{"id":17084,"date":"2021-06-18T15:34:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T13:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/la-foret-d-orleans\/"},"modified":"2022-01-03T17:08:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T16:08:17","slug":"orleans-forest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/en\/visit-orleans-get-inspired\/nature-and-vegetal\/orleans-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Orleans forest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17084\" class=\"elementor elementor-17084 elementor-12936\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30ebefe9 bloc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30ebefe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19f8e6b1 zone_txt\" data-id=\"19f8e6b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c30ab31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c30ab31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraphe-item texte_100_centre\"><div class=\"ds-1col entity entity-field-collection-item field-collection-item-col-paragraphes view-mode-texte_100_centre  clearfix\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"resume\"><p>Spread over 50,000 hectares of land, 35,000 hectares of which are forested, <strong>Orleans Forest<\/strong> is <strong>the biggest state-owned forest in metropolitan France<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The forest is composed of <strong>three forest massifs<\/strong> from east to west: <strong>Lorris, Ingrannes and Orleans<\/strong>. Orleans Forest extends over 60 kilometres north of the Loire <strong>between Orleans and Gien<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-360051a8 elementor-section-full_width bloc5 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360051a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:12962,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com\\\/assets\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-paysage-de-la-foret-dorleans-en-fin-dete-bquintard-centre-val-de-loire.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:2000,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64ead87e\" data-id=\"64ead87e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fe3b211 elementor-section-full_width zone_txt elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fe3b211\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b8e0098\" data-id=\"7b8e0098\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b79ca38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b79ca38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A forest biodiversity observatory<\/h2><p>Managed by <strong>France\u2019s National Forests Office (OFN)<\/strong> and classified as a <strong>Natura 2000 site<\/strong> (protected natural area in the EU), Orleans Forest offers a unique environment for the conservation and protection of flora and fauna.\u00a0<\/p><p>Deer, roe deer, wild boar, hare and other wildlife, 180 species of bird including the extremely rare Osprey and 730 plant species including English oaks, Scots pines, birches, hornbeams, beeches and hazel trees populate the forest.<\/p><p>For superb views of <strong>the forest ecosystem<\/strong>, head to <strong>Belv\u00e9d\u00e8re des Caillettes<\/strong> (a panoramic tower) or the <strong>Ravoir observatory<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19deb29f elementor-section-full_width bloc5 bloc5bis elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19deb29f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:12968,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.tourisme-orleansmetropole.com\\\/assets\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-vue-du-belvedere-des-caillettes-dans-la-foret-dorleans-bquintard-centre-val-de-loire.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:2000,&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-149b6862\" data-id=\"149b6862\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21cada5a elementor-section-full_width zone_txt elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21cada5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b6cb9dd\" data-id=\"3b6cb9dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cb89d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19cb89d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A &#8216;green lung&#8217; for sport and leisure activities in the great outdoors<\/h2><p><strong>Hike<\/strong> from one side of Orleans Forest to the other along the GR 3 (east to west) and GR 32 (north to south) <strong>footpaths<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Amble along <strong>Orleans canal<\/strong>, an inland waterway built long ago to connect <strong>the Loire with Loing and Briare canals<\/strong>\u2026<\/p><p>The forest is criss-crossed with 1,200 kilometres of <strong>trails<\/strong> for you <strong>to explore on foot, by bike or even on horseback<\/strong>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a2cd370 bloc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a2cd370\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-792dec2c zone_txt\" data-id=\"792dec2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffbf640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ffbf640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Historical discoveries<\/h3><p>The great outdoors also has a number of fascinating historical sights to be found along the nature <strong>trails<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Indeed, Orleans Forest has preserved many traces of its past, spanning the Celtic period to the Resistance&#8230;<\/p><p>The region offers numerous <strong>walks<\/strong>, such as <strong>the Carnutes \u2018sensory\u2019 trail<\/strong>, named after the Carnutes Forest which stretched from the Seine to the Loire during the time of the Druids.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Carrefour de la R\u00e9sistance (Resistance Crossroads) in Lorris<\/strong> is a unique remembrance site that keeps alive the memory of resistance fighters killed during the Second World War. <\/p><p>Make the most of your trip to the area to add to your historical knowledge by visiting the Departmental Resistance and Deportation Museum in Lorris or the Forest Crafts and Legends Museum in Loury.<\/p><p>Would you rather be shown around? Book a guided tour to explore the largest state forest in France in the company of an ONF guide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-454d9e9e elementor-section-full_width bloc13 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"454d9e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ca7ed69\" data-id=\"1ca7ed69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-597c9f89 section_boxed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"597c9f89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6809aeda\" data-id=\"6809aeda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f3ca94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19f3ca94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-la-foret-dorleans-sentier-des-sources-dans-la-foret-dorleans-averger-crt-centre-val-de-loire.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12990\" alt=\"Le sentier des sources dans la for\u00eat d&#039;Orl\u00e9ans \u00a9 A.Verger CRT Centre-Val de Loire\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-la-foret-dorleans-sentier-des-sources-dans-la-foret-dorleans-averger-crt-centre-val-de-loire.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-la-foret-dorleans-sentier-des-sources-dans-la-foret-dorleans-averger-crt-centre-val-de-loire-380x195.jpg 380w, https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-la-foret-dorleans-sentier-des-sources-dans-la-foret-dorleans-averger-crt-centre-val-de-loire-1024x525.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orleans-metropole.prep.faire-savoir.eu\/assets\/uploads\/2021\/06\/orleans-metropole.rec.faire-savoir.com-la-foret-dorleans-sentier-des-sources-dans-la-foret-dorleans-averger-crt-centre-val-de-loire-768x394.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43f131d3 bloc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43f131d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f07c220 zone_txt\" data-id=\"3f07c220\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-280970ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"280970ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Leisure and relaxation activities<\/h3><p>With a wide range of leisure and relaxation activities on offer locally, you\u2019ll never get bored!<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campingetangdelavallee.com\/en_GB\/\">Etang de la Vall\u00e9e leisure park in Combreux<\/a> is a peaceful oasis in the heart of the forest for the whole family to enjoy. Relax on the sandy beach or grassy areas, have a swim, share a picnic in one of the designated zones, follow one of the trails on foot or by bike, or go fishing.<\/p><p>For an unusual outing, head to the Belle de Grignon in Vieilles-Maisons-sur-Joudry. Docked at Grignon harbour, this wooden barge is a reconstruction of a 19th-century fl\u00fbte berrichonne, a traditional vessel used to transport cargo on the Orleans and Berry canals. 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