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Departure from the church in Écuelles. Parking at the Place de l'Église car park, at the foot of the church on the south side.
Red and white markings (very rare between fields due to lack of support)
(S/E) In the car park, with your back to the church, head straight ahead into Rue de l'Église. Take thefirst left, Rue des Châtaigniers. At the end, cross the street and take the wide gravel path slightly to the right opposite, which runs alongside the house at no. 39. At thefirst intersection, continue straight ahead despite the two markers flanking the path on the right (this leads to a farmyard). At the next intersection, before a wood on the left, turn right and walk about 200 metres towards the houses.
(1) Before the houses, turn left onto a grassy path that heads south between the fields. Ignore a path on the right and turn southwest. At the corner of a large fenced plot on the left, continue straight ahead and walk along the fence on your left. At the next corner of the fence, continue along the grassy path that veers right and then left. Continue straight ahead to the edge of the Bois de la Lune.
(2) At the crossroads at the edge of the woods, turn left and walk along the edge of the woods on your right. When you reach a large farmhouse (La Fontaine du Dy), enter the woods while staying on the edge. Ignore two paths on the right and you will come to a small road.
(3) Follow the road uphill to the right. Stay on the tarmac, pass the sign for Villecerf, walk along the left side of the cemetery and descend towards the village. At the stop sign, turn right and you will immediately reach the porch of the church in Villecerf.
Red and white + yellow + blue markings
(4) Then turn left and go down the lane opposite the porch. Cross a larger road and take the path opposite between the fenced gardens. Take thefirst footbridge over a stream and continue straight ahead (wet passages). Ignore a path on the right and cross asecond footbridge. Continue along the edge of the field on the left until you reach a small road. Follow the road to the right and enter the hamlet of La Fondoire.
N.B. In April 2021, thesecond footbridge is under construction and a map indicates the diversion to follow.
Yellow + blue markings
(5) Before the bus stop and the "Stop 30m" sign, leave the road and turn left onto a gravel path closed to traffic "except for residents", which quickly becomes grassy. Ignore a path branching off to the left, pass under the high-voltage power lines and climb between the fields. Pass a strip of wood on your left and continue north-east. Ignore a path branching off to the right and walk alongside a copse on your left.
Yellow markings
(6) You will come to a small road. Follow it to the left for about 800 metres. Along the way, on the left-hand side, pass the foot of a transmitter and note a solitary walnut tree bearing a yellow arrow inviting you to turn left. Take the next path on the left, located before a slight left-hand bend in the road. Pass under the high-voltage power lines again and you will immediately come to a T-junction.
(7) Follow a grassy path to the right. Descend and then climb back up with the village of Montarlot clearly visible opposite. Ignore a path branching off to the left and continue downhill. At the foot of an electricity pole, turn left onto the path and continue parallel to the power line and the edge of the woods on your right. At the end of the path, follow a small road to the right, cross a stream, enter Montarlot via Rue Grande and come out at a small car park on the left-hand side.
(8) Turn left and follow the path closed to traffic that enters a wood. Walk along a fence on your left. After a right-hand bend, you will come to a small picnic area on the banks of the River Orvanne.
(9) Continue along the path heading north (see alternative route in the practical information section). Go straight ahead along this shaded path and continue along the edge of the woods. You will come to a small road; follow it to the left for about 100 metres.
(10) At the stop sign, turn left. Follow the D40E1 uphill and enter Écuelles. Ignore the road on the left for Étang de Moret and pass in front of a medical-educational institute.
(11) At No. 15 on the right-hand side, leave the street and take the path on the left. At the crossroads after a short descent, turn right and go through a forest barrier. Just before another forest barrier leading to a road, turn left, pass an isolated pine tree on your right and descend through a lawn to the northern tip of the Étang de Ravanne.
(12) At the signpost, veer slightly to the right. Quickly veer left to take a footbridge over the Orvanne and admire the waterfall from the pond below. At the end of the footbridge, turn left at the corner of a small building. Immediately turn left again to take another footbridge over the Orvanne and admire the waterfall from above. Continue straight ahead along the pond to the signpost.
(12) Turn right and walk along the pond on your right on a grassy path. At the end of the pond, turn right and take the footbridge over the Orvanne.
(13) A yellow arrow invites you to turn left: do not do so immediately, but leave the fitness trail equipment on your left. At the fork that appears immediately, turn left (as indicated by the arrow). Ignore a path on the left and climb into the woods, heading south-south-west. Ignore a path on the right and walk at a distance from a shooting range on the right-hand side (you can't miss it when it's open).
(14) Leave a forest barrier on your right and continue straight ahead on a path along a house fence on your right. At the corner of the fence, turn left onto a wider path. Turn right onto the path, which quickly gives way to tarmac.
(15) Cross the D218 and continue opposite on the left-hand lane, Chemin de l'Étang. At the next crossroads (quarry entrance on the left), continue straight ahead. Ignore a street on the right and go straight ahead into the village. Ignore a street on the left and, at the next crossroads, turn left into Rue Georges Vilette. Then ignore the turnings on the left, pass in front of the town hall and turn left onto Place de l'Église. Go up and you will soon reach the church car park (S/E).
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