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Parking: La Rochelle Town Hall car park.
(S/E) Turn left and follow Rue de l’Enfer for 800–900 metres.
(1) Then turn left and continue along the path marked ‘No Entry’.
(2) When you reach the edge of the woods, turn left again to walk alongside them and stay on this path until you reach the village of Charmes Saint-Valbert.
Pass close to the town hall as you head down through the village and, after the church, turn left, then left again a few metres further on when you reach the Grande Rue.
(3) Leave the village; you then have two options when you reach the wayside cross:
- Either follow the D17 carefully to the next village, Molay, as shown on the attached map.
- Or you can head straight across the plain and, after a steep climb, walk part of the way round the Bois de la Roche Morey, before descending to the village of Molay via a path that leads down to the left.
(4) On arriving in the village of Molay, after crossing the small bridge and admiring the little statues of cows and calves in various places, turn left onto the Grande Rue, then 200 metres further on, turn right towards La Rochelle – Cornot.
Before leaving the village, turn left and head up the tarmac road towards the church and cemetery at Laitre.
(5) Then turn left onto a lovely path through the Bois du Poix, which leads to the entrance to the village of La Rochelle, where there are several pretty fountains.
Pass under the old gate and turn left to explore the castle.
You can also admire the village square with its stone monuments
After passing the chapel, return to the town hall, which was your starting point (S/E).
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