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There is a small car park at the end of Chemin de Confolent. To get there, go around the church in Fresselines, turn right, then right again onto a very small road. The car park is just after a very large art gallery.
Red and orange markings except on a few sections
(S/E) Continue along Chemin de Confolent, which descends towards the confluence of the Petite Creuse and Creuse rivers. Follow the Petite Creuse upstream to a metal footbridge and cross. Turn left and follow the red and orange markings. The markings are clear and regular, and it would be difficult to improve on them.
(1) At the T-junction, turn left and descend to the edge of the Creuse. Start a slightly steep climb through the woods. Keep left at the edge of the woods; the path widens into a track and then becomes a small road.
(2) At the intersection, turn left, enter the hamlet of La Brousse and then, at the next T-junction, turn left again and descend. The road is very quiet, narrows and further on becomes a track.
(3) The left-hand path (not shown on the IGN map) is private property. Start climbing back up through the woods on a fairly gentle slope, which then becomes steeper.
(4) Turn left, still on the marked trail, which will lead to a picnic area near a road, the D30. Take the road on the left for less than 100 metres.
(5) Don't miss the first path on the right, as the sign is not very visible. It quickly leads to the D30, which is unavoidable. Be careful, as this road is busy with tourist vehicles in summer, so take care!
Cross the bridge and start climbing towards Crozant.
(6) Do not follow the signs. On the left side of the road, just opposite the entrance to the castle ruins, take a narrow path that ends with a few steps on the right. Cross the road and continue straight ahead, climbing the steps. Cross the esplanade behind Crozant church. Go around the church, leaving it on your left, and continue straight ahead.
(7) At the second intersection, take the Route de la Pêcherie on the left. After 200 metres, turn onto the path on the left and follow the red and orange markings. The path is uneven and narrow as it descends. It ends at the edge of the Creuse.
(8) The path curves and climbs steeply for 200 metres. It turns right again 800 metres further on, leaving the Creuse. At the hamlet of La Querlière, the path becomes a road. Continue along this road until the next intersection. Take this road on the left for about one kilometre.
(9) Take the first road on the left, which is very quiet, and descends towards the Creuse, crossing an area of wooded meadows and then passing through the undergrowth. After a hairpin bend that crosses a stream, continue for another 150 metres.
(10) At the three-way junction, take the path on the left that runs alongside the Creuse again; the path narrows as it climbs, then turns right and joins the road. Take this road on the left for less than 100 metres.
(11) Leave the Red Orange route, which allows you to take a path that runs alongside the Creuse and avoids the road. Continue along the road for 200 metres until you reach the Priorat buildings. Walk along these buildings and take the unmarked path opposite. This path descends in two hairpin bends towards the Creuse. It is narrow and a little uneven. It ends on the bank of the Creuse, widens and runs alongside the river.
(12) Continue along the bank until you reach the bridge, go up and cross the bridge. Immediately after, take the road on the left that goes uphill, then cut across the stairs on the right, 100 metres further on. Turn left and follow the road to the water tower.
(13) Turn left to return to the Chemin de Confolent car park (S/E).
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