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Parking in the centre of the village of Le Gratteris between the town hall and the bus turning area.
(S/E) Walk past the turning area.
(1) At the calvary, on the outskirts of the village, take the small tarmac road on the left. At the junction with a grassy path, continue straight ahead on the same road for 50 metres, then turn right onto the gravel path and follow this well-marked forest path.
(2) At the Le Gratteris 12 forest sign, continue straight ahead, always taking the widest and most clearly marked path (blue stripe) until you reach a small tarmac road at the edge of the woods, where you turn left.
(3) At the fork 600 metres further on, turn right onto the cul-de-sac to reach the Saint-Maximin Chapel. After your visit, continue along the sunken lane that extends the road. Go through the gate using the small ladder and cross the pasture in a straight line to the fountain-wash house.
(4) Go up the D102 road on the left. At the public works company, ignore the small road on the left for now and continue on the D102 for 400 metres, then turn left (about 100 metres before a second drinking trough) onto the forest path that leads you to the first dolmen, following the yellow markings.
(5) Return to the main road, go back to the public works company and turn right onto the small road towards Belvédère des Gratteris, Dolmen, Chapelle Saint-Maximin. Shortly after the company, take the path on the left to the second dolmen.
(6). Return to the road and continue climbing on the left.
(7) When the road begins to descend, take the forest path on the right marked with a Via Francigena sign. If you wish to visit the Arboretum, continue for 200 m on the tarmac road, then return to the point (7). Continue, following the red and white and yellow and blue signs. A sign will indicate when to turn left onto a small path to reach the viewpoint.
(8). Join the path marked by another trail to the left of the viewpoint and turn left. After the mountain bike trail, at the fork in the hiking trails, continue straight ahead, following the white-red markings. Descend to the left for 1 km on the D112.
(9) After the second low wall bordering the road, about fifty steps after a forest sign No. 22 Le Gratteris, look for a path on the left that descends the hillside. Soon you will come to a fork; take the well-marked path on the right, following the red signs (perhaps temporary?). When you leave the forest, turn left onto the gravel path, then left again onto the D221 to return to the village and the car park (S/E).
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