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Start from the car park at the village hall, Rue des Écoles.
(S/E) Walk to the church, go round it on the right, then follow Rue du Bourg (D10) to the junction with Route Le Comby. Continue for 100m to reach the Croix de Comby.
(1) Continue left to the Croix du Mont.
(2) Turn left to join the D54 and the Red Cross.
(3) Go round it, then turn left at the next junction. After a few metres, turn right onto the path running parallel to the D54.
(4) When you cross the D54, cross it at the Croix du Bac de Polcy and continue along the path that runs alongside the road to the Croix de Polcy.
(5) Cross the D54 a second time and pass through the hamlet of Polcy. At the next junction with the D54, take the path opposite to cut across the bend.
(6) At the junction, turn left to rejoin the D54 for the third time. Turn left for 100m then right onto the first forest track, heading towards the Croix de Fer. At the next junction, continue to the right until you reach the cross.
(7) At the Croix de Fer, turn left and after 250m, at the junction with the first path, turn left and head downhill. Continue straight on at the first junction; at the second, turn right and head back up along the fir tree clearing to reach Notre-Dame de la Rochette.
(8) After exploring the site, head back towards the Col des Écorbans. Follow the path which joins the D10. At the first junction, take the path on the right, then after 250m, turn left towards the Col des Écorbans.
(9) Cross the D10 and continue along the main path to Mont Pinay.
(10) At the junction of the D54 and the D50 (Rhône/Loire border), cross the D54, continue along the D50 for about 50 metres and turn left onto the Piste de la Blue Cross to reach the Blue Cross.
(11) Continue straight ahead and stay on the main track to the Croix de Foupeysson.
(12) At the crossroads, cross the road then continue straight ahead to the Haut de Foupeysson junction.
(13) Turn left onto the Route du Sel. Walk along the forest track to the next junction signposted La Chevrelus.
(14) Turn left towards the Memorial until you reach the junction with the road signposted Plat de Bessy.
(15) Turn right until you reach the timber landing and storage area. Take the first path on the left. Ignore the first path on the right and continue along the Chemin des Grands Bois until the next fork.
(16) At the T-junction, turn right and then right again a few metres further on. On the descent, at the next junction, turn left as you go downhill and cross Le Reins at the sign for Les Petites Fayes.
(17) Walk a few metres and turn right until you reach the road at La Croix du Bas Peloux.
(18) Continue along the path on the right, following the stream Le Reins, and cross one of its tributaries. At the next junction, turn left, then left again at the following junction to head back up towards Ranchal via Rue des Écoles (S/E).
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