Around Bazoches-sur-le-Betz

Car park on the square behind the town hall.

(S/E) From the car park, head towards Rue du Midi and walk down it to the D36. Cross the road and follow Rue de la Croix opposite.

(1) At the Sainte-Brigitte stone cross (1778), turn right onto Rue du Parc and continue straight on to the Masures farm. Then take the road on the left and pass through Les Frémis.

(2) Turn left, then right, and pass Les Morisseaux.

(3) Before the Baslin farm (elevation 138), turn left onto the dirt track for about 300 metres. Turn right, then left, and head towards the hamlet of Les Grais.

(4) Cross the D36 and continue along the small road. At the next junction, take the road on the right for 80 metres and turn onto the dirt track on the left.

(5) At the crossroads, carry on straight ahead, then walk along the left-hand side of the Étang de Bailly. Take the road on the left, pass through the hamlet of La Bigauderie and emerge onto the D147.

(6) Turn right for 150m (take care), then head left onto the dirt track towards the Betz.

(7) Use the footbridge to the left of the ford to cross the Betz and follow the path. At the T-junction, turn left and follow the Betz valley; the dirt track becomes a road. Continue to the D36.

(8) Turn left onto the D36. Note the wash house on your left – this is where the village cows used to come to drink – and, after the bridge on your right, the gates and the chestnut-lined avenue leading to the château, as well as the magnificent half-timbered building of the château farm.

Opposite the library, turn left to return to the car park at the starting point (S/E).

Saint-Eutrope Church: 15th and 16th centuries, 19th-century porch.