The banks of the Furand and the valleys around Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye

The starting point is at the car park of the village hall in Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye.

(S/E) Head up towards the village and turn immediately right onto Avenue du 19 Mars 1962 until you reach the sewage treatment works.

(1) Turn right and follow the dirt track down to the banks of the Furand

(2) The entrance to the Furand riverside path is on the left. It begins by following the Furand along its left bank for about a hundred metres before reaching a wooden footbridge built by the association. Cross the bridge and continue along the path on the right bank until you reach a crossroads.

(3) Here, you’ll come across a path coming down from your right and heading towards a footbridge on the left. Ignore this path and carry on along the right bank, heading slightly uphill to the right until you reach the ruins of the Moulin Brûlé.

(4) The ruins are on your right. Stay firmly on the path along the right bank; do not cross the concrete footbridge. You’ll come to a junction.

(5) Turn right to enter the Combe de la Charrette. Follow this winding valley along the edge of the stream, which is usually dry(take care if it has been raining). You’ll come to a Fork in the road.

(6) Head up a short, fairly steep path on the left for about a hundred metres. This then leads onto a wider track, which you’ll also follow to the left. Cross a field and look out for a ruined house on your left. Then carry on straight on until you reach the top of the climb at a multi-way junction.

(7) Turn right just before the tarmac road. This path has recently been reopened by the association. Carry on straight ahead until you reach a road.

(8) Take the road straight ahead, then keep going straight instead of following the road which bends to the right. Next, follow a small road downhill. Turn left twice at the bottom of this road. Immediately after turning left, take the path down into the Combe de Fontfroide on the right.

(9) Follow this path. Cross a bridge and head back up the other side. Then, walk through the hamlet of Montmartel, staying on the road. Continue left along the road as you leave the hamlet until you reach a Fork in the road near a bench.

(10) Just before the bench on your right, there is a small path that descends along the cliff face. Take care on this section! You can avoid it by taking the road. You’ll come out near the stonemason’s workshop. Turn right twice to rejoin Rue des Terreaux. Follow it back to the starting point (S/E).