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Departure from the Church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Milly-la-Forêt. Park in the Place Grammont car park at the foot of the church. See alternative starting points in the practical information section.
Yellow + red and yellow markings
(S/E) When you leave the car park, turn left and walk alongside the church. At the corner of the church, continue straight ahead and walk alongside a wash house and a castle on your left. At a fork in the road, turn right onto Rue Pacheau, towards Boutigny-sur-Essonne.
Cross Rue des Châtaigniers on the right-hand side and, at the next fork, follow Rue du Rousset on the left. At the end, take the wide path opposite, lined with hedges and then trees, and followPR® no. 8 towards Maisse (twoPR® routes intersect here).
(1) Cross the D837 road (
very busy road) and continue straight ahead on a path closed to motor vehicles. Pass through a metal barrier, cross a small wood, continue between the fields, then along the edge and finally back into the woods.
(2) At the T-junction, turn right. Cross the Bois de Milly, continuing straight ahead (west) and ignoring all the side paths (private property). After a long flat or slightly uphill section, the path climbs with a few short bends.
(3) At the top of the hill, at a T-junction (forest plot no. 26), turn left. At the three-way junction that appears immediately, turn right. After about 100 metres, at an intersection, turn left. At the next junction (plots nos. 24 and 25), go straight ahead. Ignore a path on the left and continue to a T-junction (boundary marker).
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(4) Then turn right onto Chemin rural de Grimery towards Moigny-sur-École (ignore the arrow pointing left, as twoPR® trails intersect here). Wind your way through woods of small oak, pine and birch trees. Ignore any paths branching off to the sides and, at a crossroads (elevation 128), continue straight ahead.
Yellow + Blue markings
At the next intersection (signpost), continue straight ahead.
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(5) At the next intersection, continue on the same path with theGR®1(coming from the left) and continue winding your way through the woods. At a crossroads at the edge of plots 3, 4 and 8, turn left. Walk due west and ignore all paths branching off to the right.
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(6) At the crossroads (signpost), follow thePR® n°53 to the right. Ignore a path coming from the right and, when a wide path arrives from the left, turn right. Go straight ahead, ignoring all paths on the right.
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(7) Cross the D105 road and continue opposite at the edge of the woods. After about 200m, turn right (east) onto a field path. Continue along the edge of the woods and then enter the woods.
(8) At the crossroads (boundary marker, signpost), continue straight ahead along Chemin rural de la Voirie towards Milly-la-Forêt (twoPR® trails intersect here). Begin to descend and, after a left turn, continue on a narrow path that slopes gently upwards. After a right turn, continue downhill into the Bois de Malabri. Continue along the edge of the woods on your right and the field on your left.
(9) At the corner of the field, turn left and, after about 20 metres (tree with two "Chasse du Gâtinais" signs), turn right (no signpost). At the next crossroads, go straight ahead. After a left turn, you will come to a T-junction.
(10) Then make a right-left zigzag and head due east, ignoring all the side roads.
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At the end of the path, turn right and follow theGR®32along a cycle path.
(11) Leave the markings for a moment and follow the direction of the Cyclop indicated by a sign (if you feel like it). After about 150m, you will reach the monumental sculpture in its enclosure. Retrace your steps.
(11) Continue south along the cycle path. After a small car park on the right-hand side, at a fork, turn right onto the cycle path. Cross the D837 road ( very busy road) in two stages and immediately turn left onto the cycle path. Cross Rue Louis Pasteur on the right-hand side and walk along the D837 at a distance and below.
(12) After about 150 metres, turn right onto a grassy path with a fence on the right-hand side. Ignore a vague start on the left and go between two house fences. At the crossroads, rejoin the tarmac road and follow Chemin de Saint-Laurent to the left. Cross Rue du Pan de l'Oreille on the right-hand side and, at the next crossroads, turn left into Rue Léopold Bédu (signposted further on).
(13) Cross the school on a wooden footbridge. At the next intersection, turn right and follow Boulevard Félix Éboué on the left-hand pavement. At the corner of the Salle Saint-Joseph, turn left and walk past a wash house on your left. At the end, turn right into an alleyway towards the Maison de Jean Cocteau. At the end, at the foot of the church, turn left and you will find the Place Grammont car park on your right (S/E).
Visorando member
Very difficult 
Association / Club / Walk leader
Easy 
Difficult 
