Donkey Hike 7 Days Brionnais
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Loire Bourgogne Randonnées Travel agency - local and sustainable tourism H I K I N G W I T H A D O N K E Y SEVEN-DAY UNACCOMPANIED HIKE WITH A DONKEY We invite you to stroll in the most beautiful WELCOME IN BRIONNAIS Roman garden in France, IN BURGUNDY the Brionnais. Let yourself be carried away Seven days is the guarantee of having the time to by the softness and discover this secret region in the best conditions, tranquility of this because slowness here always takes precedence over haste! landscape. This seven-day donkey trek will offer you all the 7 days of hike 6 nights pleasures of a family vacation where you share simple but authentic moments. The donkey will be Medium level the link that will unite you, far from screens and stress, a nature moment to disconnect from your daily life and reconnect to simple but essential Bed and breakfast and unusual things, to get together, to live an adventure that accomodations will be one of your best memory. THE PROGRAM After training with a professional Day 1 trekking donkey, where you will learn to take care of this animal From Melay to Saint Julien de Jonzy : so gentle and patient (brushing, Meet at 9 am, in the town of Melay, at the Donkey Farm cleaning the feet, putting the for two hours of lessons "how to care about my donkey materiel) and where all the and how to drive it easily?" (if you come from far explanations to conduct your enough, we advise you to arrive the day before, the " Donkey in the most simply way, training "will then take place around 5pm). will be given to you, you can You start your hike gently through the towpath of the leave serene with your new canal, then cross the river Loire to walking companion. The donkey will carry your hike on the small paths of Brionnais: paths are bordered luggage and the youngest with hedgerows : it's typical of children when they are tired. A the Brionnais grove. You will pass under the small village real ally for parents, because it is of Fleury la Montagne. You will see in the distance the always there to motivate children church of Mailly and you will end your hike at Saint Julien who will surprise parenrts with de Jonzy. It's a varied and very panoramic hike their walking ability. These seven days will allow you to discover the Loire Valley: an Day 2 easy hike because with very little From Saint Julien de Jonzy to Vauban : elevation. You will then have all A day like a promise: time for oneself, the sweetness of the time to appreciate the many the landscape and an authentic nature ... for all that, you birds that live by the river : the many storks, the various species will find the valley of the Bézo, pretty little river winding of herons that feast on fish and in the middle of the meadows or graze peacefully the at the right times, maybe you can cows charolaises. You can then go for a quiet day or observe the African bee-eaters, alone pushes the pace of the current ... then you will the geese and swans in full reach your evening step migration. crossing the small forest of Foumoux. And in the evening, the family, tired but relaxed, will enjoy a Day 3 nice stopover with the locals, welcomed as friends, at a table From Vauban to Vareilles : where you will be offered meals It is towards the eastern borders of Brionnais that you will made with good local Burgundy venture: small stone walls, small chapel, and one discreet products with a hint of exoticism, Romanesque church in Vareilles, so many small hidden the owner being from Reunion treasures that will be offered to you. Here, everything is only island! A ride with a donkey, is the best calm, luxury and pleasure, it will take time to daydream under a "slow tourism" : a regular rhythm big oak tree, to put you in the rhythm of the Charolaises who of 3 km per hour, time to enjoy brood, watch the buzzards and hawks hunt, close your eyes to the landscape, a nap in the shade better listen and feel : What a pleasant hike! of an oak tree, a meeting with a talkative farmer, time stands still W A L K I N G L E V E L and everything will become so peaceful. Medium DAY 1 : 15 km (Short cut possible: 1,5 and 3 km) - 4 h of walk D+ : 367 m et D- : 189 m DAY 2 : 12,5 km (short cut possible of 2 km) : D+ : 234 m et D - : 319 m DAY 3 : 14 km - 4 h walking (short cut possible of 2 km) : D+ : 252 m et D - : 258 m Please note, this program is given for information only, it can be modified depending on weather conditions, group level and / or availability of accommodation. The walking times are given for information only, without the break times and depend on your walking level. NB : D +: ascent, D-: descent. Day 4 ACCOMODATION From Vareilles to Amanzé : First night : A day that will take you to the castle of Drée, just next to the B&B or wiwgam accomodation small town of La Clayette. You will get there also by the paths and you can take the time to visit the gardens which are magnificent but also the interior of the castle that its owner wanted to decorate in the style of Versailles! Day 5 S e c o n d n i g h t : From Amanzé to Saint Christophe en Brionnais : T i p i a c c o m o d a t i o n w i t h Amazing hike that will take you to Oyé, through this beautiful a s w i m m i n g p o o l peaceful village that has a castle (fifteenth-sixteenth century). You can visit the French garden, from July to the end of August. Oye depended on the lords of Semur until in the thirteenth century a junior branch inherited it. It is a breeding area that you cross and that beautiful farms that you will meet will be proof that this breeding has allowed the wealth of these lands! That's why we talk about green gold! T h i r d n i g h t : S t o p o v e r ( o n l y f o r Day 6 y o u r f a m i l y o r y o u r g r o u p ) o n a f a r m o r DAY 5 : From Saint Christophe en Brionnais to Saint Julien h o u s e i n a t r e e de Jonzy : It's a balancing day: it goes up as much as it goes down! That's F o u r t h n i g h t : why we call this part of Brionnais the "little Switzerland" :many b & B , o r g i t e o n a f a r m hills and valleys compose it and give a good rhythm to your o r h o u s e i n a t r e e hike! You will then finish your hike in a beautiful forest on softer elevations! Day 7 From Saint Julien de Jonzy to Melay : A day to disconnect: your program "nature and tranquility": you F i f t h n i g h t : start your hike in the forest: you cross huge forests of S t o p o v e r ( o n l y f o r y o u r hardwoods like the wood of the tower, the big wood, the wood f a m i l y o r y o u r g r o u p ) of the priests, the wood of the king. At the exit of this forest, it's easy to arrive on the heights of Iguerande, where you finish the hike by visiting the magnificent Romanesque church of Iguerande overlooking the Loire Valley, a breathtaking view on the river ... Give yourself space time ! W A L K I N G L E V E L S i x t h n i g h t : Medium B & B a c c o m o d a t i o n DAY 4 : 13,5 km - 4 h30 walking (short cut possible of 2 and 5 km) : D+ : 252 m et D - : 258 m DAY 5 : 16 km - 4 h 30 walking (short cut 2 and 5 km) : D+ : 335 m / D- : 250 m DAY 6: 14 km - 4h walking (short cut 1,5 and 3,5 km) : D+ : 330 m / D- : 322 m DAY 7 : 14 km - 4 h of hiking / D+ : 254 m et D- : 432 m On site, you will eat at the table Please note, this program is given for information only, it can be modified depending on weather conditions, group level and / or d'hôtes. availability of accommodation. The pic nic of Day 1 will be prepared The walking times are given for information only, without the break by Bougres d'ânes and the pic nic of times and depend on your walking level. the following days by the NB : D +: ascent, D-: descent. accommodation where you stay LUGGAGE LEVEL ZOOM PREPARATION The French Federation of hiking has designed a practical tool to Don't charge too much ! estimate the difficulty of the hikes, The donkey carries 30 to 35 kilos maximum weight of a simple one that we have used to luggage and children included: take only useful things! give you an idea of the level required for this hike.