In Lépine, park at the side of the Chemin de la Grande Voie, by the last houses
(S/E) Head up the Chemin de la Grande Voie.
(1) After crossing the bridge over the motorway, take the path on the right that runs alongside the motorway. Turn left at the first path, which goes straight up and then down.
(2) At the junction with the tarmac road, there is a lovely view of Prugny. Take this tarmac road to the left. Walk past the petrol station and continue in the same direction, passing under a power line. Below, there is a view across the whole of the Troyes plain, Lépine and Laines-aux-Bois.
(3) At the bottom of the field, at the edge of the woodland, turn right. Walk alongside the woodland below for 800 m.
(4) Just after passing a path that climbs to the right, take the path that leads into the woodland on the left. Cross the woodland, then at the edge turn right to walk along Mont Martin.
(5) Turn left, then right, and head downhill towards the pumping station on the D83.
(6) Just before reaching the pumping station, take the path furthest to the left. Continue downhill. You’ll see the bell tower of Laines-aux-Bois.
(7) When you join theGRP® Plaines et Collines around Troyes, turn left. Follow the Laines Valley. After 500 m, theGRP® climbs steeply.
(8) Turn right, leaving theGRP®, and head down the white track, passing the Puits de la Chalonne.
(1) Follow the Chemin de la Grande Voie back to the starting point (S/E).