Park in the car park at Authoison cemetery.
(S/E) Walk between the cemetery and the houses in the estate, then enter the woods. Follow the GR® Chemin de Compostelle signposts. Climb up to the forest road and turn left onto it. A few metres further on, you’ll come to a crossroads.
(1) Leave the GR® here and continue downhill along the road. After a long walk, you’ll reach a crossroads with several directions.
(2) Turn right onto the forest track and you will soon reach a T-junction.
(3) Turn left at a 90° angle, ignore thefirst path on the right, then take thesecond one on the right. Continue the gentle descent until you reach a wide track at the Ruhans hunting lodge.
(4) Continue downhill along this track to reach the hamlet of Millaudon.
(5) Turn right onto the D82 for a few metres, taking care. A few metres further on, turn right onto the Chemin de la Biche. At the end of the road, continue uphill along the forest track as you enter the woods. Continue to the end of this track.
(6) Look out for the red markings (two stripes) on the trees and follow them to reach the upper section. You will rejoin the main path here.
(7) Take it to the left until you reach the X-shaped junction where the Chemin de Compostelle passes.
(8) Turn left down this path, then arrive at a small forest track.
(9) Turn right onto this road and walk on almost flat ground until you reach the end.
(10) Turn right at almost a 180° angle onto the forest track. Follow a mostly flat section to reach a junction between the Bois de Chante-Oiseau and the Bois du Chanoi.
(11) Turn right to return to the T-junction you passed on the way out.
(8) Turn left onto the Chemin de Compostelle, marked with red and white signs, and further on you will reach the original crossroads.
(1) Follow the route taken on the way there in the opposite direction to return to the car park at Authoison Cemetery (S/E).