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Park in the car park of the Brienne-la-Vieille Ecomuseum or Halle de Dienville
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(S/E) From the Ecomuseum car park, take the small access road and cross the D11b to turn slightly left onto the path that runs behind the church at Brienne-la-Vieille and joins the Grande Rue on the left.
(1) Follow the D443 to the right, staying on the right-hand pavement at first, before crossing at the edge of the village to join the path (an old Roman road) which heads left towards the countryside.
(2) Keep to the right to follow the old railway line straight ahead, first on a footpath and then on a wider track, changing sides of the line.
(3) At the crossroads, turn left and, after about 350 metres on a white track, take the first dirt track on the right to rejoin the old Roman road. Follow it to La Rothière.
(4) At the entrance to the village of La Rothière, cross the RD 396 (watch out for traffic: be careful) and follow it for about a hundred metres. Then take the path on the left called Rue Haute and pass the war memorial and the cemetery. Continue straight on until the first street on the right.
(5) At the inn, cross the RD 396 (watch out for traffic) and take the dirt track running parallel to the RD to the left. At the end, turn right towards the plain and cross it straight ahead.
(6) Keep left to follow the edge of the woodland that runs alongside the meandering River Aube and stay in the shade until you cross the woodland behind the Moulin Soufflet (a mill still in operation).
(7) On leaving the woods, keep left and then left again to pass in front of the factory. Continue straight on towards the village of Dienville, following Rue du Moulin and then Avenue Paul Girard.
(8) Turn left onto Ruelle du Château, walk past the castle and follow the beautiful tree-lined avenue towards the church, Avenue Jean Lanez.
(9) After Le Colombier, turn left in front of the church to cross the bridge over the Aube. After the bridge, turn right onto Rue du Val.
(10) Turn left into Ruelle aux Crapauds. At the top, turn right and follow the path straight on, which offers a view of Lac d’Amance as you stay close to the edge of the woods.
(11) Before reaching the D11b, take the last path on the right which goes straight down through the woods.
(12) Turn right again to avoid the RD by taking the Sentier des Brebis, then at the bottom, turn left.
(13) Take the D11b to the right to cross the bridge and head left to the Ecomuseum car park (S/E).
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