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Park in the car park at the Croix de Souvray crossroads (junction of the D152 and D301).
(S/E) Head north-west along Route du Corbeau until you reach the Carrefour de la Mare aux Corneilles crossroads. At this point, turn right onto Route de la Mare aux Corneilles, which winds its way down from the plateau. Join Route du Rocher de la Combe.
(1) Turn sharply left onto Route du Rocher de la Combe. It approaches the rocks (at this point, 200 metres after the crossroads, you can see the path descending from Rocher de la Combe on the right). Pass Route des Choucas on the left.
Shortly afterwards, a path on the right climbs up alongside Rocher de la Combe. Take this path. Almost at the top, a path on the left leads to a spectacular overhang (you can continue exploring; the remains of the quarries are very impressive). Shortly after this path, don't miss the turn that leads to the summit plateau: do not continue straight ahead along the edge. The path turns west and heads north (very impressive rock face).
You will come to an unnamed path: take it to the right. Join Route Paulet, which comes from the left.
At the next crossroads, turn right onto Route du Griffon. This path crosses a somewhat bare area and veers west.
(2) Shortly afterwards, you will see another rock face. Turn south into a small steep valley dominated on the left by a large boulder. Descend quickly. You will come to a crossroads, just before Chemin du Rocher de la Combe, which is 20 metres away. Turn left onto a visible but little-used path. Join Chemin du Rocher de la Combe 300 metres further on; its end is blocked by a large mass of broom.
At the crossroads, continue straight on until you reach the road (D152).
(3) You will see the Route des Dryades opposite: cross over and take this road. At the next crossroads, turn right onto the Route du Mauvais Passage, then take the first road on the right, which is the Route des Regrets. Then turn left onto Route du Lodge, then right onto Route du Lièvre. You will come out onto Route des Petites Maisons: turn left and go to Carrefour du Lièvre.
(4) Take the Route du Repaire diagonally to the right, which joins the Carrefour du Mystère. Turn sharply left onto the Route du Champ de Manœuvre (first left). Descend towards the Carrefour des Petites Maisons. Take the second path on the left, which climbs back up to the plateau. Cross the Route des Adieux.
(5) At the top of the climb, leave theGR®13on your right and take Route des Oublis (signposted). Please note: the map incorrectly shows Route du Satyre. Pass Carrefour des Oublis and continue to the next crossroads, ignoring a path that branches off to the right.
(6) A sign on the left indicates Route du Faune. Align yourself with the sign (the path is faintly visible) and walk in the direction indicated for 20 metres. You will come to a tangle of shrubs; go around it on the left to reach a break in the slope near two dead tree trunks. Turn slightly to the right, where you will clearly see the path in the valley and easily join it. At the bottom of the valley, cross Route des Dryades and climb up opposite, which is now clearly visible. Further to the right are the last large rocks on the western flank of Rocher des Demoiselles.
(7) At the crossroads, take the wide path on the right (Route de Valmy). Reach the large crossroads at Plaine du Mont Morillon. Take the third path on the left (unnamed). Cross another path, climb gently, and join the Route de Vénus at the foot of Mont Morillon.
(8) Cross a path that climbs steeply to the right: take it. At the top of Mont Morillon, turn right onto Route du Pourtour (GR® markings). Then join the path that descends (Route de Cupidon). Take this path (still theGR®13). At the next crossroads (Carrefour de Vénus), follow theGR® straight ahead, which climbs towards a small pass in the middle of the rocks.
(9) At the small pass, you will see a sign that may be confusing: it indicates the different options for the Blue trails that run through the Rocher des Demoiselles. Take the Blue loop on the left. Do not climb the rocks, but follow the ridge above you (leaving the path that climbs up on your left). You will soon reach a rock marked "V". The blue path veers to the right (be careful). Follow the blue markings until they join theGR®13. Follow it to the left to the Carrefour du Bonheur.
(10) At the crossroads, look for the Route des Dryades, then on the left, the Route de la Tendresse. Take the next road on the left (Route des Mystères) which goes back up to the plateau. It crosses a path, then meets the Route des Grands Genièvres: turn left, then a few metres further on, left again (Route de la Beauté).
(11) At the crossroads, take the third path on the right (no sign, Route des Filles on the map). Cross a path: cross diagonally to the left, then join another path (sign: Route sans Nom). You will then arrive very close to a car park giving access to the Rocher des Demoiselles.
(12) Before the car park, look for a path on the right that leads to the nearby D63E. Cross it and continue straight ahead. You will come to Route du Sophora, turn right onto it. Cross Route de Jemmapes; at the next crossroads, continue straight ahead on the wide path.
(13) You will arrive at the junction with Route de la Connaissance (sign on the left). The path is narrow at first and quickly becomes overgrown with brambles and ferns. Go around to the left, keeping an eye on the path, and rejoin the trail, which is clearly visible after the brambles. Continue straight ahead. Then turn left onto Route des Ypréaux, then (2nd left at the next crossroads) onto Route du Pinson. Descend to a beautiful crossroads and reach Route du Pape (2nd right).
Turn right onto this road to climb back up to the plateau. Cross a first path, at the next crossroads, take the path on the right, which is little used. This leads to Route des Érables et Déluge.
(14) Turn right and follow this road for about 1,500 metres until you reach Route de Fontainebleau in Recloses. Turn left. Cross Route Ronde, ignore a path that crosses it, and continue to Carrefour des Ventes Lopinot.
(15) Turn right at a right angle onto Route des Sorciers. Cross the D63E; on the other side is Route du Lévrier, which leads to the Parc au Bœufs crossroads.
Turn right onto Route du Parc au Bœufs and continue to the next crossroads (Carrefour des Sept Pins). Immediately turn right onto theGR® marked path (Route du Lièvre), crossing Route du Roitelet and Route de Joinville.
(16) At the next crossroads, turn left, then right, and head for the car park (S/E).
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