 1950. Also in the area, visit the old wooden suspension bridge going over the River Tardes, on the way to the Chapel of St Marien. A spectacular viewing point looks down on numerous buzzards flying in and out of the untouched woods. |
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The virgin of the rocks: A walk from Evaux les Baines, descending along an easy route through beautiful woods to a gorge where sits the Virgin of the Rocks guarding the way. |
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| A horsy tale: a short drive from the house this walk incorporates the Bayard region where legend has it, the horse known as Bayard leapt 10 leagues and left his foot print in a piece of granite, now part of a cross. |
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The gorge of the Voueize: A walk from the charming town of Chambon-sur-Voueize, along a steep sided gorge with fast flowing water and beautiful woods and finally back to the stunning roof tops views of the town. |
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