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(S/E) Leave the church square via the porch and head up the D157 (south) towards Grand Serre. Very soon, turn right onto Montée de la Bourgeat (signposted). Pass a cul-de-sac on your right and take the next lane on the right (signposted Thodure, direction "Bois Cormoud").
Then, fairly quickly, turn left onto a grassy path that climbs steeply. Once you reach the plateau, the path winds its way to a small road.
(1) You will find yourself in front of the "Bois Cormoud" sign; turn right. Very quickly, take a path that descends, also on the right (yellow markings).
(2) Back on the plain, you will see the sign for "Croix Georges". Continue left on a stony path at the edge of the forest. Follow this path until you see a farm on your right.
(3) After the farm, you will see the sign for "Fonroux". The path then makes a hairpin bend to the left to climb back up to the plateau. Follow it, ignoring the grassy path that continues along the edge of the woods. When you reach a fork, leave the yellow markings and take the right-hand branch.
(4) Very quickly, you will come to a small asphalt road, which you take to the right. Very quickly again, you will come to another fork and take the left branch.
You then pass two successive crossroads (you are on the "Champ des Mules" path) and come to a complex crossroads.
(5) Opposite, you will see the sign for "Le Rif Charamey" and, to its right, a school bus stop. Take the stony path that runs alongside this bus stop. At the next fork, turn right.
At the next fork, go left (ignore the tarmac road on the right).
You will see the main climb of the walk ahead of you (90 metres of elevation gain), which you will tackle by going straight ahead at each intersection.
(6) At the top of the hill, you will come to a small road. Continue straight ahead and very quickly turn left onto a dirt track. Follow this track into the heart of the Bois des Autagnes.
(7) When you reach the "Bois des Autagnes" sign, turn right downhill. You will come to a road, which you follow for about 50 metres to the right. At the crossroads, take the stony path on the left (signposted "Le Nid à 1.1km").
Please note! From this point until you have passed "Le Nid", you will be walking alongside the Chambarans military camp. You are not allowed to enter the forest on your right (so if you need to use the toilet, do so on the left...).
(8) At the sign for "Le Nid", turn right, then left to go around the buildings (Le Nid is a shelter for minors and young adults in difficulty). Continue to a crossroads (you are now away from the military camp and it is no longer forbidden to turn right).
(9) Turn left, leaving the yellow markings behind.
Continue along the path. When you reach a small asphalt road, take it straight ahead.
Ignore a path and a dead end coming from the right. Your small road turns to the right on its own.
(10) When it makes a hairpin bend to the left, leave it and take the dirt track that branches off to the right and leads to a small road. Turn left. Very soon you will come to a T-junction. Take the Marcollin road on the right (be careful, traffic travels fast) until you reach the first track on the left.
(11) Follow this path. On the other side of the road, you will see the sign for "Le Favot". Just after the buildings, take the path on the left. It then turns right, leading you to the sign for "Chapaizolle".
(12) Continue straight ahead. At a pretty pond, your path turns left. Follow it and it will take you directly back to your starting point (S/E).
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