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(S) At the foot of the statue of the Virgin Mary at the top of the village of Andelarre
(1) Take the road heading south-west, which then becomes a forest path in the Bois de la Côtotte, and continue following the yellow round markings.
(2) Pass to the right of a sheepfold (be sure to push the iron gate back if it is closed during your walk, as there are often sheep in the field). Continue along the yellow-marked path.
(3) Pass close to an isolated house called "Les Évêques" and then, well after that, at an intersection, go straight ahead into the small passage inside the woods, which widens a little further on.
(4) At the end of this wooded path, you will arrive near a farm shed. Go down the road on the right and then on the left to reach the village of Baignes.
Follow Grande Rue, passing the old forges on your left (you can also take a closer look at them), then turn right at the three-way junction, passing in front of the town hall.
(5) Turn right onto Rue des Planches de Velaze immediately afterwards and go up the street through the housing estate until you reach the edge of the village. The road then becomes a farm track, which you follow to the next village, Mont-le-Vernois.
Enter the village and follow the main road.
(6) After the first right-hand bend, continue straight ahead and take a small grassy path (dead end) that climbs between walls separating several properties.
When you come out onto a white gravel path again, follow it straight ahead for about 200 metres.
(7) At a fork, turn right and continue for about 1.5 km on the same type of path. You will see the yellow round markings again.
(8) When you come to a wooden path again, take the one in front of you that slopes slightly.
Then turn left and leave the markings behind.
Continue along this path and when you reach a small pile of rubble, turn right again onto a path that veers off to the side and then joins a pine plantation, which you will cross. Then turn right and slowly exit the woods via a path between two pastures.
(9) You will then arrive at a road leading to the Andelarre housing estate. Take this road on the right and return to the starting point of the walk.
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