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Start from the car park next to the town hall, Route des Aspres.
(S/E) With your back to the car park, head left then take the D674 on the right. Walk up through the village, past the church, and out of the village. Note the ruins of Bonsmoulins Castle (private property) on the left. Ignore the first road on the right and take the second one.
(1) Take this road (Route des Goutiers) towards La Conardière and join thefirst track on the left, a few metres before the hamlet.
(2) Follow this path downhill and enjoy the lovely view of the Moulins-Bonsmoulins woodland. Cross the Ruisseau des Vallées stream, then continue to the end of the Chemin de Parc Bayard.
(3) Turn right, then take the first small road on the left, which gradually changes from tarmac to a grassy track. You’ll arrive opposite a horse training track.
(4) Turn right and follow this track; this section is open to the public. The horses from this stud farm train in the mornings and use the track, so if you are riding yourself, please take care. This section is grassy and there are large tufts of grass which can sometimes be quite damp in the wet season. You’ll come to a fork in the track (elevation 255).
(5) Continue to the end of the track.
(6) Turn left to turn round and follow the horse-training track again along the forest path until you reach the previous fork.
(5) Continue to the right, heading due north, through the woodland, and, along a long straight stretch, reach a tarmacised crossroads.
(7) Turn left onto thefirst long, straight forest track, the Route Forestière de la Black Cross. Continue straight on until you reach the road, a few metres past the Maison Forestière de la Haute Corne.
(8) Turn right onto this road and you’ll reach a four-way junction.
(9) Take a sharp left towards La Grimonnière and continue along this small road. Pass the farm, then cross the leat and the river L’Iton in turn, before joining thefirst path on the left.
(10) Take this path and continue through the woodland. Please note: in wet weather, there are huge puddles on the path. Ignore the turn-offs to the right, pass close to L’Iton and then the castle ruins on your right, and arrive at the D28.
(11) Turn left and enter Bonsmoulins. At the Stop sign, continue left towards Bonnefoi, and head for the village centre and the car park next to the town hall (S/E).
