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Park at Place de Penthièvre, in front of Saint-Mathurin Church in Moncontour.
(S/E) Turn right at the church onto Rue de la Poterie and walk down to the Saint-Jean postern gate. Go through the gate and cross Rue Saint-Jean, taking Rue Saint-Michel almost opposite. Leave Rue Ven Du Moustier and continue to the next crossroads.
(1) Turn left before the cemetery and the Saint-Michel Chapel onto Rue de l'Aire Damas. This street continues along a path beside the leat that once supplied water to the mills and part of the town of Moncontour. Follow the path to the right until you reach a pond.
(2) Take the path that goes around the pond on the left. Continue south-east to the Notre-Dame-du-Haut Chapel.
(3) This pretty chapel contains statues of seven healing saints. Turn right (west) along the tree-lined path that leads to the fountain, then return to the chapel.
(3) Turn right onto the road leading to Bel-Air. Ignore the road to Ville Dane on your right. At the next crossroads, take the small road on the right towards Noé Méhard and continue straight ahead to cross the hamlet.
Just after a road on the right towards the Vaupatry mill, take a path on the left.
(4) When you reach the small road, turn right and cross the hamlet of Ville Pierre. Then turn right at the cross and continue to the next crossroads marked by another cross on the right.
(5) Take the D1 departmental road opposite for 200 m (caution: fairly busy road) and turn right at the first junction into the hamlet of La Guéfaudière. Follow this small road to the entrance to Moncontour via Rue du Tertre.
(6) Leave Impasse and Rue de l'Abbaye on your right and continue straight on towards the Saint-Thomas-de-Villeneuve retirement home.
At the corner of the retirement home, take Rue de la Barrière on the left. Continue on Rue du Moulin de Launay on the left after the stadium. You will arrive at the junction with the D168.
(7) Cross the main road with caution and turn right onto the path that follows the old railway line.
(8) Just after the water reservoir, take a sharp right turn. Stay on the path overlooking the valley. You can see the Château des Granges on your left and a beautiful view of the city and ramparts on your right. The path leads to the D1. Cross the road with caution.
(9) Go down the steps to the wash house, then continue down Route de la Vigne to reach the junction with the D768.
(10) Cross the departmental road and take Rue de la Herse opposite, which climbs up to the foot of the ramparts.
At the Porte d'en Bas, climb the stairs on the right that lead to the town hall (a former noble residence, the Hôtel de la Lande) and then to the church (S/E).
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