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The route starts from the Bellevue picnic area and orientation table on the small road called "Les Républiques". Coming from Champillon, turn left immediately after the Royal Champagne hotel. Coming from Reims, turn right just before the hotel. This area is located at the top of the vineyards, 100 m after the hotel. It is not the one listed by Google on the side of the road. There is a car park with several spaces.
(S/E) Leave the viewpoint and head back towards the hotel, then continue towards Reims for 100 metres.
(1) At the crossroads, turn right towards La Neuville en Beauvoir and turn left onto the forest road until you reach the isolated house (1500 m).
(2) In front of the house, follow the path that enters the woods at a 120-degree angle to the left of the small road. Pass in front of the Grand Étang.
(3) About 100 metres after the pond, turn right at the crossroads. Continue straight ahead for 2 km.
(4) When you reach a large crossroads (Le Poteau Sainton), take thesecond path on the right onto thePR® marked trail and head west.
(5) When you reach the Château de la Malmaison, turn left towards the Cubray route, then right towards Aÿ. Continue straight ahead on Allée des Chênes. Do not turn left when thePR® fork.
(6) When you reach a tree across the path (T-junction), turn sharply right and continue for about 200 metres until you reach a path entrance on the left.
(7) Turn left onto the path and follow it. It curves to the right. It is a narrow path through the undergrowth. When you see the vineyards, turn sharply left and walk to a T-junction.
(8) Turn right onto the path and walk to the vineyards. Continue in the same direction on the path that runs between the vineyards. The path then runs along the bottom of the woods and turns left. It leads to the D261 road (elevation 161).
(9) When you reach the road, cross carefully and take the picnic area on the right. At the end, turn left onto the vineyard path.
(10) At the T-junction, turn right and then immediately left.
(11) At the small road, follow it to the left, cross the bridge and walk to the underpass beneath the main road.
(12) Go under the road and walk straight ahead to Hautvillers. Walk past the cemetery and the Jard Kiedrich picnic area.
(13) At the first crossroads, turn right onto Rue Saint-Vincent. Then turn right onto Rue de Bacchus. Walk past the post office and continue straight ahead onto Rue d'Eguisheim. Walk through the vineyards and the Pré Jaumé housing estate. Walk past the pond and continue straight ahead on the path that enters the woods.
(14) At the crossroads (picnic table and signpost), turn right. Pass under the road and when you reach the vineyards, turn left and head towards Bellevue (S/E).
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