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Start from the car park at Rochetoirin church.
(S/E) With your back to the church, cross the road (taking care) and follow it to the left. Turn right into Rue Ravette (dead end) and walk along the multi-sports ground.
(1) At the end of the field, continue straight ahead (north) into the countryside. Cross a stream and climb up the opposite slope. At the top, at the T-junction, turn left and enter the hamlet of Le Molard.
(2) Take the first path on your right. The path becomes steep and, in wet weather, good shoes and walking sticks are recommended. Pass under a high-voltage power line and join a road, which you follow to the right for about 100 metres.
(3) At the crossroads, first turn left then right to follow Chemin du Moulin de l'Enfer. The road is initially tarmac but then becomes a stony path. At the end, turn right between two private ponds.
(4) At the T-junction, turn left onto a gravel path that climbs into the Tire-Gerbe Forest. After about 400 metres, turn left downhill. After another 250 metres or so, turn left onto a steep path (not shown on the IGN map) to descend to the river.
(5) Turn right onto a very pleasant path at the bottom of the valley. Walk along the river between meadows and woods. Stay on this path for about 1 km and continue until you reach the sign prohibiting motor vehicles. This is a very narrow path shared with mountain bikes. At the sign for "L'Enfer Alt 360 m", turn right towards Étang de Gole.
(6) At the next crossroads, turn right and leave the lake on your left. Take a path that runs alongside a meadow and the hillside forest on your right.
(7) After about 400 m, turn left at the corner of the fenced-in meadow (the IGN map is not updated here). You will soon come to a T-junction. Turn left and then immediately right (wet area in winter). Pass a wash house on your right and take the path that immediately appears on the left (barrier). Walk along the northern shore of the pond until you reach a clearing (picnic and play area).
(8) At the end of the area, take the path on the left and walk along the pond. After the access barrier, take the path on the right towards the stadium. Cross the road (be careful, traffic travels fast) and take the path opposite towards the Haras de Montcarra stud farm. Ignore the path on the right and continue west on the path not shown on the IGN map. Walk along the stud farm's meadows.
(9) At the end of the path, take the road on the left that climbs towards Montceau. At the cross on your right, take the road on your left which, after a steep climb, leads to the hamlet of Buclay.
(10) At the end of the tarmac road, take the path on the right and continue climbing. At the top (altitude 431), turn left at a 90° angle. Then turn right and descend to the hamlet of Saint-Pierre.
(11) Cross the tarmac road and take Chemin Terre Bonnard opposite, which is initially tarmac and then becomes a track. Head east and pass a ruin on your left, then a house on your right. At the signpost marked "Bonnard alt 395m" (another ruin on the left), ignore a path coming from the left and continue on the path that soon turns south. Climb uphill and, after a few bends, you will reach a road.
(12) Follow the road to the left with caution. You will pass through the hamlet of Reculefort, leaving one road on your left and another on your right. You will pass the Reculefort farm (local produce).
(13) At the next crossroads, cross the road at the pedestrian crossing and follow it to the right, taking the parallel path lined with a hedge. Then take thefirst tarmac path on the left, walk along the multi-sports ground and you will come back to the crossroads you took on the way there.
(1) Turn right and, at the end, turn left to quickly return to the car park (S/E).
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