Park in the car park at the Pennessières cemetery, at the very top of the village – follow the hand-painted sign for Parc à Sangliers.
(S/E) Facing the cemetery, follow the road up to the left and take thesecond forest path on the left, which climbs and leads to a grassy field. Cross it to reach the D192 road linking Hyet to Fondremand.
(1) Turn right and walk carefully along the road. Pass the ‘Chêne Bénit’ (Blessed Oak), then continue to a Y-junction at the edge of the woods.
(2) Turn right onto the forest track made of white gravel. Pass close to a first hunting lodge which was being renovated at the time of the walk’s creation. Continue straight on along this track to reach a second old hunting lodge with well-worn picnic tables nearby.
(3) Take the path furthest to the right here and, after a few hundred metres, leave the track to head down to the right and discover a game restaurant and, further to the right, the Rouge Terre chasm
(4) Retrace your steps to rejoin the path, continue straight on until you reach a white-painted boundary on your right, and follow it.
(5) Turn right at a 90° angle, begin a steep climb and continue to follow this white line. You will reach the forest and continue straight on. You will then join a local path.
(6) Turn right onto it and head down towards the hamlet of Courboux. You’ll reach a hairpin bend.
(7) Turn left onto a path through the undergrowth; look out for a small yellow signpost here pointing towards Courboux. Further on, follow the small sign: “Courboux via viewpoint”. Then head back down to the right and cross the hamlet via the main road to the main square, where you’ll see a magnificent tree.
(8) Head off to the right and follow the Chemin de la Fontaine; before this, you can also make a detour to the Fontaine de Courboux, which is a Vaucluse-type resurgence spring. Taking the Chemin de la Fontaine, you’ll pass close to an old wash house. Head up to the right towards the forest, then follow the edge of the woods to reach the village at the junction of the school and the town hall.
(9) Turn right just after the town hall into a small street, passing an old wash house, then the road turns into a path. Follow it as it continues until it becomes a tarmac road again. Continue until you reach a road, then turn right to reach the cemetery (S/E).