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Departure from Acon Church. Small shaded car park on the north side of the church (immediately on the right when coming from the N12). Two hikes are marked at this point: here, we will follow the "Avre et Meuvette" hike.
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(S/E) From the church, take Rue des Sheep Pastures towards Les Brulés d'Acon (sign). Cross the small bridges over the streams, note the wash house on the right and cross the Avre on the Pont des Planches.
(1) Leave the road when it turns right and take a path on the left that starts in the undergrowth with a fence on the left-hand side. Walk along the river on your left (at a distance) and then along a property.
(2) At Heudez, follow the small road on the right. At the start of a hairpin bend on the right, leave the road and turn left onto a path at the edge of the woods on the right. Ignoring vague paths on the right, walk along the left-hand side of a field, then a hedge and a meadow. You will come to a small road; follow it to the left and enter the hamlet of Islou.
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(3) At the crossroads, turn right onto the D313-11 towards Saint-Lubin. Cross the Meuvette and, at the next fork, turn left and continue on the D313-11 towards Saint-Lubin. In the hamlet of La Bouverie, at a wooden gate on the left, two arrows on the right-hand side of the road indicate a right turn: do not take the first sharp right-hand path (which seems the most obvious), but continue a few metres further on and take a discreet path that climbs steeply into the undergrowth. After a sharp right turn, you will come out onto a wider path near Le Plessis (sign opposite on the right).
(4) Then follow theGR®22to the left towards Paris (sign) and walk along the edge of the woods on your left. Begin a descent along the wall of a property on your left. At the three-way junction that quickly appears, continue left downhill for a few metres. At another fork, take the path on the right that goes up along a fence on the left. At the first houses, you will see the bell tower of Dampierre church.
(5) Facing the church porch, turn left onto a downhill street. At No. 2, turn sharply left and descend onto a path through the woods. At the bottom, cross a small road and take the footbridge opposite to cross the Avre. Continue north under cover and then between fenced meadows. Cross a small footbridge and you will come to a crossroads.
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(6) Leave theGR®22trail on your right and follow a path on your left (west-southwest) that starts with a hedge on the left-hand side and then goes between fields.
(7) At an isolated house, you will come to a small road. Follow it to the left, alongside a stream on the left-hand side.
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(8) At the fork, turn right onto Chemin du Mesnil. Pass several houses and note two beautiful weeping willows on the left. When the road turns right, continue straight ahead on the shaded path, which is closed to motor vehicles. Walk through the undergrowth with the Avre visible some distance away on the left. Stay on the main path, ignoring one or two vague turnings on the right. Pass the entrance to a property on your left and come out onto a small road.
(9) Cross the road and take a stabilised path with a property wall on your right, with the bell tower of Acon clearly visible. Then walk between two walls and you will soon reach the church of Acon (S/E).
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