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Park in the church car park or, if there are many of you, before reaching the church, as parking spaces are very limited.
(S/E) Start along the church, taking the path that leads downhill. When you reach the road, continue to the right for a few metres until you reach the four-way junction.
(1) Turn left towards Château des Laurets until you reach the long, straight avenue on the left.
(2) Turn left to reach Château des Laurets, which is located behind the copse you are about to cross. Once at the château, go round it on the right and follow the outbuildings.
(3) At the last building, turn right to reach the tarmac road. Walk 50 metres to the left and, just before the house, take the path on the right through the vineyards to the copse.
(4) Before the end of the copse, turn right onto the path leading down to the small pond. Go round it on the right, then climb up to the road and turn left towards the woods.
(5) When you reach the woods at the entrance to the hamlet of Gironde, turn right, cross the vineyards to the copse, which you will follow on the right until you reach the road. Continue left to the Y-junction, then carry on left for about 400m.
(6) Just past a house, look out for a path and a hedge on your right. Very important! You must go behind the hedge and take the path that leads downhill. Follow the hedge, which should be on your right, then go round the woods on your right, staying close to the edge.
You should arrive at a point where you need to turn 90° to the left; do not turn left, but look for a small path almost directly in front of you that will allow you to cross the woodland for about 25 metres. Once at the exit, head straight up to rejoin the road, turn left and walk down to the pond.
(7) Go round the pond on the right and take the first path that goes up to the right and then veers left to reach the abandoned houses on the other side of the meadow at a place called Grange Neuve.
(8) Go round these houses by turning left, continue straight ahead to follow the vineyard, which you will go round. Then continue along the edge of the woodland.
(9) After passing two vineyard plots and walking for about 500 metres, head up to the right towards Parsac, which you can see. You will reach the junction of the circular route.
(1) Follow the outward route back up to the church (S/E).
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