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Parking Town hall car park on the east side of Saint-Martin Church
(S/E) Leave the car park by turning left onto Rue de la Vallée, then immediately turn right onto Rue du Bœuf.
Turn left onto Rue des Chaumes, then right onto Rue des Borderies.
Continue straight ahead and, after passing Champ Jamain and Le Chiron, leave Rue des Borderies and turn right onto Rue du Pallainavant (sports field on the left of the route).
Continue straight ahead along the path until you reach the intersection with theGR®4.
(1) Turn left. Cross the hamlet of Chez Tatin and follow theGR®4markings to the entrance to the Bouroux Forest, crossing several roads. Continue straight ahead until you reach the vineyards.
(2) Turn left and walk along the edge of the woods towards the hamlet of La Bauche. Cross it and you will come to a T-junction.
(3) Turn right and continue straight ahead, leaving the hamlet of Malabri on your left. Immediately afterwards, descend to the left into the valley until you reach the Ri Bellot stream. Cross the stream via the small stone bridge. Turn right and walk up the valley towards the hamlet of La Templerie.
(4) Turn left and continue straight ahead until you reach the junction with the D159. Cross carefully and continue through the vineyards until you reach the next intersection.
Turn right and then immediately left towards the hamlet of Chez Bujard-Lorgère. In the hamlet, follow the path on the left.
(5) Turn left and follow Le Chemin des Romains (Agrippa Way) for about 600 metres.
(6) Turn left onto the white path and, at the end of the vineyards, enter the woods on the right towards the hamlet of Chez Saulnier. Cross it and go down the valley along the tarmac road to the D159. Turn right towards Bourg de Saint-André, then left.
Cross the Ri Bellot stream via the bridge. Take the left-hand bend, opposite an old porch.
(7) Turn left onto Impasse du Lavoir, then turn right onto the path leading to the forecourt of Saint-André Church. Go around the building on the right to reach Place des Tilleuls. Leave this square by turning right onto Rue du Château de Font-Joyeuse, then immediately left in front of the school.
On leaving the village of Saint-André, follow the D144 to the right towards Souchaud.
(8) Turn right onto Chemin de la Rigolèterie. Cross the hamlet of La Rigolèterie. Follow the path lined with trees and enter the forest. Cross the forest and reach the vineyards at the exit. Cross Rue du Dragor. You will come to a T-junction.
(9) Turn left and follow theGR®4towards the hamlet of La Brande. Cross the D79 with caution and, about 250 m after leaving the hamlet, turn left onto Chemin de La Grosse Borne and leave theGR® 4. Walk between the vineyards to the D376 and turn right. Follow the D376 for about 80 m.
(10) Turn left onto the rural path at the edge of the Bois du Fougeret and follow it until you reach the paved municipal road.
(11) Turn right and follow the municipal road towards the hamlet of Montlambert. Turn left in the hamlet of Montlambert and reach the edge of the Bois de Montlambert, to the left of the route.
After 300 metres along the edge, enter the Bois de Montlambert to reach the intersection of the Chemin de la Lodge à Montlambert and the rural road of Panteneau, in the canton of Saint-Martin.
(12) Cross the Bois de Montlambert, heading due east. Walk along its edge, then the vineyards, and follow the path to the D144.
(13) Turn left. Follow the D 144 for about 100 m and turn right onto the white path. Walk along the water treatment plant. You will come to a crossroads.
(14) Turn left and walk up the Pallain valley to Rue des Chaumes. Turn left and, at the intersection with Rue des Aireaux, continue straight ahead.
Turn left and go down Rue de La Vallée until you reach Croix du Bourg. Turn right onto Rue de La Croix,
Continue straight on Rue du Marronnier and climb the steps to the forecourt of Saint-Martin Church. Walk along the south side of the church to return to the Town Hall car park (S/E).
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