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Park in the car park of the cemetery in the village of Sainte-Croix.
(S/E) Go to the end of the car park, take the street and walk along the railway line on your left. Pass the Technopôle Sainte-Croix building and then the Reuge building. The street turns left; take the path opposite.
When you reach a road, turn right. At the crossroads, follow the yellow sign for Gorges de Covatannaz.
(1) Follow the path down through the pastures. Stay on this path, ignoring any turnings on the right or left, until you reach a road. Follow this road for about ten metres to the right, then take the turnstile on the right. Follow the yellow route, go down the field and continue left on the road until you reach the water treatment plant.
(2) Descend and follow the yellow sign for Gorges de Covatannaz. Admire the gorges as you descend and reach the waterfall crossroads.
(3) Turn left to enjoy the waterfall, then continue along the path for 10 metres to see some unusual rocks.
From there, do not follow the main path, but at the rocks, turn right onto a path that joins the yellow route, then follow it to the left. You will reach another crossroads.
(4) Stay on the main path, do not take Yverdon but follow Baulmes at the yellow sign at the water reservoir stairs. Continue along this road to reach the entrance to the village of Baulmes.
(5) Follow the yellow route, Rue de la Tuillière then Rue des Jaquettes. At the Baulmes cheese dairy, leave the yellow route and turn right to go up Rue Famenan with the Baumine stream on your left. Continue along Rue des Scies. You will reach the edge of the village.
(6) Rejoin the yellow trail towards the Monts de Baulmes. Here, begin a long climb, cutting across the road via the footpaths. Reach the railway line.
(7) Pass under the railway line, then leave the path and take the trail on the left at the Mont de Baulmes sign until you reach a road.
(8) Turn left onto a path marked yellow and red, with markings on the road. A few metres further on, turn left onto the path marked red. Continue climbing to reach the Monts de Baulmes pastures after several hairpin bends.
(9) Turn left onto the yellow route and quickly reach the viewpoint by turning left, where you can enjoy a superb view.
(10) Return to the path and continue left, still following the yellow markings. Continue along the Crête des Aiguilles de Baulmes to reach the Cave Noire.
(11) Resume the route and reach the summit of the Aiguilles de Baulmes.
(12) Leave the marked route on your right and continue straight ahead along the ridge to begin the descent.
Be careful here: the path descends quite steeply in places.
At the foot of the cliffs, turn left and, a little further on, continue on the path to the right. Continue until you reach the road.
(13) Take the road opposite and follow it to the crossroads marked by a sign.
(14) Leave the road and turn right, following the yellow markings towards La Sagne - Sainte-Croix. Continue in this direction downhill, ignoring all the paths branching off to the right and left. Stay on the yellow trail until you reach the entrance to the village of La Sagne Sainte-Croix.
(15) Follow the yellow route to Sainte-Croix station, cross the railway line, turn right onto Chemin des Mouilles, then turn left onto Rue du Progrès and you will arrive at the cemetery car park (S/E).
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