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Park in Rue du Besguay or just above it in the fire station car park.
(S/E) In front of the fire station, head towards the retirement home, take Chemin de Croix Mesnil which runs past it, then you’ll reach a crossroads on the edge of the forest.
(1) Continue straight ahead, following a long wall and the Château de la Croix Mesnil, until you reach a crossroads just after the château.
(2) Turn left and walk past two small towers and the front of the château at the far end of the grounds. Follow this road to the Maisons Blanches.
(3) Turn right onto Chemin aux Ânes; after 500 m, just before you reach the D2, take a path running perpendicular to the left (not very well marked).
(4) Follow this path to reach the Carrefour de Lacroix Vaubois car park. Cross the road and head straight ahead towards the Croix des Fusillés. Pass it and you will reach Mortemer Abbey.
(5) Keep to the right, head towards the abbey gatehouse, go round it keeping it on your left (abbey entrance), then cross the Ruisseau de Fouillebroc
Take the path on the left, marked with white posts.
Walk alongside the abbey and then the ponds; after the last pond, join a small forest track and continue up the Fouillebroc. Take a detour to the left along a small path to reach the Chapel of Sainte-Catherine and its spring.
(6) Return to the road on the right and you’ll soon reach the source of the Fouillebroc, where there are a few picnic tables where you can stop for a break.
(7) Continue along the road, which takes a 90° left-hand bend, and reach the Carrefour des Quatre Cantons, where there is a bus shelter.
(8) Continue along the forest road in front of you.
Alternative route here: to shorten the walk, take the path on the left – this is the Route Forestière du Puchay, which leads to the Carrefour des Veneurs
Continue along the forest road for 350 m until you reach a four-way crossroads. Look for the small path branching off to the right.
(9) Take this small path uphill to the right and join the Route Forestière des Amfrevilles.
(10) Turn left onto it. Immediately cross the D6 and take the Route Forestière des Bordins opposite. Continue along a straight stretch to reach the Arboretum des Bordins.
(11) Continue along the Route des Bordins to the next junction.
(12) Take the path on the left, between two posts of an old barrier. Join the Route Forestière Sainte-Catherine, turn left onto it and follow it to the junction of the same name where it meets the D6.
(13) Take the D6 to the right, then leave it a few metres further on to take the forest road on your left. Follow the sign for Abbaye de Mortemer. Return to the junction you passed earlier.
(9) Take the path on the right; this is the Route Forestière du Fond Saint-Laurent. Continue up a gentle slope. Pass the Carrefour de l’Homme Mort. When you reach a tarmac road, turn left onto it to reach the Carrefour des Veneurs.
(14) Turn right onto the road and begin a gentle descent. Pass the Besguay estate and head towards the edge of a wood on the left.
(15) Turn onto the path on the left and return to the original crossroads.
(1) Take the small path opposite which leads to the D2. Turn right to reach the Place du Marché. Turn left onto Rue de l’Hôtel de Ville and head to number 12.
(16) Turn left onto Rue du Trou Grenu and, after a few metres, turn right onto the Sentier de Derrière les Jardins. At the next road, on the corner of No. 9, take the path opposite.
(17) At the road, turn right and then turn right again at the next junction.
(18) At the right-hand bend on the D321, turn left and head towards Saint-Denis Church and the cemetery.
(19) Return to the D321.
(18) Turn left onto it and follow Rue du Bout du Bas to the village hall. Head down to the left towards Square des Trois Moulins. Take the path on the right to reach the school and the Benedictine Convent.
(20) Walk past the convent and continue straight on along Rue de la Rouge Mare. At the square, turn right onto Rue de la République. Head down Rue de l'Enfer on the left and turn right to reach the Couvent des Cordeliers.
(21) Turn right into Rue de la Libération and head towards the fire station car park (S/E).
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