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Starting point: Moulin de la Roche car park.
(S/E) Head south-west and, going up from the car park, take the first marked path on the left. Cross a stream, follow the path, ignore a turn-off on the right and you will reach a calvary.
(1) Continue straight ahead on a small road, then follow the D111e to the right. Then take the second left, with a farm building called La Petite Bouffardière in sight. The small road then turns into a path, which you follow without changing direction, crossing the place called La Garde, where it becomes a road again.
(2) At the Arceau de Saint-Joseph crossroads (calvary), leave the small road and continue along the path opposite. Pass a third calvary, then a fourth (Arceau de Sainte-Anne) and finally a fifth (Arceau de Notre-Dame de Bon Secours).
(3) Then turn left to descend a small road. Leave this road and take the first path on the left, which runs alongside the beautiful Brisselière property. Take the D53 north (downhill) then the mini-road on the left below the D53. Make a detour to the left and follow a path that descends to the Sèvre.
(4) Follow the course of the Sèvre to the left (west), either along the marked path or as close to the river as possible. Pass by Saint-André (lodge).
(5) After the lodge, continue, leaving the Bérie on your right. Then turn right towards Les Rivières via a small road that ends in a cul-de-sac.
(6) Cross the dam over the Sèvre. After a water treatment plant, leave the small road via the first marked path on the left. Head towards the top of the fenced property guarded by dogs opposite you. Look for a section of fencing at a right angle to the wire fence, which serves as a landmark to find the steep path with awful steps that takes you up to Elinière.
(7) Then turn left and continue west, following the markings. The path zigzags and then descends to the left into a gully. At the bottom, turn right at the edge of the woods. The textile factory will soon come into view. A climb will take us to a vantage point overlooking it. Leave the path that branches off to the right and descend towards the access road to the factory. You will encounter a few steps before reaching it.
(8) Head south for about 50 metres and go around the factory on the right. Continue along the edge of the Sèvre river until you reach the D91, at the Pont de Gallard bridge.
(9) Follow this road to the right for about 200 metres. At a right-hand bend in the road, continue straight ahead along a path. Cross a field with gates (the cattle seem peaceful).
(10) At the end of the next bend, the Moulin de la Roche is visible on the other bank. Cross first over large stones (be careful not to slip in wet weather) and then over a footbridge (wooden grating, but no railing). You will then reach the starting point (S/E).
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