Walking holiday

Apple & Woodlouse Path – an afternoon walk to stretch your legs after your journey to le Moulin. The route is waymarked and gives a chance to become orientated. Undulating, pretty and unspoiled and, even on a Sunday afternoon, you will see few other people.
6km/4miles

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Les Jinchères Loops – an intriguing labyrinth of pleasing lanes and tracks north of le Moulin. You’ll probably not see another soul. Pass through cool woods and you will see clear streams, meadows and pastures and an ancient pixie bridge. Our map show all the paths that are open so you can choose how far you wish to walk.
Alternative circuit - 4.6 or 9km/2.3 or 4miles

Scillé Route North
Shorter circuit - 15km/9miles

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Entire Scillé Route
Longer circuit - 21km/13miles

Scillé Route South
Shorter circuit - 13km/7miles

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La Bois de la Boucherie – South West from le Moulin to the drowsy village of le Beugnon, past la Petite Suisse and through magnificent deciduous forests. The route follows a winding Roman Road (not all Roman roads are straight). In the hedgerows are cherries, plumbs, abricots, figs, apples, medlars, walnuts and hazelnuts - not all fruiting at the same time of course. On this walk you will probably not see more than two or three others persons.
Longer circuit - 18km/11miles

Shorter Picnic Walk - le Moulin’s leafy valley leads through pastures, woods and orchards. A sylvan lane carpeted in wild garlic leads to a mouth-watering picnic prepared by your hosts, on tables beside the lakes. Chilled rosé and sunlight dappling the table cloth. You may see hoopoe, hen harrier, golden oriole, kingfisher, various woodpeckers and plenty of others. Even a scarce swallowtail butterfly has been seen here.
Shorter circuit - 13km/8miles

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Longer Picnic Walk - le Moulin’s leafy valley leads through pastures, woods and orchards. A sylvan lane carpeted in wild garlic leads to a mouth-watering picnic prepared by your hosts, on tables beside the lakes. Chilled rosé and sunlight dappling the table cloth. You may see hoopoe, hen harrier, golden oriole, kingfisher, various woodpeckers and plenty of others. Even a scarce swallowtail butterfly has been seen here.
Longer circuit - 15km/9miles

L’Absie (bars, pharmacy, supermarket, etc.)
Shorter circuit - 12km/8miles

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La Route du Busseau - cross stream at le Moulin by the ford, or use the foot-bridge if you prefer, and climb through the woods to the open pasture. Continue west where families of immaculate Parthenaise cattle peacefully graze. Visit the 1,000-year-old villages of Scillé and le Busseau. In spring and early summer there is a profusion of flowers.
Longer circuit - 23km/14miles

Les Cinq Communes - up le Moulin’s rocky track through woods with spring orchids. South, with a patchwork of pastures, woods and ancient hedgerows. You will see medieval pantiled farmhouses and a 1619 fortified farm. If the time of year is right there will be swallowtail butterflies, skylarks, hoopoe and hen harriers, to name a few.
Shorter circuit - 13km/8miles

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Route de Fenioux - Spring-flowered meadows where otters have been reported. Hazel and walnuts in the autumn hedgerows. The sleepy village of la Fazilière has a waymarked detour to the restored lavoir and steeping-ponds of ancient basket makers. See loads of birds and butterflies.
Longer circuit - 26km/16miles