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Parking in Montgesoye, in the centre of the village, opposite the war memorial. Yellow-blue markings.
(S/E) Head towards the Virgin Mary statue and turn right onto Rue Sous Mouthier, towards Belvédère de la Thuyère. Turn into the first street on the left and at No. 4, climb the stairs to visit the church and its old tombs.
(1) Walk past the church on your left and follow the signs, turning left and walking along a wall. Walk past the town hall and, at the top of Rue de la Ville Haute, turn left towards Belvédère de la Thuyère. After the CCAS, turn right.
(2) Leave the small tarmac road and take the grassy path between the transformer and the houses. At the edge of the woods, continue straight ahead along the path that climbs uphill.
(3) At the "Variante" sign, turn right. At the next fork, go up to the left, towards the interior of the woods. When you reach a wider path, turn left and, at the tarmac road, go down to the left again. 300 m further on, at the green sign for Belvédère de la Thuyère, turn left into the field to reach the viewpoint.
(4) Leave the viewpoint via the more or less visible path on the left (when you have your back to it), which runs along the cliffs. When the path turns away from the cliffs, facing a meadow, turn left to reach the viewpoint car park. Go down the D133 on the left for about 300 metres.
(5) Look for the signpost on the left and go down the path on the left. When it comes out of the forest, at a fork, continue down the grassy path on the right until you reach the small tarmac road that you can see below on the right.
(6) At the road, go up to the right for 200 m to find a signpost and take the stony path on the left towards the bottom of the valley, then up the hill (towards Belvédère de la Verdotte) following the signs.
(7) When this path begins to descend slightly again, don't miss the small, barely visible path on the left that leads to the viewpoint (blue sign). Take the path on the left (when you have your back to it). Shortly after the viewpoint, the path splits. Take the left-hand path downhill, ignoring the signposts.
(8) When you leave the woods, take the small road on the left (towards Retour village) to reach the main road, which you will follow to the left towards Montgesoye. At the entrance to the village, take the first street on the left (Rue de la Ville-Basse) and at the fountain, turn right to return to the car park (S/E).
The route includes cliff-edge paths and unsecured viewpoints. The paths are rocky and slippery in places. Sturdy footwear is essential and walking sticks are recommended.
A lovely walk, the Verdi forest and the little flowers growing.
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