The Springs

Departure from the Champ de Foire in Lainsecq.

(D/A) Head towards Sougères and after 300m, on the right, you'll see the Saint-Martin fountains.

(1) Make a U-turn and head back towards the village, turning left towards Sainpuits. Pass between the church and the market hall to reach Place de l'Église. Go downhill for about 50m and turn left into the small Rue Traversière.

(2) Still on the left, take Rue du Village, then at the end, turn right and you will immediately see Fontaine au Museau. Continue for approximately 200m and turn left. At the top of the path, fork right onto Route de la Guirtelle. Just before the Guirtelle below, the Fontaine au Sucre nestles into the embankment.

(3) Continue and turn right onto the small track opposite a property. Go down along the hedge to discover the Fontaine and Lavoir de la Guirtelle du Bas on the right.
Return to the road, climb to the right and turn right at the top. In the hamlet of Guirtelle Haut, between 2 houses, go down the narrow path that leads to the fountain and washhouse at Guirtelle Haut. Return to the road and turn right to reach the Croix de la Guirtelle. Continue along the small Chappe road on the left for about 1km.

(4) Take the left-hand path which climbs up through the fields. When you reach the road from Lainsecq to Perreuse, turn right and then right again towards Montreparé. When you reach this village, turn right past the farm shed onto the track that leads down to the source of the Lune fountain and washhouse. Go back up the track and fork right to find the road leading down to Chappe. In the middle of this village, turn left onto the Fontaine de la Pisserotte path (fire hydrant on the left). At the end of the path, after passing the "Crocs Chevaux" pond, you will come to the Pisserotte fountain and wash-house, then 50 metres along on the right is the Source de la Vigueur.

(5) Make a U-turn and return to the road and turn left, descending for approximately 400m.

(6) Take the path on the right. Continue for approximately 1.5km and at the intersection with the small road, turn left. Continue for 100m and at the junction with the D6 - watch out for traffic - take the small track opposite (slight left-right). At the crossroads, turn right to see the Jarloy fountain and washhouse known as Le Paradis.
Return to the crossroads and turn right, skirting part of the hamlet of Jarloy.

(7) When you reach the last house on the left, take the path back up to Lainsecq. At the RD6 - watch out for traffic - turn left without crossing the road and return to the Champ de Foire.