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The route starts at Place du Champ de Foire. The main markings to follow are the yellow ones (often accompanied by the red and white markings ofthe GR®®46).
(S/E) Head south-west to Rue de Verdun, then follow it to the right until you reach Rue d’Auvergne. Turn right and follow Rue d’Auvergne up 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 alongside the castle’s surrounding wall.
(1) Continue straight on along the downhill path, level with the care home. Cross a small bridge (known as the ‘Roman bridge’) over the River Indre and rejoin 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 niche of Saint-Mathurin and head left into the woods, heading east. Pass the statue of Sainte-Sévère and continue uphill along the same path until you reach a fork.
(3) Head up to the right and join theGR®®46at a track suitable for vehicles.
(4) At the next junction, turn right onto another track suitable for vehicles. The track then becomes a footpath leading down towards the Rio Brûlé. Cross a footbridge and follow the stream, then head back up a wider path to reach a small road.
(5) Turn left, pass through the hamlet of Belfat and, at the fork, take the road on the left to join the D71H. Follow this road to the right for a good kilometre until you reach a crossroads.
(6) Turn onto the road on the left towards the hamlet of La Paire.
(7) On a downhill stretch, just before a right-hand bend, take a path leading down to the left. Cross the Ruisseau des Palles via a footbridge, then head westwards 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 narrow 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 bit tricky due to the presence of stinging nettles and brambles; an alternative is to take the road to the left and follow the bend). Follow the road down to Moulin de Retord, then up again to reach a crossroads.
(10) Take the path on the left to descend once more to the Ruisseau des Palles. Follow it along a narrow path, then cross a footbridge to come out onto a small road at Moulin Gras. Continue along this road, which leads up to another small road, the C1. Take this road to the right, passing Moulin Vieux and eventually joining the D71H. Turn right to cross a bridge over the Ruisseau des Palles.
(11) 150 metres further on, turn right onto a wide, sunken track that climbs through fields and pastures to join the D917. Turn right and walk for 150 metres until you come to a small road on the left.
(12) Take this road towards Cluzeau de Sainte-Sévère. When you reach the hamlet, carry straight on along a track suitable for vehicles. Further on, it descends through woodland towards the River Indre. Cross the river to join the D117. Turn left and head uphill 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 track which first descends through a small wood and then winds its way through fields and pastures between hedgerows. When you reach the first houses, the track becomes tarmac and joins the D117. Continue straight on, heading downhill, until you reach a bend shortly afterwards.
(15) At the bend, go straight on towards the tennis courts and football pitches. Continue to the end of the tarmac road. Then head downwards towards the south-west, following the view, to a promontory where there is a bench, then head back down towards the north-west to join a path below. Follow this path to the left to rejoin the D917.
(16) Cross the road and head down the street opposite, which joins Rue du Pont Rouge. Carry on straight ahead to climb back up the opposite side into Rue de la Caserne. Then turn left into Rue Porte Rompue Saint-Martin.
(17) Continue to the end of the street and enter a lovely little square, the castle grounds. On leaving, turn left, then pass under the fortified gate to emerge onto the medieval Place du Marché, where you’ll find, amongst other things, the Museum and the ‘Jour de Fête’ House. Walk alongside the restored market hall, taking Rue du Marché north-north-east. You will then rejoin Rue d’Auvergne: turn right, then left onto Rue de Verdun to return to the Place du Champ de Foire (S/E).
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