RANDONNEE PEDESTRE - VICHIBURE - LA FOLIE - A1

Markings: yellow round It is advisable to put on good hiking shoes, also provide the drink in a backpack, keep your dog on a leash and respect the paths. Departure : Church square. 1/ Take the rue Henry up to the crossroads (200 m) where you turn right towards the campsites: Les Bans-La Tour Follow the signs (Rond Jaune) to the next crossroads. Take James Wiese street on the right at the restaurant La Mangeoire You will pass the campsite Domaine des Bans and then the EHPAD Forfelet 2 /At the crossroads, turn right towards Maison Pierre Nicole (Yellow Roundabout) 3 /In the hamlet of Vichibure, turn left (yellow roundabout) On the facade of the first house, note the date of its construction (1821), its sandstone pediment and two inscriptions H10 . CH6 * The next house dated 1723 is a former prison that belonged to the Counts of Martimprey. A small window in the flamboyant gothic style remains on the south-east façade At the next crossroads, turn right in the direction of La Folie (yellow roundabout) After a short climb on a tarmac road, continue on the dirt track. On your right you will see Corcieux, its bell tower and in the background the forest of Hennefête. 300 m further, on your left, notice granite blocks * Continue straight ahead (yellow roundabout) on the pleasant forest path in the undergrowth which crosses the place called La Folie 4 /At a crossroads, take on the right the path going down towards the ruins of an old mill fed by the brook of Bans. In the 18th century, many mills existed in the commune of Corcieux. The one of La Folie pressed linen and rapeseed. The millstone was driven by an oak water wheel 4 m in diameter. The oil that was extracted was used for lighting. Later, this mill was used for the production of wheat flour 5/ In front of the ruins, turn right on a small unmarked path that will take you back to the hamlet of Vichibure 6/ Then take the tarred road on the right. After 50 m, on your right-hand side, you can make a round trip to "L'aumônerie de Pierre Nicole", a former hospice from the 19th century Then join Corcieux by the same route as on the outward journey To be seen: HISTORICAL INSTRUCTIONS: During the German occupation in 1940, houses were requisitioned to house the enemy army. On the facade, inscriptions specified the number of men (H 10) and horses (CH 6) that could be housed there. In other houses, the letter O meant that one or more officers were housed there. THE GEOLOGY SURROUNDING CORCIEUX: There are sandstone massifs around Corcieux, sometimes with puddingue (or conglomerate) as at the Roche des Corbeaux, granite areas (Vichibure, Champ de Roches ... ) and others where sandstone and granite have formed a metamorphic rock: the Gerbépal migmatite present at the Tête de Nayemont among others.