From the Ile de Ré bridge to Nieul-sur-Mer
Walker 
16.42 km
+41 m
-32 m
4h 50
Moderate
Departure from La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime)
The first part of the route takes you along the coastal trail with a section around the outskirts of the small ports of Lauzières and Plomb.
Small viewing points are scattered along the route giving you the chance to observe the Pertuis Breton and the Ile de Ré and its bridge.
The return leg takes you around the outskirts of the Nieul-Sur-Mer communes and then L'Houmeau.
Around Bois-Plage-en-Ré
Walker 13.56 km
+10 m
-10 m
3h 55
Easy
Departure from Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (Charente-Maritime)
Bois-Plage-en-Ré is the seaside resort of the Ile de Ré with long beaches lined with dunes. It is also a wine producing region with plenty of wooded areas.
Frace Lake in Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis
Walker 10.96 km
+14 m
-14 m
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis (Charente-Maritime)
A beautiful walk along Frace Lake, which is popular for fishing and walking, and on through the little town of Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis, where you can visit the Ouchettes cheese dairy and goat farm.
Around l'îIe Madame
Walker 6.70 km
+11 m
-11 m
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Port-des-Barques (Charente-Maritime)
A pleasant walk passing by the Passe aux boeufs causeway, then around an island steeped in history. Numerous and varied views of the surrounding islands and coastline.
Les carrières de Crazannes - Les Lapidiales - Port d'Envaux
Walker 13.87 km
+51 m
-50 m
4h 05
Easy
Departure from Crazannes (Charente-Maritime)
The old Crazannes quarries offer a surprising landscape of steep stone cliffs and narrow gorges. The resistant white stone has been used to build or restore monuments such as Fort Boyard.
Les Lapidiales offers visitors a free, open-air museum, where the excavations left by the quarrymen give the impression of being in the middle of a giant labyrinth, and where the sculptures are a delight to discover.