Country:
District:
Park in the car park at the entrance to the Gouffre de la Combe aux Prêtres in Francheville.
(S/E) Cross the road, follow it for a few dozen metres towards Francheville, then take the path leading down to the left. You will reach a crossroads.
(1) Turn left, follow the road at a distance and you will then come to a Y-junction.
(2) Take the path on the right that leads uphill and reach a gate. Leave the wide path here and turn left twice to join a hillside path. Follow this for a good distance to reach the site of the Fontaine aux Essarts with its spring, wash house and pools.
(3) Turn right to reach the Combe de la Fontaine, leave the forest and head towards the Croix Colin, then enter the village of Curtil-Saint-Seine.
(4) Take the Grande Rue on the right, continuing along the Rue de Sainte-Foix. You’ll reach a T-junction; keep left along the edge of the woods. A few metres further on, you’ll enter the Val-Suzon National Forest.
(5) Then turn right onto a steep descent into the Combe de Goa. You’ll reach a four-way junction where there’s a spring.
(6) Leave the Combe de Goa by taking a path on the right that climbs steeply and reach a flat area. Continue on to reach a beautiful viewpoint over the Val Suzon valley.
(7) Turn right at almost a 180°. At the junction with a track, take it to the left, then leave it to the right to begin a new descent and reach a Y-shaped junction.
(8) Leave the track by taking the path on the right to begin the climb up the Combe du Prêtre. Continue through the woods and, at the edge of a large field, reach a road junction.
(9) Cross it and continue along the edge of the woods and the field. Enter the woods and, via a wide circular loop to the left, reach a crossroads of paths.
(10) Turn 90° to the right, heading down towards the Creux du Soucy. Cross a track and reach the bottom of the descent.
(11) Turn left to make a return trip to Creux du Soucy.
(12) Return to the previous junction.
(11) On your return, turn 90° left, follow the path at the bottom of the valley and reach the initial junction you passed on the way out.
(1) Turn left and follow the path in the opposite direction to the outward journey to return to the car park at the Gouffre de la Combe aux Prêtres (S/E).
Visorando member
Easy 
