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Park in the large car park at Moulin de la Roche.
(S/E) Head south-west and, going up from the car park, take the first marked path on the left. Cross the Ruisseau du Vignon, ignore a path on the right further on and reach a calvary.
(1) Continue straight ahead on a small road, then follow the D111e to the right. Then take thesecondleft, with the Petite Bouffardière farm building in sight. The small road then turns into a path, which you follow without changing direction, crossing the hamlet of La Garde and rejoining the road. You will reach the Arceau de Saint-Joseph crossroads (calvary).
(2) Leave the small road and make a quick first turn right then left to continue along a path. Pass athird calvary and arrive at the D53. Opposite is thefourth (Arceau de Sainte-Anne). Cross the D53 to reach afifth calvary (Arceau de Notre-Dame de Bon Secours).
(3) Turn left, then leave the path that descends towards La Brisselière on your left and continue towards Le Coudavid along the road. Continue below La Marière and La Davière and pass a small pond on your right. You will come to another calvary, dated 1855 (elevation 92).
(4) Leave the road and head into the countryside via the path on the left. You will reach the Ruisseau de la Tour stream. Cross it to reach the hamlet of La Roche sur Sèvre and the small road that leads there.
(5) Turn right, heading south, onto this small road which curves left around a large house. Continue straight ahead towards the Croix de la Coudrinière crossroads.
(6) About 250 m before the cross, take the path on the left to reach La Coudrinière. At the hamlet, begin the descent towards the Sèvre Nantaise, ignoring the small path on the right. When you reach the river, turn right and follow it as closely as possible until you reach a footbridge.
(7) Do not cross it, but stay on the left bank and continue along the path, keeping as far to the left as possible until you reach the Romaine bridge. Turn left to cross it and cross the Sèvre.
(8) Take thefirst left, Rue Romaine, until you reach Chemin de Romaine. Turn left onto it, then continue along Chemin du Clair de Jau until you reach a crossroads.
(9) Here, you have two options:
- either take the path on the right to climb up and visit the vicarage gardens. Leave the gardens on the right at the church forecourt. Then turn left onto Rue du Château and Place de la Liberté to reach Place du Château. At the end of the square, to the right of the parapet bordering the valley, take the stairs to reach Chemin du Pont Vieux,
- or continue straight ahead, going around a building via a concrete ramp (option shown on the map).
Reach the car park at the junction with Route d'Evrunes.
(10) Turn left downhill. Walk past the Moulin du Thouet and the water treatment plant.
(11) At the fork, turn left onto Chemin de Jousseaume without crossing the Sèvre. Pass through the hamlets of Pilet, Daudet and Jousseaume. You will come to a large picnic area on the left and arrive at Gazeau.
(12) Follow the path (small road) that runs alongside the river, always taking the left-hand option until you reach Berthré and finally Rochereau.
(13) Continue along the right bank of the Sèvre, always taking the left-hand option, until you reach the Moulin de Grenon, which is on the other bank. The path then climbs to the level of the bridge. Turn left to cross the Sèvre Stream.
(14) Look for the small staircase on the right that leads to the riverside path, now on the left bank. Continue along the riverbank to Saint-André.
(15) Continue straight on Chemin de Saint-André, leaving La Bérie on your right. At the crossroads just after, turn right towards Les Rivières to rejoin the Sèvre Nantaise.
(16) Cross the river again via the dam, climb up on the right-hand side of the SAUR premises, then Le Patis. Continue for about 100 metres, then turn left onto the GR®. Head towards the top of the fenced property guarded by dogs opposite you. Look for a 10-metre section of fence at a right angle to the property's wire fence, which serves as a landmark for finding the steep path with ugly, uneven steps that climbs between two wire fences and takes you to Élinière. Ignore a path on the left that leads to the riverbank and continue straight ahead to reach Élinière.
(17) Keep left, following theGR® trail, and reach the Grotte à Brunet on the banks of the Sèvre.
(18) Follow the path, moving slightly away from the river, and cross a stream. Always take the left-hand option until you reach the access road to the Mulliez factory.
(19) Go down to the left, then take the path on the right that leads to the main entrance of the company and follow the road to the D111e. Turn right. At the first bend, leave the road and continue slightly to the left along the path which, thanks to two gates, crosses a meadow (the animals are no problem), then follows the river. Reach a new bridge over the Sèvre Stream.
(20) Leave theGR® and cross the Sèvre to return to the starting car park (S/E).
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