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Departure from the village centre of Saint-André near the church and opposite the town hall.
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(S/E) Head south along Chemin de Clavière. After 200 metres, leave the road and follow a straight path across the meadow heading south.
(1) Cross a stream and continue to the right towards the forest. Reach a road and follow it for 150 metres to reach another, larger road, the D9. Follow this road to the left with caution (very busy road) for 300 metres and reach a road coming from the right.
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(2) Ignore this road and continue along the main road, passing a house on your right. Continue for 200 m and when the road curves to the right, take the forest road opposite. After 300 m, leave the road on the left and follow the forest path. Cross a road and continue straight ahead for 250 m to reach a crossroads of roads and paths.
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(3) Take the road at a right angle to the right. After 100 m, you will reach a main road. Cross it and take the path opposite. Follow this main path, which descends slightly, ignoring the paths branching off to the right and left. Towards the bottom of the valley, the path curves to the right and then to the left, leading to an area of ruins. Ignore a path on the left and you will arrive near the buildings opposite.
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(4) Ignore a path leading downhill to the right and follow the imposing house on your right. The path continues curving to the left, once again running alongside the buildings of Les Ruelles on your right. Go to the bottom of the valley and climb up to the left, ignoring a forestry track leading off to the right. Join a road and follow it to the right for 200 m until you reach a crossroads.
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(5) Take the road on the right towards the Combe Longe house. Near the house, ignore a path branching off to the left and continue straight ahead along the path that runs alongside the house. The well-marked path crosses the forest and reaches a road.
(6) Take the hairpin bend to the right and then walk uphill past two houses on your right. Continue up the road towards the hamlet of Crouzet on your right, which you will bypass on your left. Before the last house, you will see a path leading into the forest on your left.
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(7) Take this path to the left. After a straight section, ignore a path leading off to the right and follow the slight descent towards the stream and cross the pretty stone bridge near Coteret. Go back up after the stream and join the path leading to the house. This turns into a road as you approach the village of Mas De Tence. Cross the village via Rue des Écoles to reach the church. Below the church, follow the "Parcours Photographique" (photographic trail) in a well-maintained site, then return to the right of the church. Continue north for 50 metres and, at the crossroads near the shelter, take the road uphill to the right.
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(8) Follow the road uphill for 300 metres until you reach a calvary on the right. Walk along a water reservoir on your left and take the path immediately on the left, following the road. Join a path coming from the road on the right. Follow the edge of the forest and then descend into the forest. Cross a stream and climb northwards, passing a house on your left, where the path turns into a road. Follow this road to the hamlet of Les Ruches.
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(9) In the hamlet, note and visit the small Maison de La Béate on your right. At the crossroads in the hamlet, take the hairpin bend to the right and follow it to a large house on the right at the bottom of the valley, where the road turns into a path.
(10) Cross the stream and climb towards the forest on the left. Ignore the paths on the right and continue towards the Château de Montivert. Walk along a pond on your left, then climb up alongside the castle's surrounding wall. 50 metres after the wall, take the path on the left towards the castle's entrance gate.
(11) Go through the entrance gate, following the access conditions noted in the practical information. Visit the park and the château and return to the entrance.
(11) Cross to the opposite side of the road, which then curves to the right. After 200 metres, leave the road and take a forest path on the right. When you reach a road, cross it and take another road opposite for 100 metres before a crossroads.
(12) Take the path at a right angle to the left.
(13) At the end of the straight road, ignore a path leading off to the left and go around a pond on your right. Cross the hamlet of Les Effangeas with a fresh spring at the eastern exit. Continue along the road to the village of Saint-André and along Rue de l'École to reach the church (S/E).
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