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The walk starts at Place du Champ de Foire. The main markings to follow are yellow (often doubled by red and white markings forthe GR®46).
(S/E) Head south-west to Rue de Verdun, then turn right down this street to reach Rue d'Auvergne. Turn right and walk up Rue d'Auvergne to the church. Opposite the church, take the street on the left to reach Rue Emile Chenon and turn right onto this street. Turn left into Rue des Gardes and walk along the castle's surrounding wall.
(1) Continue straight ahead down the path, level with the retirement home. Cross a small bridge (known as a "Roman bridge") over the Indre river and go up the D26.
(2) Cross the road to enter the inner courtyard of the old Sainte-Sévère mill at a place called La Minoterie. Walk between the buildings to reach the Saint-Mathurin niche and climb left into the woods, heading east. Pass the statue of Sainte-Sévère and continue climbing along the same path until you reach a fork.
(3) Go up to the right and join theGR®46at a carriage road.
(4) Continue right at the next intersection, onto another carriage road. The road then becomes a path that descends towards the Rio Brûlé. Cross a footbridge and follow the stream, then climb up a wider path to reach a small road.
(5) Turn left, cross the hamlet of Belfat and, at the fork, take the left-hand road to join the D71H. Take this road to the right for a good kilometre until you reach a crossroads.
(6) Turn left onto the road towards the hamlet of La Paire.
(7) On a downhill stretch, just before a right-hand bend, take a path downhill to the left. Cross the Ruisseau des Palles stream via a footbridge, then head west uphill to a crossroads.
(8) Turn left and join the D110.
(9) The route normally continues on the other side of the road, along a small path slightly to the left, barely visible in a small copse, which cuts across the bend in the road and rejoins the road shortly afterwards (the start is a little difficult due to the presence of nettles and brambles; an alternative is to take the road on the left and follow the bend). Follow the road down to Moulin de Retord and then up again to reach a crossroads.
(10) Take the path on the left to descend again to Ruisseau des Palles. Follow it along a small path, then cross a footbridge to reach a small road at Moulin Gras. Continue along this road, which climbs up to another small road, the C1. Take it on the right to pass Moulin Vieux and finally reach the D71H. Turn right to cross a bridge over the Ruisseau des Palles.
(11) After 150 metres, turn right onto a wide, sunken path that climbs through fields and pastures to reach the D917. Turn right and continue for 150 metres until you find a small road on the left.
(12) Take this road towards Cluzeau de Sainte-Sévère. When you reach the hamlet, continue straight ahead on a carriage road. Further on, it descends through woods towards the Indre river. Cross the river to reach the D117. Turn left and climb until you reach the hamlet of Petit Vengeux.
(13) At the entrance to the hamlet, take the small road on the right for 700 metres.
(14) Turn left onto the path that first descends into a small wood and then winds through fields and pastures between hedges. At the first houses, the path becomes tarmac and joins the D117. Continue straight on downhill to a bend shortly afterwards.
(15) At the bend, go straight ahead towards the tennis courts and football pitches. Continue to the end of the tarmac road. Then head downhill towards the south-west, towards a promontory where there is a bench, then head back downhill towards the north-west to join a path below. Follow this path to the left to rejoin the D917.
(16) Cross the road and descend opposite into a street that joins Rue du Pont Rouge. Continue straight ahead and climb up opposite into Rue de la Caserne. Then turn left onto Rue Porte Rompue Saint-Martin.
(17) Continue to the end of the street and enter a magnificent little square, the castle park. On leaving, turn left, then pass under the fortified gate and come out onto the medieval Place du Marché, where you will find the museum and the Maison "Jour de Fête". Walk along the restored market hall, taking Rue du Marché towards the north-northeast. You will then come to Rue d'Auvergne: turn right, then left onto Rue de Verdun to return to Place du Champ de Foire (S/E).
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Very difficult 
Easy 
Visorando member
