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The walk starts from the station for those using public transport. Otherwise, you can start from the church. There are no problems with parking at either location.
(S/E) From the station, head back onto the tarmac road (Rue Sombreuse, D98) and follow it to the left towards the village. You’ll come out onto the D136; follow it to the left into the village.
(1) Just before reaching the church, take the first right (Sentier de la Terrière). At the end, turn left onto Rue du Chemin Vert and continue to the cemetery.
(2) Climb the few steps at the corner of the cemetery and take the path on the right leading towards the forest. Pass a bunker on the left of the path. At the fork, take the right-hand branch. At the picnic area, turn right and head uphill. You’ll come to a flat area (the Pierre au Coq is on the right; it’s also possible to take a round trip along the southern path which leads to a signpost, but don’t expect a sweeping panorama.
(3) Head down towards the west. The path joins a track; follow this to the left. Ignore all paths to the right or left until you reach a T-junction, then turn left.
(4) Cross a fairly wide track, then climb for about 600 m. Upon reaching the ridge, the path turns right and arrives at a five-way junction. Take the path almost directly opposite, heading south-west.
(5) 200 m further on, a junction is marked by two large oak trees bearing illegible signs: take the path on the right. At thefirst fork, stay on the left-hand branch and you will reach theGR®®11a little further on. Follow it to the right for about 50 m.
(6) Leave theGR®® atthe first path leading up to the left, marked Chemin d'Auger. After about 150 m, turn onto a barely visible path on the right which descends a gully towards the rocks visible between the trees. A large pile of rocks, some of which are very large. The famous Pierre Glissoire is at the foot of the pile on the western side (near the road).
(7) After sliding (or not) down the Pierre Glissoire, take the path that climbs back up alongside the road towards theGR®®. Cross the D136 with care, and continue opposite on theGR®®, which gently curves to the left to reach the railway line.
(8) Continue on theGR®® which follows the railway line to Pont Faron.
(9) Cross the bridge and leave theGR®® to turn immediately left and follow the railway line on the other side. You will reach a tarmac road.
(10) Follow the road to the right for about 500 m. As you leave the forest, leave the road and take the path on the right, which initially runs along the edge of the woodland before turning left into the fields, heading almost due west.
(11) On reaching the edge of the village, turn left to walk alongside the long boundary wall of a property until you rejoin the tarmac road you left earlier. Turn right to admire the Château de la Grande Ferme de Droizelles.
(12) Turn right onto Rue du Château.
(13) Walk past the charming church in its small cemetery, continue along Rue du Château, which first turns right then left before reaching the last isolated house at a slight bend to the right.
To take a shortcut (by bypassing Versigny), continue straight on to reach point 17 directly in less than 500 m.
(14) Turn left at a right angle onto the path leading into the fields. At the (old) water tower, cross the tarmac road and continue straight on until you reach another tarmac road.
(15) Turn left and enter the village of Versigny. You will then come to Rue Charles de Gaulle, which you follow to the church, and opposite: the castle. In case of bad weather for the picnic, there is shelter opposite the church.
(16) With your back to the castle, turn left onto the main road (D330a), then take thefirst right onto Rue Jacques de Kersaint, which leads back to the junction with Rue Charles de Gaulle where we arrived. Head back along the road leading out of the village.
(15) Continue straight ahead before heading into the fields. At the fork, leave the main path and veer to the right. At the tarmac road, turn right until you reach the junction where you rejoin theGR®®11.
(17) At the crossroads, turn left onto the tarmac road leading to a large farm. When the road turns left at Lessart, continue straight ahead. The road turns into a track that first runs alongside the hedge bordering the farm before entering the fields, then reaches a corner of woodland. Follow theGR®® to the right for 150 m.
(18) Leave theGR®® and turn left onto a good track (heading north-east). Atthe first clear crossroads where four paths meet, continue straight ahead, still heading north-east. Pass a good path on your right (roughly at the highest point of the path), and 200 m further down, take a good track that branches off to the right at a right angle (heading south-east). You will arrive at a small, open hillock.
(19) Continue along this track until you reach the track running alongside the railway line. Turn left and follow the railway line north-north-east to a bridge.
(20) Go under the railway line and turn left onto Chemin de l'Ermitage, which leads back to the village. When the path turns right after the stadium, cut straight across to the path that crosses the old railway line and joins Chemin de la Longue Haie, which you take on the left. Follow this road to the end: the station is just on the other side of the road, which you must cross carefully (S/E).
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