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Parking and start point at the Bécade sports centre (municipal workshops and carpool area).
(S/E) From the car park, take the footpath to cross the road and head up towards the village, on the left-hand side of the road. When you reach the first house on the left, cross the road again and follow the street on the right signposted “Départ promenade rurale”. At the end of this street, turn right into Rue de Palisse and continue to the entrance cross.
(1) At the cross, continue straight ahead along Rue de Palisse or Route de Mourrens (two signs). At the junction, leave Rue de Palisse and head down Route du Vallon de Jourdain on the left. Pass the sign marking the end of the built-up area.
(2) Turn right onto the first small road, Chemin de Pesqué. Continue along a path at the edge of the woods. Just before the end of the descent, a clearing in the woods reveals a path marked with a white arrow. Follow this path to emerge onto Route de Mourrens, which you should take to the left. Follow this road to the entrance to Mourrens, with a lovely view of the church.
(3) 50 m before the church, go down the road to the left, signposted “Route de Mourrens”, towards the hamlet of Chanteloube.
(4) At the hamlet, let the road curve to the right and continue straight ahead, between two houses, following the sign for “chasse gardée, route de Mourrens”. Follow this stony path, passing a small cottage with a water tank, and go round a vineyard on its left-hand side. Weave your way between a wood and the vineyard, staying close to the edge of the wood until you reach the end of the vineyard.
(5) At the corner of the vineyard, turn left onto the grassy path that leads into the woods and follow the “Route de Mourrens” sign. Stay on this winding path, then turn right to descend rapidly down the cliff. On the descent, take the path on the right signposted “Route de Mourrens”; the one opposite is too slippery. Once you reach the road, continue left until you reach the white, stony path leading to the sewage treatment plant, postbox no. 881.
(6) Follow this path diagonally to the edge of the woods. A few metres from the edge, enter the woods. The forest path runs parallel to the road until you leave the woods. At the edge of the woods, turn left onto the dirt track, then enter the woods again. At the edge of the woods, continue along the dirt track, between a hedge and a vineyard, then, at the top of the vineyard, exit through the gate on the right. Walk along the road to Chivardon.
(7) Before the house, turn left onto a grassy or stony path that leads downhill. Ignore the turn-off to the hamlet of Péchet on the right, then a path branching off to the left. Head back up towards the village. Ignore two streets on the left, come out onto a road and follow it to the left.
(8) At the junction immediately ahead, turn right onto Rue des Faïenciers. At the end of this street, follow the grassy path to the right along Route du Bois Noir towards the fountain and the Au Rou wash house, visible below. Retrace your steps along Route du Bois Noir (note the remains of an old rampart on the right).
Take thefirst street on the right, which leads into the village. At the end, first turn right then left then right again to take Rue des Remparts. Then take thefirst right and go round the church on the left (there is an old ox-shoeing stand on Place du Maréchal Ferrant).
(9) Turn left, pass the town hall annex on your right and exit through the gate. At the crossroads (Place du Bruilhois), turn right and continue straight on to quickly reach the starting point (A/D).
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