The walk starts at the car park situated between Nos. 68 and 70 on the Route de Chantilly in Vaumoise (Oise department).
(S/E) Head west towards Crépy-en-Valois.
(1) About a hundred metres further on, at the junction, turn left into Rue de la White Cross.
GR®® signposting (red and white)
Follow this street (it passes under the railway bridge) until you reach the path leading to the stadium, where you turn right. Continue diagonally to the left along the path from Gondreville to Vaumoise.
When you reach woodland plot 1631 (sign for ‘Chemin de Russy à Gondreville’), theGR®® turns right.
No signposting
(2) Carry on straight ahead.
(3) At the N2, turn right at a 90° angle and carry on to the Carrefour des Bruyères, where you rejoin the GR®®.
GR®® signposting (red and white)
(4) Turn left onto the Laie de Crépy; at the next junction, follow theGR®® to the left and continue to the edge of the forest. TheGR®® heads towards Crépy-en-Valois.
No signposting
(5) Turn right and follow the edge of the forest to the level crossing and the D1324; cross this to join the road (C1) opposite, heading towards Feigneux, 3 km away.
After passing through a wooded area and then a large expanse of fields, you’ll reach a junction with a road that branches off to the right, running alongside a wood.
(6) Turn right onto this road and, 200 metres further on, turn left onto the track leading down into the valley. One kilometre further on, you’ll reach the lower part of the village of Feigneux via the Chemin des Brebis. Carry on along this path and turn left into Rue des Brebis; at the top of the hill, you’ll pass the Feigneux prison. Stop for a moment to read the sign on its door.
Take a detour to see the fortified church, then retrace your steps to head back down into the valley via Rue de la Houatte and the Sentier de la Houatte, which is actually a flight of steps.
At Chemin des Brebis, turn left and follow it to a fork in the path where you’ll come across a GR®® sign.
GR®® markings (red and white)
(7) Turn right to cross the bottom of the valley, then left to walk alongside a marshy area.
(8) At the junction with the D88 road, join this road heading towards the village of Bémont. After about 400 metres, take the path that branches off diagonally to the right. On reaching the plateau, theGR®® turns right and you must cross a field for about a hundred metres to rejoin the path, which then runs alongside a hedge of shrubs. It turns left at the entrance to the village of Bémont.
(9) Take a detour to see the church and the small cemetery next to it.
Retrace your steps. After a few metres on the D88, turn left onto the track that descends towards the bottom of the valley.
Follow this track as it winds through this marshy valley until you reach a small tarmac road.
No signposting
(10) Follow the road which leads you to a small hamlet surrounded by ponds called ‘Le Maroc’.
(11) Turn right onto Rue des Moulins and, 50 metres further on, left onto the track which climbs slightly. Carry on to the junction near a large building, turn right and continue to the D1324.
Turn right onto the D1324 and continue to the car park (S/E).