Difficulty between (3) and (4), see reviews.
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Start and parking near the church in Quintenas.
(S/E) Head west to reach the village's main street. At the main street, continue right towards the north until you reach the roundabout at the entrance to the village. Take the second exit on the right at the roundabout. The "Chemin des Tisseuses" road runs alongside industrial buildings on both sides. Straight ahead, the road turns into a path. Ignore a crossing path called Chemin des Auches and continue straight ahead.
(1) At the next junction, turn right. After 100 metres, there is another junction; turn right again. You will reach a main road. Follow it to the right at a right angle, then it becomes a road crossing a residential area and makes a circular loop to the left. In the middle of the circular loop, follow the path opposite along the grounds of Château de la Grangette, and you will come to another crossroads.
(2) Take the road on the left towards the hamlet of Seytenas and continue straight ahead. Cross the hamlet and, at the end, take the path on the right to join a large path marked in yellow/red.
(3) Follow this main path marked in yellow/red to the left, ignoring the paths on either side. Pass close to the houses on the left. After the houses, the path becomes narrower and cuts across a bend in the main path before rejoining it 100 metres further on. Continue to the left. You will come to a rockier section and a straighter downhill section. Notice a path leading downhill to the right in a hairpin bend among the acacia trees.
(4) Follow this well-marked path downhill, walking above the Goueille stream on your right. Reach the stream and the ford. Caution: crossing here is always tricky! Depending on the water level, choose to walk on the sometimes mossy and slippery stones or, more safely, take off your shoes. Cross the stream and continue uphill to the right, then left on flat ground, then right again uphill to reach hill 297 and a crossroads.
(5) Ignore the path continuing straight ahead on a slight incline and another path going up to the left. Follow the path on the far left, which slopes slightly downwards. Further on, after 150 metres, you will reach another trail junction. Follow the path going downhill on the far left.
Descend towards the stream and, once you reach it, head east to the right. The well-marked trail curves to the right and climbs slightly. Follow this fairly straight trail for 1 km. You will reach an area at the edge of the forest where the main trail climbs sharply to the right and another small trail descends to the left.
(6) Follow the small path downhill to the left. You will reach the stream and the second ford (during the reconnaissance, there was a makeshift passageway made of planks on two tree trunks, but you may need to take off your shoes). Cross the stream and, following a series of ascending curves in the forest, you will reach a meadow on the right. Follow the path to reach a road at a place called Géorier. Take the road on the right and cross the hamlet. You will then reach a road called Route de Quintenas.
(7) Turn right. After 200 metres, continue straight ahead. Cross a stream, then immediately leave the road and take an uphill path on the left. Follow the path to the hamlet of Les Mures. At the hamlet, follow the road to the right. Cross a road and continue straight ahead towards the hamlet of Manoha.
(8) At the hamlet, go around a tower-shaped house on the right and take a path on the left at a right angle. The well-marked path continues, passing closer to a house on the right. Join a road and continue straight ahead. Ignore a road coming from the right and arrive at a crossroads (calvary).
(9) Continue straight ahead. Walk past the cemetery on your left. You will reach the road that bypasses the village of Quintenas. Take this bypass on the left and you will arrive at the roundabout to the south-east of the village. Continue straight ahead, heading west towards the village, following the main street. In the centre of the village, turn right towards the church and you will return to your starting point (S/E).
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