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Park in the small lay-by on the road leading up to Egarande, 3.2 km north of Estivareilles.
(S/E) Take the road on the right leading to Egarande. After the second hairpin bend, in front of the large renovated house, take the red and white marked trail (GR®3) to the north-west. This trail continues to Montarcher. At the fork at the exit of the village of Égarande, continue to the left. After 1 km, continue on the main path on the left and cross the small stream.
(1) When you reach the villages of Le Perrot and Les Granges, leave the track and take the small path on the right. After 100 m, you will reach a road. Follow it to the right for about 70 m (the red and white markings are not very clear). After another 100 m, cross the crossroads and take the small tarmac lane opposite.
(2) At the exit of Les Granges, continue straight ahead on the small steep, stony and grassy path until you reach a new road 80 m higher up. Follow this road to the right for 40 m, then turn left onto a small road that continues as a grassy track heading west. At the fork, 150 m higher up, turn right (the first track indicated 100 m on the maps is not visible) and 30 m further on, turn left. The path zigzags below the walls of the old medieval motte, with the chapel in view. Only very small detours are to be expected. Keep following theGR®3markings (white and red). At the shrine of the Virgin Mary on the left of the path, leave theGR® trail straight ahead and climb up to the left onto the terraces and small steps leading directly to the church square.
(3) You will arrive at the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Montarcher. Go around the church on the right and continue straight ahead to leave the village heading north-east. After the car park, head towards the cemetery along the Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château road. (Red and white markings are not very visible, as this section is a variant ofthe GR®3). Pass the cemetery and take the first track on the left. Immediately leave the small path on the left and continue straight ahead (north) for 700 m.
(4) At the crossroads, turn left twice and rejoin theGR®3(red and white markings) for 1 km until you reach the centre of La Chapelle-en-Lafaye.
(5) In the centre of the village, at the crossroads, head towards the large cross. From here, leave the red and whiteGR®3markings. Take the lane to the left of the church. A few metres further on, it turns left and comes to another cross. Follow the walls of the presbytery on your right. At the end of these walls, take the very small path downhill on the left. 200 m further down, take the D44 road on the right.
(6) 400 m further on, turn left onto the small road leading to the hamlet of Jamillard. It continues along a path. Immediately, pass to the left of a water reservoir and cross the stream, the Andrable. The following villages will be marked in yellow with directional posts. At the three-way junction, 300 m further on, follow the signs and leave the path on the left.
(7) After 500 m, arrive at Montformont, head towards the cross at the bottom of the village and turn left onto the road which, after the last house, continues along a path marked in yellow with signs indicating the different villages. Continue for 600 m through the forest and just above Mandon, at the crossroads of small paths, turn right towards the hamlet, then immediately turn right onto the road (yellow signposts). 200 m further on, take the track on the left across the fields. 100 m upstream from Crozet, at the crossroads, turn left and you will reach the village.
(8) Take the road that runs along the village on the right and, at the end, continue on the left along the path marked in yellow, heading south-east. At the next fork, after 500 m, stay on the well-marked path on the right. There are no more yellow markings, but the path is marked with the scallop shell symbol. 200 m further on, cross the road and take the path opposite, which is not visible on the map but is clearly visible. There are no more markings. Cross the forest for 400 m.
(9) When you reach Pierre de Lune, cross the road and continue straight ahead along the small sunken path. At the crossroads, 400 m further down, continue straight ahead to reach Bransiecq. On the outskirts of the village, the car park is visible below (S/E).
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