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Park near the church.
(S/E) Opposite the church, take the street that goes up to the left. When you reach the fountain, leave it on your right and continue for about 20 metres.
(1) At the signpost marked "Gevingey mairie", turn right onto Chemin de la Côte, marked in yellow. Follow this path straight ahead as it climbs through a meadow.
(2) After about 700 metres, from the last house in the village, the path turns left. Continue straight ahead on a secondary, less marked path for 200 metres, then climb up to the left towards the forest. Find the yellow markings and follow them to reach the ridge via a narrow path.
(3) Turn right to follow this ridge to a white path and an intersection, "Col de Saint-Laurent."
(4) Turn right towards Cesancey and descend the white path for 500 metres. Just before a hairpin bend, take the path that climbs to the left. When you reach a gate, the path becomes narrow and continues to climb into the forest.
Ignore a path that branches off to the right and follow the signs for "Saint-Laurent" to the top. From there, the path descends to a meadow that slopes down to the right.
(5) At the edge of this meadow, take the path that descends to the right and runs alongside it. Descend straight down to the bottom of the valley until you reach a small stream, which you follow to a tufa waterfall.
(6) Below the waterfall, cross the stream and follow the path that climbs up opposite. You will come to a junction with the waterfall behind you. Continue straight ahead (yellow signs) until you reach the signpost for "Au Carré".
(7) Follow "Saint-Laurent-la-Roche", marked in white and red, going straight ahead. Reach the village via Chemin des Vignes, turn left in front of the town hall. At the three-way junction, turn left, then leave the street on the left to climb up to the viewpoint, indicated by signs. Pass a fixed picnic table and continue to the Virgin Mary statue.
(8) On the way down, do not go to the fixed picnic table but take a path on the left that descends between the lime trees and runs along the ridge, passing behind two houses. Further on, follow the path that descends to the right into the copses.
When you reach a horse quarry, turn right to rejoin the road, following a hedge of pine trees. Take the road on the right, then at Puits Richard, turn left towards "Les Rochers" for about 200 metres.
(9) At Les Rochers, turn left towards La Vuarde.
(10) At the top of the hill, the highest point of the route, continue straight ahead along the ridge. At the "La Vuarde" sign, continue straight ahead towards "La Côte" for 1.5 km.
(11) When you reach "La Côte", at the intersection of a road leading up from Gevingey, do not follow any of the directions indicated on the signs, but cross the white road and continue straight ahead, ignoring the yellow cross blocking the way.
Continue along the ridge, overlooking La Bresse on your left and the village of Géruge on your right. Cross a meadow, continuing straight ahead along the path. Any cows you may encounter are peaceful. At the end of the meadow, you will reach a white path.
(12) Turn right and descend towards the village of Géruge. After about 300 metres, turn left onto a path marked "voie privée" (private road) with red/white and yellow signs. Continue to the ruins and viewpoint of Montorient Castle.
(13) Continue to the left.
(14) Turn left towards "Le trou du renard" (Foxhole), then "Gevingey mairie" (Gevingey Town Hall) and descend towards Gevingey. When you reach a place called "La carrière" (The Quarry), keep right and follow signs for "Gevingey mairie".
(1) Turn right to return to the starting point (S/E).
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