The cave and keep of Crupet

Parking at Maillen church, Place du Bâti.

(S/E) With your back to the church, head towards the bus shelter. Continue left on Rue de Crupet until the first street on your right.

(1) Turn right onto Rue de Baive. Continue downhill to the crossroads with cycle lanes.

(2) Go straight ahead and turn right immediately. Walk between the farmland. At the road, turn left.

Red Rectangle Sign

Take the farm track on your left. Go around the shed on the right. Continue to the crossroads.

(3) Continue straight ahead, ignoring the signpost. Further on, pick up another signpost.

Yellow Rectangle Marker AB 13

Go around the meadow on the right. Go through the tunnel of vegetation. Go back up to the road. Cross and continue on the path opposite. At the road, continue uphill to the crossroads.

(4) Take the road on the right. Walk for 1 km, passing over the Ry de Vesse, until you reach the path starting in front of a farm gable dating from 1852. Change of signposting.

Yellow Rectangle Signpost A

(5) Turn left and climb uphill, enjoying views of the countryside. Pass the Ivoy viewpoint, which you can see in the distance.
At the crossroads, turn right onto Voie Flaya. Walk for 350 m and look for a path on your right leading into the forest. The signposts end here.

No signposts

(6) Enter the forest. At the path, turn left. At the fork, take the right and descend. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. At the road, turn left until the bend.

Yellow Rectangle Marker B

(7) Continue straight ahead on the farm track, which becomes a path, until you reach the car park behind the church.

(8) Turn right and go down towards the cave. Go around it on the left towards the cemetery, then turn right before entering the cemetery. Go over the cave, downhill and back past it. Go down to the road (Rue Haute). Cross carefully, keeping to the right, towards the car park. At the end of the car park, you will see the viewpoint over the keep and Crupet Castle. Retrace your steps and turn right at the road.

No signposts

Then take the first street on the right, Rue de Messe, and discover some pretty buildings. After number 1, look out for the path on your right.

(9) Follow the path down to Rue Basse. Turn right and then left. Ignore the hotel and turn left towards the restaurant.

Red Rectangle 2 sign

(10) Just before entering the restaurant courtyard, look for the communal path running along the gable on your right. Go up to the road, taking care as the path is slippery. Continue straight ahead and go up to the farm, where you will arrive in front of its potale.

(11) Continue on the road down towards Ivoy. Enter the village and turn left onto the dirt track.

(12) Go up to the road. Cross carefully and continue along the road opposite until you reach the 13th-century church.

No signposts

Retrace your steps and turn left at the crossroads. Walk carefully along the road for about 2 km.

(13) At the Maillen crossroads, go straight ahead until you reach the crossroads at the start.

(2) Turn left and go up Rue de Baive.

(1) At the intersection, turn left and return to your car park. (S/E)

Alternating farm tracks, footpaths and country roads. Take care on the last few kilometres: Rue de Dinant, starting from Ivoy, is much busier than the previous roads.

Often exposed, protect yourself from the sun.

There is no drinking water along the route, but you can get a drink in Crupet, especially during the tourist season. There is a grocery store near the church in Maillen. There is a picnic table on the road just after (12).

From October to December, be aware of hunting dates

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