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The starting point is south-east of Gargilesse, at the sign indicating three walks around the village, at a bridge over the D39.
The proposed route mainly follows the Gorges trail and ends with the Bords de Creuse trail, both of which are marked in yellow.
(S) Follow the yellow markings for the Gorges trail, crossing the bridge over the Gargilesse, then turn left between two buildings. The trail climbs through the woods.
When you reach the edge of the forest, turn right onto a grassy path that climbs towards the hamlet of Malicorne.
(1) Once you reach the road, turn left to cross the hamlet and continue straight ahead at the next intersection to rejoin theGR®654, which follows the D91. After 300 metres, theGR® leaves the road and follows a slightly right-hand track.
(2) Then turn left down the hill to cross a ford and climb back up towards the hamlet of Dampierre. Cross the D91 and the central square, following the yellow markings, and walk past the small church and then the cemetery.
(3) Then turn left at the corner of a house onto a track, following the red and whiteGR® signs and leaving the yellow signs opposite. Continue straight ahead (north): the path becomes grassy and descends more steeply to reach the Gargilesse stream, which you cross via a small footbridge.
(4) Turn left, following the yellow markings again and leaving theGR® on your right. Leave a path climbing towards a viewpoint on your right (but it's not very interesting!). At the first footbridge, continue straight ahead and then cross a second footbridge to climb into the undergrowth. Once you have descended to the edge of the Gargilesse, you will come to a third footbridge spanning the river.
(5) Cross and go straight up the path now marked in yellow and blue. Follow the edge of the forest and reach a paved road that descends towards the village.
(6) At the next intersection, turn left, then right and left again through the houses. You will then reach the D40, which you follow for 200 metres until you reach the museum.
(7) Take the small staircase on the left (signposted in yellow) and descend to the public toilets, then turn right towards the town hall. Follow the tarmac road uphill to the cemetery at the edge of the village. Continue straight ahead on the D39 until you reach a place called Le Confluent. Leave the bridge in front of you and turn left onto the road.
(8) After 60 metres, take the path on the right down to the Creuse river, which you follow towards the south-west. Further on, you will find theGR®654signposts and the yellow signs for the Bords de Creuse trail. Continue along the Creuse, cross the rest areas and you will reach a campsite after a footbridge on your right.
(9) At the next intersection, turn right and continue to the Roche aux Moines dam. The trail then climbs through a wood and emerges into meadows. The path then widens.
(10) At the next crossroads, turn right and take a path on the right, in a sort of vegetated gully. Continue straight ahead (south) to the hamlet of Le Cerisier.
(11) In the hamlet, leave theGR® on your right and turn left onto a paved road, then continue straight ahead on the path marked with yellow signs. After about 1 km, you will reach a road, which you take to the left.
(12) At the next crossroads, continue straight ahead.
(13) 400 m after the crossroads, turn right onto a path that climbs slightly into the woods.
(14) You will then come to the blue signposted path on the left: follow the yellow and blue signs straight ahead. You will then descend through the woods towards Gargilesse.
(15) You will come out of the woods onto a road, which you take on the right and cross a bridge. Go back up into the village to reach the intersection of the access roads to the castle and the church.
(16) Continue straight ahead and, before the stop sign, turn right onto a downhill lane (yellow and blue signs).
You will then descend to a footbridge and climb back up to a small street that leads to the D39.
Take this road on the left to return to the bridge where you started.
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