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The walk starts from Port d'Anthon, where there are a few parking spaces available.
(S/E) From the car park, go straight up Impasse du Port and Rue du Port, leaving the streets on either side. At the roundabout, continue straight on Route de Lyon until you reach the junction with Chemin de Revois.
(1) Turn left and you will reach the D55 departmental road. Follow this road to the right for 100 metres until you find a dirt track on the left.
(2). Leave the road and take this path on the left. Then follow the main path through the Bois du Commandant, ignoring the other paths on the right or left. Leave the woods and you will come to a crossroads with several paths.
(3) Take the path opposite, slightly to the right, which passes close to the Ferme des Franchises. The road becomes tarmac, just follow it to the D517 departmental road. Cross over the road to reach the D517a in front of the Battle of Anthon monument, inaugurated in October 1967.
(4) Cross the road (watch out for traffic) and just opposite, on the other side, a small passageway allows you to continue on a dirt track. Just stay on this track and at the end turn right, passing alongside the Crozat dairy farm (known as Les Ferrouillères).
(5) Continue straight ahead to climb up to the Ferme de La Batterie, 400 m further on (the road is now tarmac).
At the Ferme de la Batterie, turn left to climb up to the ruins of the Château de Malatrait, continue straight ahead, the path becomes a dirt track (in clear weather, the Alps come into view and you can see Mont Blanc).
(6) When you reach a bend, take a small path on the right that leads into the woods. Stay on the path until you reach a crossroads.
(7) Turn left, cut across a path and continue straight ahead until you reach Étang des Portions (you will probably see water birds, coots and ducks there). Pass a path on the right before the pond and another after the pond. Immediately after, at the bend, you will come to another crossroads.
(8) Turn left and immediately afterwards, climb the steep path on the left which leads back to Ferme Crozat.
(5) Turn right to return along the same path you came on to Port d'Anthon (S/E).
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