(
/A) The Pont de Brie / Auberge car park
From the Pont de Brie, follow the road south towards Neumer. In a wide right-hand bend, take the path on the left.
(1) Go around Le Bosq d'Aulne on the left. Pass Le Val Roy by taking the path on the left and arrive at Val de Cropton.
(2) Take the path on the right. It climbs up into the valley. Cross the D212 after turning left, continue through the valley until you reach an intersection.
(3) Take the path on the left and continue to a crossroads where there is a wayside shrine.
Cross the D234, then turn right towards "La Métairie" and immediately take the road on the left.
Take the road on the right and continue to Le Hom.
(4) Cross the first bridge, go through the Tranchée, then cross a second bridge.
After a left turn, leave the D121 via the road on the right. After passing the water treatment plant, this road leads to the D6. Take it to the left towards Thury-Harcourt. Cross the bridge over the Orne and immediately turn right.
(5) Cross the level crossing, turning left. After the entrance to the castle grounds on your left, take the street on the left to join the main street in Thury-Harcourt. Continue straight ahead.
(6) Take the first road on the left. Pass behind the swimming pool, taking the path on the left, then cross the small bridge and turn right to follow the pond to the north. Before the campsite, take the path on the left and climb up to the D562.
(7) Take care when crossing the D562. Take the road opposite, leaving the road on your left after the bend
Red and whiteGR®36signposts
and turn left at the crossroads.
(8) Before Saint Silly, take the path downhill to the right.
- At the railway line, climb up the path on the right, then take the path on the left. Descend down the hillside. Ignore the two paths on the right.
::9: Take the path on the right, then turn left onto the lane to cross Le Breuil. At the three-way junction, keep right.
(10) Take the path on the left.
- Follow theGR®36signs carefully: after a right-hand bend, the path makes a hairpin bend to the left, cross the bridge and follow the railway line, ignoring all the paths on the right.
(11) Cross the bridge over the stream and climb up the path opposite that leads to Brieux.
End of the red and whiteGR®36markings, which turn right
(12) Turn left and descend to reach the car park of the Auberge near the Pont de Brie (S/E).
Description and route slightly out of date in places, see reviews for alternatives
