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Small car park at the end of Chemin de Confolent. To get there, go round the church at Fresselines, turn right, then right again onto a very narrow road. The car park is just past a very large art exhibition hall.
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 the Creuse. Follow the Petite Creuse upstream to a metal footbridge, then cross it. Turn left and follow the red-orange markings. The markings are clear and consistent; it would be hard to do better.
(1) At the T-junction, turn left and head down to the banks of the Creuse. Tackle a fairly steep climb through the woodland. Keep to the left along the edge of the woodland; the path widens into a track and then becomes a small road.
(2) At the junction, turn left, enter the hamlet of La Brousse and then, at the next T-junction, turn left again and head downhill. The road, which is very quiet, narrows and further on becomes a track.
(3) The left-hand fork (not shown on the IGN map) is private property. Start climbing through the woodland, first on a fairly gentle slope, then steeper.
(4) Turn left, staying on the marked path, which leads to a picnic area near a road, the D30. Take the road to the left for less than 100 metres.
(5) Don’t miss the first path on the right; the markings are barely visible. It soon leads onto the D30, which is impossible to miss. Be careful: in summer this road is busy with many tourist vehicles, so take care!
Cross the bridge and start the climb up towards Crozant.
(6) Do not follow the signposting any further. On the left-hand side of the road, just opposite the entrance to the castle ruins, take a narrow path that ends in a few steps on the right. Cross the road, continue straight ahead up the steps. Cross the square behind Crozant church. Go round the church, keeping it on your left, and continue straight on.
(7) At the second junction, turn left onto Route de la Pêcherie. 200 metres further on, turn onto the path on the left and follow the red-orange markings again. The path is uneven and narrow as it descends. It leads to the banks of the Creuse.
(8) The path curves and climbs steeply for 200 metres. It turns right again 800 metres further on, leaving the banks of the Creuse. At the hamlet of La Querlière, the path becomes a road. Continue along this road to the next junction. Take this road on the left for nearly a kilometre.
(9) Take the first road on the left, which is very quiet; it descends towards the Creuse, crossing an area of wooded meadows before entering the undergrowth. After a hairpin bend that crosses a stream, continue for a further 150 metres.
(10) At the three-way junction, take the path on the left which runs alongside the Creuse again; the path narrows as it climbs, then turns right and joins the road. Follow this road, on the left, for less than 100 metres.
(11) Leave the Red-Orange route, which allows you to then take a path that runs right alongside the Creuse and avoids the road. Continue along the road for 200 metres to the Priorat buildings. Walk past these buildings and take the unmarked path opposite. This path winds down in two hairpin bends towards the Creuse; it is narrow and somewhat uneven. It leads to the bank of the Creuse, widens and runs alongside the river.
(12) Continue along the riverbank to the bridge, go up and cross the bridge. Immediately after, turn left onto the road that climbs, then take the shortcut via the steps 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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