The little River Crochet / Circuit 6
Horse-riding , Natural , Walks and hikes , Walking/pedestrian , Mountain biking at Queaux
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No major river runs through this area; however, its streams have contributed to the growth of small-scale businesses in these communes. The “Crochet”, a stream running through the commune of Queaux, powered a number of watermills: at Crochet, Capezioux, Gaudry, Gaschard, Popineau, La Finesse, L’Huilerie, Les Grands Moulins and Les Bis. These were mostly flour mills. The Crochet is a small stream which has its source in the Les Fouillarges woods in the commune of Queaux, and which flows through a varied landscape consisting of meadows, cultivated areas, wetlands and woodlands. It is fed by two tributaries: “Le Ruisseau de la Châtre” and “Le Ruisseau des Renardières”; it then joins the Vienne at a place known as “Peussot”. The high quality of the water in this stream has slowly deteriorated; however, it still contains a small indigenous population of brown trout and the odd white-clawed crayfish, a protected species recognised as being of Community Interest.
This circuit is one of 12 circuits known collectively as "Le P'tit Crochet", located in the Bouresse, Queaux and Usson-du-Poitou area. - Difference in height
- 131.55 m
- Points of interest
1
Château de Fougeret
2
Château de La Messelière
- 132 meters of difference in height
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- Start altitude : 132 m
- End altitude : 132 m
- Maximum altitude : 156 m
- Minimum altitude : 95 m
- Total positive elevation : 132 m
- Total negative elevation : -132 m
- Max positive elevation : 34 m
- Min positive elevation : -54 m