-problem in (2), see reviews 02/08/2022
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Park near the church in Clarafond, a striking building with its slender white cement spire topped with a cross.
(S/E) Go round the church to the left and follow the road that winds its way between the houses to the west. Continue along the farm track which runs first alongside a lovely hedge, then the edge of the woods.
(1) After about a kilometre, at the edge of the woodland, leave the track, which continues straight on, and turn left onto a small forest path. This soon emerges onto the rural track known as the Épery, which you then follow to the right as it descends through the hedgerows.
(2) As you approach the farm buildings (private property), turn left and follow the edge of the woodland for about a hundred metres. Then turn right onto the path that crosses the copse, then right again at the entrance to the forest clearing. The path then descends along the boundary between Clarafond and Éloise, in the heart of the Bois de l’Épery.
(3) After reaching and crossing the Parnant stream, turn right and head uphill towards the hamlet of Fruitière. After the first houses, turn left onto the road and follow the signs to the right towards Trainant.
(4) At a beautiful wooden cross, turn right and climb up to Les Crêts, where the landscape gradually opens up to reveal a striking panorama of the upper Jura range and the Vuache massif, both separated by the famous Défilé de l’Écluse (a historic pass and a key migration route for birds).
(5) At the signpost for Trainant – 550 m, turn right onto the road leading down towards Clarafond. At the bottom of the hamlet, stay on the road and head up the hill to reach Marlogne and the old Château de Verbroz.
(6) As you approach the main village, turn right onto Chemin de l’Oratoire, then join Rue de la Mairie and finally the car park where you started (S/E).
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