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Park in the multi-sports car park in front of the Lambing hall on Chemin des Paquis.
(S/E) From the car park, go up Chemin des Paquis, pass under the motorway and continue straight ahead.
(1) At the crossroads, go up Rue Saint-Martin opposite. In the bend, below the wall, turn right onto Chemin Derrière Saint-Martin. Continue straight ahead, cross Rue des Corvées and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue d'Alsace Lorraine, which you quickly leave by turning left onto Rue de Maréchal Lyautey.
Go up until you reach Rue du Comte de Frawenberg, which you follow downhill to the right until you reach the crossroads.
(2) At the crossroads, stay on the left-hand side of the road, cross the bridge over the stream and then turn quickly left along the stream onto Rue Pierre Ory. The street continues along a grassy path, which marks the boundary between the municipalities of Bouxières-aux-Dames and Lay-Saint-Christophe. Stay on this path until you reach the Étang de Merrey.
Caution! Due to the condition of the trees, major forestry work has recently been carried out. Near the pond, the paths and tracks have been damaged but have been repaired, mainly with gravel. Follow this description.
(3) Go around the pond on the right. At the end of the pond, cross the wooden footbridge and quickly turn right onto a small path to leave the pond and climb towards the woods. Leave a first small path on the left, turn right to join a wide path, turn right and continue north until you reach a crossroads. Take the first path on the left. At a fork, keep left and head south on Sentier de Chazeau. Turn southwest and continue to Rue de Clairjoie.
(4) Follow the road to the right for a few metres until you reach a wash house and turn right onto Chemin de Beauregard (paved for the first few metres). The path becomes grassy, turns left and climbs straight up to Rue Saint-Gauzelin.
(5) Come out onto Rue du Cloître, turn right, then left onto Rue de la Chapelle. Pass under the porch and join Rue des Dames Chanoinesses: you are in the courtyard of the former abbey. Turn left and then right towards the Pelouse site.
(6) Follow the fitness trail on the right in an anti-clockwise direction. On your right, beyond the Abbey walls, you will catch a glimpse of the chapel (private property).
(6) Back at the start of the fitness trail, turn right (north) onto a wide dirt track. At the hairpin bend, continue straight ahead, then descend towards the forest road at the antenna.
(7) Go down the forest road on the left and continue straight ahead along Rue de l'Abbaye until you reach the Saint-Antoine Chapel. Then turn right into Rue St Antoine.
(8) CAUTION: At the bottom of the descent, in a slight curve before reaching Rue des Tahons, turn left onto Sentier des Grandes Plantes, hidden behind the houses. Follow this path until you reach a crossroads with steep streets: take Rue du Général Leclerc opposite. Go down Rue des Corvées on the right.
(9) Halfway down the slope, turn right onto Sentier des Feux Follets. Walk along the cemetery, then a car park, and you will come out onto Rue de la Cheneau. Turn left, then take the stairs to the left of the community hall. Pass the church, then turn right in front of the town hall, leaving the fountain behind you. Continue along Rue Saint-Martin until you reach the junction with Rue des Trois Frères Lièvres.
(10) Take the street on the left and go down Chemin des Beuvignes, which continues along the street of the same name. Leave the stairs on your left, pass the fountain and leave Rue du Chaux Four on your right. On the way down, at No. 11, take the path on the left. At Rue Arsène Galilé, continue to the right. At the bottom, at the traffic lights, turn left onto Rue Raymond Poincaré.
(11) Just after the motorway entrance, opposite the pharmacy, cross the road to the right and take a small path opposite that runs down alongside the motorway.
When you reach the bridge, turn right onto Chemin des Paquis under the bridge to reach the car park (S/E).
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