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Park in the car park at the Blanc Cheval crossroads; Auberge du Coucou.
(S/E) To the right of the inn, follow the Blanc Cheval road and, 20 metres after the barriers, turn left onto the Gommegnies path and continue for 900 metres until you reach the third footbridge. You are now beneath the characteristic trees of the Mormal State Forest: hornbeams, beeches and pedunculate oaks. If you are quiet, you may spot deer along the way.
(1) After crossing the stream, turn left and cross the Albert and Isabelle path – a path is a straight trail cut through the forest. Join the Sambrette, a tributary of the Sambre, and follow its meanders for 500 metres.
(2) Just after the fifth culvert, turn right to join the Laie du Grand Sart and follow it to the left for 150 metres until you reach the Route d'Hargnies or Chemin Planté.
Take the road on the left for 50 metres. Please note that this road can be busy at times.
(3) Turn right onto Laie Pied de Loup, then immediately right onto a path that goes around the site of the remains where Merovingian tombs were found on the site of an old "villa". Cross Laie Pied de Loup and then follow Brai Préchon for about 300 metres.
(4) Cut across the Roulie aux Équettes path at Cheval Blanc, then take the Fontaine à l'Ombre road.
(5) At Fontaine à l'Ombre, turn left, cross the Julia path and join the Blanc Cheval road, which, on the left, takes you back to the starting car park (S/E).
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