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To get to the start, head towards the village of Soucia, between Meussia and Clairvaux-les-Lacs.
Park near the church.
(S/E) With your back to the church, on the road to Thoiriad, head due north.
(1) Ignore the path on the left – this will be your return route – and carry on straight ahead. At the junction with the D27, cross the road carefully and continue along the path opposite.
At the sign for “Les Nuisières”, follow the signs for the Scie viewpoint for 20 metres.
(2) Turn left (east) to follow the path leading into the woods. Follow the yellow markings.
At the junction with a wider path, turn left and continue for about 300 metres.
(3) Leave this path and continue along the track on the left, heading north-west. Follow this track until you reach the Scie viewpoint.
(4) After admiring the view of the lakes, continue along the path towards Clairvaux-les-Lacs, still following the yellow markings.
At the end of this forest path, turn left (north-north-east) and stay on this path for about 700 metres. At the junction, turn left onto the path heading north-north-west and carry on until you reach the D188.
(5) Cross the road carefully and continue along the path opposite, following the yellow markings towards Clairvaux-les-Lacs.
(6) Back on the D188, head towards the adventure park, then follow the yellow-marked path until you reach the tarmac road.
Carry on in the same direction along this road until you reach the D118. Keep left, heading north-north-east, until you reach the junction with a road coming from the left (Chemin du Langard).
(7) Take the hairpin bend to the left, following the sign for “La Scie – Saint-Ouen”.
Carry on along this road until you reach the gate of a campsite. Go through the gate and continue to follow the yellow markings along this path until you reach the next gate.
(8) Go through the gate and continue along this path heading due south, following the sign for “Thoiriad – la Scie”.
(9) Leave the track and head slightly to the left onto the path towards the La Scie viewpoint (yellow markings). Cross the Raillette stream.
(10) 30 metres further on, the path splits in two. You can either stay on the same path or take the path on the left, which runs parallel to it but leads to the Nitrière and Piley caves.
Please note! The caves are not signposted and there is no marked path leading to them. You will therefore need to find the base of the cliff through the woods to reach the Grotte de la Nitrière, or follow the stream upstream to reach the Grotte du Piley. Please take care!
In both cases, you will arrive at the same spot. Continue to follow the yellow markings until you reach the junction signposting the Belvédère de la Scie.
(11) Turn left, heading due south, and carry on along this path until you reach a T-junction. Take the path on the right, which joins the D273. Cross the road carefully and head towards Soucia.
(1) Carry on straight ahead to reach the car park (S/E).
Association / Club / Walk leader
Easy 
Visorando Member
Difficult 
