Distance: 13.3 km
Departure: LA FERRIERE
Loop
Orange (B3)
Type of terrain: Walking and hiking trail (PR)
After having skirted the Riot valley and the Bois des Girondins, we discover the Poudrières and its old stones.
Points of interest
1. Trailhead
Departure from the Fosse Jaune car park.
2. Riot du Plessis
The term riot, or riau, common name, designates a stream. It bears as other names: stream of Plessis or stream of Astiers. It has its source at Plessis-Bergeret in the town of La Ferrière and will flow into the Yon at Créancière in Dompierre, after a 9 km course.
3. Wood of the Girondins
The municipal forest of the Girondins is a public forest present on the territory of the municipality of La Ferrière. It is managed by the ONF (National Forestry Office) in application of the Forest Code. This forest was first owned by the De Tinguy de Nesmy (a branch of the Girondin family, hence its current name) then it was ceded in 1890 to Louis Febvre, a Yonnais. Finally, the city of La Roche-sur-Yon acquired it in 1971.
4. The Powder Magazines
Locality with beautiful stone buildings.
5. The Martin Cross
Observe the house with its trompe l'oeil windows.