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(S) Departure from the car park by the lake.
(1) Follow the D62 road for about 100 metres. Then leave the road and head into the woods, taking an old shaded path that branches off to the right. On your right, you will pass the old Moulin de Brétigny mill, which was once converted into a factory, hence its large chimney. You will then arrive at the banks of the Eure via a shady poplar grove.
(2) Just after the beautiful Moulin de la Forte Maison (rural lodge), cross the road and take the lane on the left, which turns into a small dirt track and climbs steeply up to the plateau. At elevation 153, turn left to walk alongside the Bois des Mouches. Before you do so, note the change in vegetation between the shady, damp undergrowth of the valley and the wide, windswept spaces of the plateau. Don't miss the lovely view of the cathedral and the Hameau du Gorget with its old water tower.
(3) Follow the D340.1 for about ten metres, then turn left and take a path.
(4) Turn left and follow the D340.2 road for about a hundred metres. Then take the well-marked path between the fields on the right. You will climb back up to the plateau, but more gently this time. At the top, the path tends to disappear or be ploughed over. If this is the case, head for the edge of the Bois de la Motte, which will take you back to the road.
(5) Continue along the road towards the north-west for a few hundred metres and turn sharply left at the edge of a copse onto a dirt track that descends gently and joins aPR® (yellow markings). Follow this marked path to the right. At the road, turn left.
(6) Leave thePR® on your right and enter the Mousseau district in Lèves. Continue along Rue du Bout du Val.
(7) Continue to the end of Rue du Bout du Val, cross the crossroads where an old water pump stands and take Rue du Mousseau for 50 metres. Then turn left into the "Sente des Larris ou de la Grappe au Mousseau". This unusual path winds for 200 metres between properties, then suddenly turns left and ends with a dizzying (and rather rustic) stone staircase. At the bottom, you will find yourself next to the beautiful Josaphat Abbey, which you can visit a little further to the right. But to return to your starting point, you will need to turn left and head for the Lèves pond (S/E).
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