Circuit "L'échappée verte"

The old line from St Sébastien to Guéret, around 45 kms long, operated from 1886 to 1940 for passengers and in 1952 for freight. Impacted by the development of road infrastructures and a decision by the SNCF, it closed definitively on May 18, 1952. Decommissioned on August 16, 1955, the line was handed back to the communes, and then sometimes to private individuals who bought the cottages, from 1959 onwards.
The reopening of the old railroad line, now known as the Echappée verte, was made possible by the Communauté de communes du Pays dunois and the work of numerous volunteers during 2022 and 2023.
L'Echappée verte is now open to leisure activities such as hiking, mountain biking and horse riding.