Niort et sa Coulée Verte

From the graceful body of the Sèvre Niortaise flows the refreshing Coulée Verte traversed by the GR 36. Without ever leaving the banks, it is an invitation to walk or cycle, to fish and to practice water sports. From the multiple footbridges to the locks and mills, passing through the Jardin des Plantes, the quays, the bridges and the Port Boinot, set off to discover a green setting with gentle landscapes and end your walk at the gates of Magné, after a stop under the centuries-old chestnut trees of La Roussille.
Along its route, Galuchet is like a forest in the water planted at the gates of the city. This riverside site, meadows, small damp woods today hosts the largest heronry in South Deux-Sèvres, the Rosalie des Alpes (large protected beetle), the guinea fowl fritillary (flower with large purple bells )…