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Departure from the church square in Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire.
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(S/E) Go down Rue de l'Église towards the Loire, then follow the left bank of the river along the path below the quay, turning left. After 400 metres, this path forms a circular loop to rejoin the quay.
(1) Turn your back on the Loire and take Rue de la Renardière. Continue along Rue Barriteaux, the first street on the left, turn left onto Route de Blois (take care) then immediately right into an alleyway.
(2) At the intersection with Chemin du Flanc, take the alleyway markedGR®3opposite, until you reach Chemin de la Couture, where you turn left.
(3) Turn immediately right onto the grassy path. At the three-way intersection (Rue du Tramway, Rue des Gates and Rue des Grèves), turn right onto the grassy path, then immediately left. Continue along this straight path, ignoring the adjacent paths.
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(4) Leave theGR®3and continue straight ahead. At the end of the grassy path, turn left onto the beautiful lane. Cross the D112a; this forest lane turns left, then right.
(5) Keep to the right, do not take the path opposite. At the T-junction, turn left then right onto the first path you come to.
(6) At the crossroads, turn right then immediately left towards the water tower, onto the open road. Take the first lane on the right. Turn left at the first intersection, then right at the second, onto the Corbigny road. Ignore the turnings on the right.
(7) Turn left after the first houses onto Rue des Acacias. Pass the first crossroads and turn right at the next one.
(8) Turn left at the junction of Rue de la Chaumette and Rue du 8 Mai 1945 until you reach Route de Blois. Turn right, then left onto Rue de l'Église, which you will follow to the Loire after passing the cemetery on your right, then the church.
White and red markings (GR® 3)
(9) Turn left at the towpath overlooking the Loire, which will take you back to the starting point after passing the wall of the Château de Colliers and a Lorraine cross commemorating the events of the war in 1944.
(10) At the Manoir de Bel-Air and the street of the same name on the left, there are two options:
- continue along the quay.
- Follow the left bank of the river along the path below the quay (alternative route).
In both cases, you will turn your back on the river by turning left at Rue de l'Église (80 metres after Rue de l'Église for the alternative route).
Walk up Rue de l'Église to return to the church square (S/E).
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