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Starting point: a car park near Gazeran church. You can also park in the town hall car park, which will only add 100 metres to the route.
(S/E) With your back to the church, walk a few dozen metres to the left, then turn right onto Chemin du Moulin. Follow it to the right, crossing the Guéville near Moulin de la Ferme.
(1) At the exit of the small hamlet, turn left onto Route du Bray; it is not very busy and visibility is excellent. However, you will need to walk on the hard shoulder, so as always, be careful.
(2) Pass under the railway line and then take the path on your right just after. This path runs through large fields where, depending on the season, you may see hares, deer and buzzards in the sky!
(3) At the crossroads, take the path on your right to the hamlet of Batonceau.
(4) Turn left onto the path just before the first house, which leads towards the woods. When you reach the gate marked "chantier interdit au public" (construction site, no public access), take the path on your left that runs alongside the woods before entering them.
(5) At the second crossroads, turn right onto the Vieux Chemin de Gallardon (potentially muddy area).
One of the best parts of this route: if you're lucky, you'll see wallabies! These animals are not very shy and will let you get reasonably close, up to about 3 metres. You will also see facilities installed for them here and there. When you reach the crossroads in front of the fenced-in meadows, turn right.
(6) At the crossroads, turn right towards Château de Montlieu and walk along the edge of the woods: the path may be muddy if the weather has been bad in the previous days. Château de Montlieu is not open to visitors, but you can see it on your left after the small hamlet that precedes it. Walk past the houses and then the stud farm to reach a crossroads with a road.
(7) Continue straight ahead into the forest.
(8) At the new crossroads near Étang Guinegat, in front of the forest house, turn right.
(9) Just after the pond, turn right again and continue straight ahead until you reach Trois Barrières.
(10) Turn left onto the path that descends towards Saint-Hilarion. Pass under the railway line and you will reach the charming little pond of Saint-Hilarion, where you can take a break on a bench and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.
(11) Then take the path that opens up on your right and runs alongside the Guéville. Ignore a path on the left further on and continue for about 100 metres.
(12) Head up to the right, go under the railway line again, then take a left at the crossroads. Follow the path that runs alongside the woods and then the cemetery, which leads to Rue du Haut Gazeran.
(13) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and walk gently downhill towards Gazeran Church and the car park (S/E).
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