In the Cher valley, cycling, vineyard and troglodyte circuits during the holidays

This easy, looped circuit in a natural forest environment allows you to discover the beautiful national forest of Montrichard which belongs to the State and is managed by the National Forestry Office.
The forest is full of game: deer, wild boar, roe deer, badgers, foxes, martens, polecats, etc ... We will make sure to park the car in the parking lot of the Patte d'Oie crossroads (on D28) to browse this magnificent forest of 1042 hectares which produces excellent wood for construction (from logs) and heating (with the crown). These are mainly sessile oaks and pedunculate oaks, but other species are found because biodiversity is important. The forest is 80 to 150 years old with a density of 50 to 80 trees per hectare. Some trees are marked 1.20 m from the ground with a red circle: they will be felled, others with a white circle: they must still grow. Some large oaks reach a respectable age of 500 to 800 years.
Beautiful and wide alleys crisscross the forest, crossing at a large star-shaped crossroads: the Rond du Roy.