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Start from the car park at the church in La Haye-Aubrée.
Unmarked route
(S/E) From the car park, head towards the crossroads and turn into Rue de la Chapelle, passing a restaurant. Then ignore the dead-end at Chemin des Bois and turn left immediately to stay on Route de la Chapelle and visit the Notre-Dame de Lourdes Chapel at the end of the street.
(1) After a stop at the chapel (picnic table available), take the road 50 m to the right and immediately take the first path on the right, which follows the bottom of the valley between woods and meadows. At the end of this pretty dirt track, head up the small road on the right called Chemin de Robillard.
(2) At the top, turn left onto Route de la Bouilère and continue straight on. Then, at thesecond junction, turn left onto Rue Louis du Bosc to head back down into the valley.
(3) At the bottom, take the path on the right, Chemin des Carrières du Bocage, to follow the valley floor straight on for over 3 km.
(4) At the end of the path, take Route de la Boulière to the left for 100 m, then turn off onto the path on the right called Chemin du Val de Bourneville to head into the forest.
(5) In the clearing marking the entrance to the Brotonne State Forest, head up to the right following theGR®23. At the top, continue straight ahead along the forest track, still following the GR®.
(6) When the bends mark the start of the descent, leave theGR® and the lovely forest lane to head up to the right along the path in the shade of the conifers.
(7) At the end of the path, keep left to follow the edge of the forest straight ahead.
(8) Back on the tarmac, take the road to the right and leave the forest, passing in front of the Maison Forestière du Parquet. Continue straight on along Rue du Bois.
(9) Turn left onto Rue Martel to rejoin a path, then after 400 m, turn right.
(10) At the end of the cul-de-sac called Chemin des Comtes, turn right then immediately left onto Rue de l'Église, which takes you back to the church car park (S/E).
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