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Park in Minihic-sur-Rance, in the small car park on Place Thomas Boursin.
(S/E) On leaving the car park, turn left towards the church and go round it on the left. Turn right, cross the garden behind the town hall, then take the path to the right towards the campsite. This path bends to the left and descends towards the banks of the Rance.
(1) Climb the steps on the right and follow theGR®® (bird observatory shortly afterwards). Before the port, you’ll see the ruins of the Moulin Fosse Mort. Cross the dry port of Grand Val, reach the D114 road, then, a few metres further on, rejoin theGR®® on the left and continue to a wooden bridge.
(2) After the wooden bridge, turn left and continue on theGR®® towards Langrolay.
(3) Take a small road by turning left. Below on the riverbank, you can see the remains of Moulin La Herviais. 150m further on, continue to the right along a path at the edge of the field and descend into the woods via the steps.
(4) When you reach the road, head up into the woods to continue following the GR®® trail. After a sharp right-hand bend (at the bottom of 4 steps) with a barrier made of dead branches on the left, you can make a round trip to the Virgin of the Sailors by taking the path down the embankment. It is narrow and poorly maintained and descends steeply. See also alternative route (4)
Back on theGR®®, you will alternate between sections through the undergrowth and along field edges until you reach a road.
(5) Cross the road and turn right, first onto a wide stony track and then onto a path.
(6) At the corner of the field, cross the wooden bridge on the left and take the path opposite that climbs into the woods on the Monplaisir route. Follow the yellow arrows on this route to the road. Turn left.
(7) At the no-entry sign, go down the path on the right to the Rance. Turn left and follow the Monplaisir route to the wooden bridge you crossed earlier.
(6) Cross the bridge again and head up the field opposite to the village. At the roundabout, turn left, pass the post office and continue to the D12.
(8) At the crossroads, continue straight on along the D28, leave it just as it bends left and carry on straight ahead. Head towards La Bourgaudière. At the corner of an orchard, turn right and follow the yellow markings to the D12. Walk alongside the road for 150m.
(9) Turn left and continue along the path. At La Bourgaudière, walk past the house with the timber-clad gable, leaving the road on your left.
(10) Walk past a greenhouse on the left. Take the path to the right of the field entrance: this turns right and then continues straight on along the wooded valley.
(11) When you reach the D12 road, turn left then cross in front of the Chapelle Saint-Buc, going round it via the path that climbs up to a road. Continue to the right then, at the junction, turn left into Rue des Champs.
(12) When you see the shipyard, turn left onto the path. At the stop sign, go straight on and continue along the narrow path between the hedges. At the road, turn right, then take the first left into Rue de la Haute Rabinais. Finally, turn right into Rue des Vallées. Continue between the two fields, cross the two wooden bridges and follow the path running alongside the stream. Turn left onto Rue des Adriais and head towards a junction.
(13) At the road, turn left after the large pine tree to take the small path signposted “Le Bourg”.
(14) After the wash house, turn right and head up towards the village. Turn right onto Rue du Pron, which leads to the square and the car park at the start (S/E).
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