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There are two possible starting points for this walk:
- From La-Rivière-Drugeon: the car park is near the tennis and football pitches.
- Starting from Bouverans: the car park is near the Bouverans village hall.
Follow the yellow and blue markings to find your way.
The description provided here assumes a start from La-Rivière-Drugeon.
(S/E) Cross the river and go round the pond on the path, then turn right onto the road to reach the other side of the village. Take the path running alongside the pond on your right. The path turns left to reach the junction at Faubourg du Tartre.
(1) Turn left. At the next junction, turn right (Ruelle de la Fenette). Walk past the house at the end of the street, head towards the field and follow the fence.
(2) Turn right at this junction and join the gravel road. Then turn left, then right.
(3) At the fork, follow the road to the left, pass under a power line and head up towards Laveron.
(4) At the reservoir, turn onto the path on the right.
(5) Continue along the path that climbs up to the Croix de la Bèche. *In winter, to protect wildlife, head towards Bouverans by taking the road opposite. Then continue straight on.
(6) At the Croix de la Bèche, continue to the right along the ridge
(7) You can visit the Président de Bouverans fir tree by taking the stony track to the left (unmarked return route; turn left at the next junction). Otherwise, continue straight on towards the Chapelle du Lac.
(8) Take the grassy path on the right. It will lead you to the President Gaston Bressand fir tree. Continue south-west and, at the junction, turn right.
(9) Take the small path leading down to the right.
(10) When you reach the main road, head down to Lac de l'Entonnoir by turning left.
(11) If you turn left, you can visit Lac de l'Entonnoir (marked path, 2.2 km round trip). Alternatively, head towards the Chapelle du Lac by taking the small stony path on the right. Once you have passed the chapel, follow the road to the next junction.
(12) Take the stony road on the right. Head towards the forest house.
(13) Continue to your left.
(14) Extend your walk by taking a detour to Bouverans. To do this, carry on straight ahead. (You can shorten your walk slightly by turning right straight away.)
(15) After the wooden bridge over the Drugeon, take the tarmac path on the right which runs alongside the Drugeon. Head up towards the cheese dairy then follow the signs to the church.
(16) Before the church, turn right and walk through the housing estate.
(17) Cross the bridge on the left and continue straight on to reach a junction you passed on the way there.
(14) Turn left.
(18) At the end of the road, turn left and follow the yellow and blue markings at the junctions to return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.
(3) Take the path opposite to the one you took on the way there, heading back to the car park (S/E).
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