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Park in the car park at the Verzenay mill at the top of the D26 hill leading from Mailly-Champagne to Verzenay.
(S/E) Cross the road opposite the car park and head straight up before turning right; then, after just under 150 metres, turn left and take the path leading uphill through the woodland.
After about 50 metres, at the fork, take the path on the left, which you will follow for about 500 metres before joining another path; take this one to the right and follow it southwards until you reach a lovely path that crosses the road.
(1) Turn right and follow the path westwards until you reach a junction of several paths after passing a mast.
(2) Turn sharply left onto a rather uninviting path; indeed, it has many ruts and is very muddy in wet weather. Alternate between ascents and descents along the hillside. Ignore all the offshoots of paths or tracks to the right and left and follow this path, continuing straight on towards the south until you reach a lovely path called: Ligne de Condé.
(3) Turn left onto Ligne de Condé and follow it to reach Route du Pré. Cross this road and continue slightly to the right along Allée du Bois de Cerf; note that this lane is aptly named, as it is possible to spot or hear one of these animals.
You’ll come out onto a lovely path; take it to the left and follow it to La Réserve des Batis.
(4) Cross this path and take the track opposite, then turn right onto the path that runs alongside the D34 until you reach a bend.
(5) Turn left off the road and continue through the woods until you come out onto a good path at a place called La Plaine.
(6) Cross it and take the path opposite. Continue on to the junction with the track coming from the Maisons Forestières de Saint-Basle.
(7) Leave this path on your right and take the one on the left, which will soon bring you to the junction with the Route Forestière des Batis.
(8) Here you have two options:
- either continue straight ahead along the path, which is barely visible as it has been overgrown with grass and brambles. Then veer right to reach the junction with the Chemin de la Serre; this is the track shown on the map,
- or turn right onto the Route Forestière des Batis, reach the Chemin de la Serre, turn left to reach the junction mentioned above.
(9) Follow the path straight ahead or to the right until you reach a lovely clearing; cross it and continue straight on, ignoring the attractive path branching off to the right, and carry on until you reach a Y-junction.
(10) Turn left, stay on this path and reach a junction before a downhill section
(11) Begin the descent; take care in wet weather as this narrow path is very muddy and slippery. Follow this path until you reach a good track, which is none other than a section of the Way of St James.
(12) Turn left onto this section of the Way of St James, then continue along Avenue de Champagne, which passes in front of the old station. Follow the avenue to the end to reach a good path through the woods. Follow it to the vineyards; you will see the mill, which you should head towards to reach the car park (S/E).
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