Start from the car park on Route de Dhuizon behind the town hall and school in Neuvy.
(S/E) From the car park, take the forest road (Route de la Suissière) towards the sawmill.
(1) Once you have passed the sawmill, turn right onto the forest path at the edge of a wooded area. Ignore the side paths. The path enters the Boulogne Forest, indicated by a large sign about one kilometre after the sawmill.
White-red markings (GR® 3C)
(2) Go through the first barrier before the Roi Stanislas crossroads, then a second one as you continue along Allée des Coudrays opposite.
(3) 400 metres after the Stanislas crossroads, at the top of a slight incline, leave the wide Allée des Coudrays by turning left onto a less frequented grassy lane. This runs alongside the Étang de Montperché lake and then intersects with a stabilised cross lane, the Allée de la Biche.
(4) Turn right onto Allée de la Biche. Pass the Étang crossroads and keep Allée de la Biche straight ahead. Pass through a barrier as you leave the Boulogne Forest.
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(5) 500 m after leaving the Boulogne Forest, leave theGR®3Cby turning right. Pass
Château la Hardonnière on your left. Although hidden behind vegetation, the château can be admired if you take the access road.
(6) Cross the D18 and continue along the tarmac lane opposite. Pass a pond on your left and landscaping and market gardening businesses on your right.
(7) Turn right at the junction with the D923, then keep right at the fork to return to the car park at the start of the walk (S/E).