The walk starts from the Place des Tours car park, opposite Blandy Town Hall. For access by train, see the practical information.
(S/E) Opposite the town hall, turn right.
Red and white markings for the GR®1
Turn left onto Rue Saint Martin. At the Fork in the road, keep to the right and carry on to the junction. Turn left onto Chemin des Frileux. In the fields, pass under the power lines.
(1) Turn left onto the first path. At the T-junction, turn right. Keep left at the Fork in the road. Then head down the path on the left. Pass the Notre-Dame de Roiblay Chapel.
(2) Carry on straight ahead after the bridge over the River Almont. Cross a track and then pass the oil well. Ignore the hairpin bend to the right.
(3) Go straight on at the junction. Turn left into the dead-end road, then head down the road on the right. Cross the Ru d’Ancœur. Ignore the hairpin bend to the right. At the top of the path, turn left.
(4) Turn right onto the Sentier de la Procession, which runs alongside a power line. At the five-way junction, follow Rue Sarrazin Demaraise to the left. Pass Rue Guillaume de Champeaux, then turn right at the junction.
(5) Walk past the fountain (out of order) then head left until you reach the bakery. Turn right onto Rue Raoul Coutant. Ignore Rue des Champarts and continue to the roundabout.
(6) Take the first exit on the right. After the small square, keep to the left on the tarmac. Walk through the middle of the sheds at the Ferme de Malvoisine and head for a crossroads in the middle of the fields.
(7) Carry on straight ahead until you reach a T-junction. Turn left, ignoring a path on your right.
(8) At the three-way junction, go straight on, then follow the cemetery wall on your left. The path runs alongside a wood before entering the fields. In the hamlet, leave the tarmac road at the fork in the road and, at the crossroads, carefully follow the road to the left.
End of the GR®1 signposting
(9) Leave theGR®1, which veers sharply to the right into the fields. At the Fork in the road, keep to the right, then take the path on the left. Take the first path on the left and, at the crossroads, go straight on along the road.
(10) In front of Mainpincien Farm, continue to follow the D99E carefully to the right. Take the first road on the left. Opposite Ferme des Loges, turn right and walk past the green shed. Pass a path on the left and another on the right.
(11) Follow the tarmac road to the right. At the Stop sign, turn left and, at the Fork in the road, take the one-way street. Turn right into Ruelle du Fossé Maçon. At the end of this, make the first turn left then right.
(12) After the oil well, follow the boundary wall of the Château d’Aunoy on your right until you reach the gate in front of the château’s façade. At the next junction, leave the tarmac by turning left.
(13) Keep the fields on your right until you reach the D47.
(14) Cross the road and head up the hill opposite. Ignore the path on your right and continue along the edge of the woodland. The path descends to a stream.
(15) Follow the Ru d’Ancœur on your right. Cross the D47 again and ignore the Pont Paillard.
(16) At the next junction, cross the stream. Pass a path on your right, then a narrow track on your left. At the Fork in the road, ignore the Ruelle des Clos on the left. Walk to the right of the church and discover the apple press in the middle of the small square. Keeping the castle walls on your right, head towards the town hall (S/E).