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(S/E) Start from the forecourt of Saint-Julien Church. Take Rue de la Fontaine Saint-Julien to the wash house of the same name.
(1) At the wash house, take the path on the right, then the second on the right and continue along this path, climbing up to reach the Grands Moulins reservoirs.
(2). Take the road opposite, go round the hamlet of La Forêt, staying on this road which leads to an old drinking trough on the left.
(3) In front of the trough, turn left twice in succession.
(4) At a four-way junction, ignore the first path on the right, take the next one on the right and join the D73 road to cross it.
(5) At the end of the track, facing a thick hedge, turn 90° to the left and continue along this track. Join the road, taking care to take the next track on the left. When you reach the crossroad, head towards Thury to reach the hamlet of Panny. At the entrance to the hamlet, before the old pumping station, go up the street on the right towards Gemigny, then take the first street on the right and, at the large bend to the right, take the path on the left. This return path leads to the Boutaut spring and an old feudal motte (traces only).
(6) Turn back. Back in the hamlet, go down the street on the right and take the first path on the right, which passes in front of the village’s old wash house. Continue along this path, turning left at the next junction. At the top of this section, go down to the left to join a slightly wider path at the bottom. At the junction, turn right, then take the first left to reach the D3 road. Cross with care and take the small path leading down to the Moulery wash house.
(7) Continue heading due south. Cross the D3 road again with care, take the first path opposite and the next one on the left, cross the road again with care and continue until you reach a small road, then turn right. At the second path on the left, leave the road and take the path that goes uphill.
(8) Then follow the edge of the Bois du Roichat until you reach a cross-path.
(9) Turn left. At the top of the climb, you will find the start of a path on the right.
(10) Take this and continue along the most clearly marked path. When you reach the fences of the properties opposite, continue to the left, keeping the houses on your right. The route gradually leads into the woods until you reach a ditch filled with logs to make crossing easier. Immediately after, turn right twice in succession. Continue for about 200 m and turn left down a slope (the path opposite leads into the housing estate and is private). Keep going straight on. You’ll reach a crossroads with four paths, with fields to the right and left.
(11) Turn right and enter the area of the old underground quarries –Caution: Natura 2000 site. It’s a bit of a rollercoaster ride! If you visit these quarries, watch out for rolling stones! Cross the road carefully and take the path once to the right and once to the left.
(12) Leave the path and continue straight on along a small tarmac road which leads round the hamlet of Grangette on the left. Ignore the road on the left leading to Thury and, after the farm, take a path on the right which passes in front of the Puits des Champs.
(13) Turn right, at the end of the path take the road opposite and then the first left. Continue along this road until it joins a main road and immediately turn left at the junction onto the path. Walk down to the D4 road.
(14) Cross with care and turn right, then take the first path on the left, followed by the first path on the left again, which climbs up to the hamlet of Colangette.
(15) At the Carrouge crossroads, go straight on for about 700m. Cross the D3 road and continue straight ahead, towards La Forêt.
(16) At the second bend, leave the road and take the track slightly to the left. Then take the first left towards the south-east, which will lead you back to the starting point, finishing with a short stretch of road (S/E).
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