The Jovinian Walk and La Collinière

The start is in the car park running parallel to Avenue du Quai Henri Ragobert (right next to the covered market).

(S/E) Head left for 50 m (covered market on your left), then turn right for 10 m, cross the pedestrian crossing on Avenue du Quai Henri Ragobert, then head left for about 50 m to position yourself in front of the estate agent’s on your right. Just past the estate agent’s, go up the stairs on the right. Then cross two streets to reach Place Saint-Jean at the very top.

(1) Go up the wide steps opposite to reach Saint-Jean Church. Facing the church, go round it to the right, then head towards Rue Jacques Ferrand. Go down to the right. Just after this, ignore Rue des Religieuses on the left and continue straight on until you reach Rue Notre-Dame. Turn left, ignore Rue Gondrin on the right just after, and continue straight on until you reach Rue d’Auxerre.

(2) Turn right onto it for about 20 metres, then turn left down an alley which leads onto a road 30 metres further on. Head right for about 100 metres until you reach a road. Turn left onto it for 20 metres, then cross by first turning right then left onto Rue Christian Fourée and continue to the next junction.

(3) Head up the Rue de la Croix d'Arnault and continue along a wide path. Take the next path on the right. At the next junction, continue straight on until you reach a four-way crossroads 100 metres further on.

(4) Continue straight on for 100 m, then turn left until you reach a T-junction a little further on. First turn left then right. Walk uphill for 100 m, then follow the path to the right. Ignore the next path on the left and continue to the next path on the left.

(5) Continue left up the steep climb, which leads further on to the next junction. Turn left for 20 m, then turn right, following the edge of the Bois auxCœureson your right until you reach a T-junction further on.

(6) Turn right for about 150 metres, then head down to the right to reach a wide path. Follow it down to the left, then take the next path on the right, which goes uphill. Turn left at the next junction, then left again and head down to come out onto a road (Chemin de la Voie Cassée).

(7) Turn left and continue downhill to the next junction. Turn right, then ignore the right-hand turn immediately after. Keep left for about 20 metres, then continue left along a wide path, going round the cemetery on your right, until you reach Boulevard Lesire Lacam.

(8) Cross it carefully, then head right for about 40 metres, first turning left then right via the footpath between the trees. Cross the next road and continue for 30 metres to reach Rue de la Porte du Bois.

(9) Turn left, passing just under the building. Continue straight down until you reach Place Jean de Joigny. Cross the square to reach Rue Montant au Palais.

(10) Continue downhill. At the next junction, continue straight downhill until you reach the roundabout at the very bottom between Avenue du Quai du Général Leclerc and Avenue du Quai Henri Ragobert, without crossing it. Turn left, staying on the left-hand pavement for about 100 metres, then head towards Place du Marché couvert (S/E).