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Departure in front of the red brick church in Sautin. Parking available nearby.
(S/E) Go around or through the small municipal park to the west. At the corner formed by Rue du Centre and Rue de Sourenne, take the path between the meadows heading southwest. At the end of the path, take the path to the right.
(1) Take Rue du Touquet to the left. At the crossroads, continue straight on along Rue du Relz, following the signs for the Transylvestre and Bois de Bruyère walks.
(2) Take the Bois de Bruyère eco-educational trail (car park and picnic area on the right-hand side of the road). This is also where this route joins the Transylvestre. Cross Rue du Relz and stay on the path through the woods, which bends at a right angle about 300 m further on. This is theGR®®125Tour de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse.
(3) Turn left at the crossroads (there is a pavilion on the hill on the right). Cross the stream via a small makeshift bridge. 300 m further on, the path bends to the right. At the edge of the woods, follow the path to the left and climb up towards an isolated farm. At the farm, the path becomes Rue des Bruyères and joins a road.
(4) Turn left. Do not take Rue de la Haye. At the same time, leave theGR®®125Tour de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse on your right. Continue along the main street, which curves to the left, until you reach the edge of the woods.
(5) Take the path on the right at right angles, leaving the road and the forest path on your left. The path follows the edge of the forest and leads to a first stony path which you should follow straight ahead.
200 m further on, an almost straight path coming from the countryside on the right leads into the forest on the left. Enter the forest on the left.
(6) About 1.5 km further on, the Transylvestre turns right: a shortcut off the Transylvestre allows you to continue straight on towards Rue de Grand Rieu in France. Otherwise, turn right. 500 m further on, the path turns left, then turns right again after about 150 m. Fortunately, the Transylvestre is well signposted throughout. Continue straight ahead to the edge of the forest. The path turns at a right angle and climbs up to the left to reach a street in a place called À Tout Vent: there is a beautiful clearing and picnic area on the left.
(7) Continue straight ahead along the path through the forest. The path goes around the Toutvent campsite to reach its entrance. The campsite is in Belgium. The departmental road (D83), 50 m further on, is in France.
(8) Follow the D83 to the left for 300 m.
(9) Turn right onto Chemin de Nostrimont. Cross the road carefully and continue straight ahead to reach the equestrian centre of the Lac de Val Joly tourist area.
(10) Turn left into the woods, walking alongside the clearing on your right, and continue straight down towards the lake to walk alongside it and admire the birds if they are not too far away (binoculars are often essential).
(11) Take the D83 on the right and after about 50 metres, turn left onto a narrow path which widens a little further on near a building into a grassy path leading to Rue de Granrieu. Go up the street to the left, passing the first buildings on the right-hand side of the street.
(12) Turn right onto a path running alongside the following properties. It quickly joins Rue de Granrieu below. Continue to the right.
(13) Turn left onto Chemin du Petit Moulin between the pond and the old mill. It turns to the right as it climbs and narrows into a path before joining a road coming from the right. Join the D119 (Rue d'En Haut) and turn left after the chapel.
NB: the 16th-century church of Eppe Sauvage is located about 500 m further down, south of the chapel.
(14) 100 m further on, turn right. The Transylvestre heads towards a small wood, runs alongside a pond and ends at a road (Rue de la Fontaine).
(15) Turn left.
(16) 200 m further on, take a path to the right. At the bend, leave the path on the right and continue straight ahead on the trail.
(17) At the T-junction, turn left, cross the stream (back in Belgium) and continue until you reach a small road (Rue Lobet).
(18) Follow the road to the left – the first buildings are in France – until you reach the intersection with a road coming from the left – you are now back in Belgium.
(19) Follow this road to the right for 200 m.
(20) Before the Y-junction, take a path on the right opposite the René Navez Cross and follow it to a hunting lodge and the road just after it.
(21) Follow Rue de la Borne to the right.
(22) At the T-junction, turn left and go down Rue Canivet to the next T-junction.
(23) Turn left. Leave the farm on your left and go straight up Rue Grand Chemin, back on theGR®®125Tour de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse route. Cross Chemin de la Pierre-qui-tourne and continue straight on Rue du Ry de Fromont. Admire the two houses on the edge of the forest and the charming little pond on the left.
Follow the path straight ahead as it climbs into the woods. It joins Rue des Bruyères, which leads to a crossroads with Rue des Gâtes. Continue straight ahead towards the centre of Sautin. Take a path on the left to return to the starting point (S/E).
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