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In the village of Boursault, from Rue de la Duchesse d'Uzès, take Rue des Écoles (where the town hall is located), go up it and turn right into Rue Domaine Pérignon, which you follow to the Lune tourist area, the starting point for the hike.
(S/E) Take the good gravel path heading south-east that climbs through the undergrowth. After about 400 metres, leave the path that leads to the Bellevue farm on your right and continue straight on for about 700 metres.
(1) At the fork, take the grassy path that climbs to the right. Pass an electricity pylon on your right and take the path that heads east.
(2) At the next crossroads, turn right. At the end, leave the woods, turn right and stay on the edge of the woods.
(3) After a little over 500 metres, leave the path and turn left into a wide, straight, grassy area that runs alongside the forest. You will need to make your own way through the grass and clumps of earth. Pass under a high-voltage power line and then turn right onto a path. At the end, you will come to the first pond of the day: the Étang d'Orléans.
(4) After walking along the pond, turn right and continue straight ahead towards the west. At thefirst crossroads (swampy area opposite), turn left.
(5) At the next junction, turn right. Further on, walk along the Étang de Givry. Continue straight ahead (west) along the bank, then continue along the path that enters the forest until you reach the "Chemin des Plantes".
(6) At the T-junction, turn left onto Chemin des Plantes. After about 400 metres, you will see Étang d'Anglure through a gap on the left. Continue for another 30 metres until you reach an intersection.
(7) Take the path on the left. Walk along the Étang d'Anglure. Continue into the undergrowth. Find a good path and follow it to the left.
(8) At the crossroads, take thesecond path on the right, Chemin des Ivernelles. Go straight ahead and follow the Étang de Noire Fontaine. The path first turns right then left and ends at the Croix des Frileux.
(9) Then take thefirst pathon the right. Continue straight ahead (north-west) until you reach a large crossroads.
(10) Take thesecond road on the right (north-east). At the next crossroads, go straight ahead.
(7) Continue on the main path (northeast then north).
(6) Continue straight ahead (north) and follow the Étang de Naubacon lake. Shortly afterwards, at the next crossroads, stay on the main path which veers to the right (north-east).
(11) At the crossroads, continue along the middle path (thethird from the left and the right). Follow the Étang du Grand Loupy, which can be seen through the branches.
(12) At the crossroads, turn left onto Chemin des Ivernelles. Follow this wide, straight, grassy path until you reach a large Y-shaped fork.
(13) Take the left-hand path (grassy and not very marked) and follow it west-northwest.
(14) At the next junction, turn left. Pass in front of the Étang du Petit Loupy and continue straight ahead, ignoring the paths branching off to the sides. At a clear crossroads (Les Six Routes), take thesecond path on the right. Follow this good path westwards until you reach a crossroads.
(15) Then take thesecond road on the right. Continue straight ahead (north-west) to the Étang des Pâtis.
(16) Retrace your steps and, after about 100 metres, turn left at a fork. At the crossroads (elevation 242), take thefirst path on the left (north).
(17) At a crossroads near the edge of the woods, continue along the barely marked (if at all) path heading north-east. Leave the woods and pass under a high-voltage power line. At a fork, follow the left-hand path and you will come out onto the road at Les Pâtis.
(18) Turn left. At the next intersection, turn sharply right and descend. This will take you back to the starting point (S/E).
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