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Park in the large car park at Lully town hall. This car park is located at the bottom of the village, along the D903, but is only accessible via a dead-end street from the centre of the village.
(S/E) Go up the access road to the car park, towards the centre of the village. Pass the church and, at the next crossroads, go straight ahead and up Rue des Hutins. At the fork, continue straight ahead and leave the cemetery on your right. Continue up the road and pass two antennas in succession.
(1) At the stop sign, turn right and follow the road on the right-hand pavement (the left-hand side is narrow and offers poor visibility). Enter Fessy and, at the pedestrian crossing, cross the road and follow it on the left-hand pavement. At the roundabout, turn left. Continue climbing and pass the church. At the next roundabout, turn left. Shortly after, at an intersection, continue straight ahead on the D235 towards Col de Cou. When the road turns left, follow Chemin des Caillats to the right.
(2) Shortly after No. 180, take a path on the right (faded yellow arrow). Follow this good path on flat or slightly uphill ground between meadows dotted with apple trees.
(3) At the T-junction, turn right towards Dugny. Stay on the main road and ignore a vague turn-off on the right. When you reach the greenhouses of a tree nursery, rejoin the tarmac road. Cross Impasse de la Ferme on the right and continue uphill. At the "give way" sign, turn right.
(4) Immediately turn right onto Chemin de la Grangée. Follow this small paved road straight ahead and downhill. At the bottom, at the "give way" sign, cross the D35 carefully and follow it to the right (be careful, the shoulder is narrow). Take thefirst left, Chemin d'Avully, and you will quickly reach the car park at the entrance to the castle.
(5) If you don't want to visit, make a quick return trip to the drawbridge and the old moat.
(5) Continue along the road, taking the well-marked footpath on the left. Walk past a football stadium on your left, then a school. Next, pass a bell tower on your right and, at the corner, turn right into a one-way street.
(6) At the foot of the bell tower, cross the D903 at the traffic lights (extremely busy road, obey the traffic lights). Continue straight ahead into Rue du Puard. Go through a residential area and ignore all the streets and cul-de-sacs on either side. Go downhill and note a wash house on the right. At the bottom, cross the railway line at the level crossing.
(7) Immediately afterwards, turn right onto Chemin de la Gravine. Continue straight ahead for about 1.3 km on this road, which soon gives way to a gravel track, and follow the railway line on your right.
(8) At the "62b" railway sign, turn right, go through a gate, cross the railway line at the crossing and go up to go through a second gate. Be extremely careful: there are no automatic barriers or lights, so look both ways before crossing (very good visibility). Continue along the tarmac road towards the greenhouses, which are clearly visible. At the corner of the greenhouses, turn left onto Chemin des Terreaux. Continue straight ahead until you reach the gate of Château de Buffavens. Leave the tarmac road and continue straight ahead along Chemin des Cressonnières, which slopes slightly downhill, and cross the Ruisseau de Gorge.
(9) Just before two ponds on either side of the path, turn right onto a path that enters the woods towards a place called La Courbe. The path (not shown on the map) runs along the right side of the stream. A wooden footbridge allows you to cross a wet section, after which you have to climb a flight of steps. Leave the woods, keep to the right and you will come to a ford and a footbridge over the stream. Turn left and continue along the stream on your right. Cross the stream over a small bridge. Shortly afterwards, the path gives way to a street lined with houses. At the "no motorcycles" sign, turn left and take the small tunnel under the D903. On the other side, climb a staircase and you will come out at the town hall car park (S/E).
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