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Park in the Pécaudy de Contrecœur car park at the top of Saint-Chef. This car park is located about 200 metres above the abbey church, at a small roundabout.
Blue markings with the abbey church logo
(S/E) Take the Sentier des Rossignols (Nightingale Trail) which runs alongside the car park, at the top of the stairs, slightly uphill on the right. At the end of the trail, take the Route de Champ-Bénard on the left for about 200 m.
(1) At the crossroads, turn right onto Chemin de la Basse Biousse. Continue through the hamlet:at the narrow point between two houses, note the typical adobe farmhouse on the left. Continue along the road, which curves to the right, makes a sharp turn and continues to the junction with a dirt track at the entrance to the hamlet of Basse Biousse.
(2) Take this path on the left, which descends steeply for 50 metres. Then take the path on the right, which climbs slightly. Continue along this path, which leads to the Canal des Moines. Cross the small wooden bridge and continue along the Canal des Moines to the pond.
(3) Continue along the path on the right, which climbs back up into the valley. Cross the stream, then continue climbing until you reach the carriage road.
(4) Take this wide path on the left. At the La Brenaise intersection, continue left for 100 metres until you reach the Gaillot Candy intersection.
(5) Continue along the path on the right, which climbs slightly. After passing through the edge of the forest, at the cultivated fields, you will reach a three-way junction. Take the track on the left to reach the tarmac road: note that at the three-way junction, both paths lead to the road.
(6) Continue right along the road for 500 m until you reach a copse.
(7) Take the dirt track on the right. After 200 m, you will reach a three-way junction; continue on the left. The path, which starts off uphill, then levels out. Continue between the fields, then along the hedges. This path overlooks the village of Montcarra and offers a view of the surrounding hills. At the end, go down the stony path on the left for 100 m and you will reach a clearly marked crossroads.
(8) Continue right on the grassy path, which climbs slightly, until you reach the intersection under the power line. Continue left to the water tower: orientation table.
(9) Continue straight ahead on this wide stony path. Cross the road and continue in the same direction until you reach the crossroads marked by a chestnut tree.
(10) Continue straight ahead on the flat path. After about 500 m, this path curves to the right to pass under the power line and descend to the Bonne-Gagne crossroads: beautiful view of the village of Saint-Chef and its castles during the descent.
(11) Cross the road carefully, follow it to the right for about 20 metres, then take the grassy path on the left (Vie Lombet), which descends steeply. Join Rue de la Paroisse and follow it to the right until you reach the junction with Chemin de la Michalière, at the nursing home.
(12) Continue left on the D54f in the same direction for 50 metres, then turn left onto Rue du Marchil, which leads back to the car park where you started (S/E).
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