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The car park where the hike begins is on the right on the road between Dijon and Corcelles-les-Monts. This car park is indicated by a large sign entitled "Ville de Dijon. Parc Naturel de la Combe à la Serpent. Observatoire des Hautes Plates".
(S/E) At the car park exit, turn right onto the grassy path that runs alongside the road and the trees. You will arrive at the departmental road.
(1) Turn right and walk carefully along the road for about 50 metres. Then cross over and take the small road opposite marked "Château de Gouville". This small road descends, initially between fields and then into the woods. Pass the wrought-iron gate of the Château de Gouville property and continue straight on for 1 km until you reach a barrier.
(2) Before this barrier, turn right towards Le Batier and walk along the small copse, keeping to the right (yellow markings). This path, which is steep in one place, descends into a valley with mossy trees and runs alongside a stone wall.
At the next intersection, turn right onto the path that climbs, following the stone wall for a short distance (yellow markings). This path leads to the Crosne spring. Continue along this path on the hillside.
(3) At this junction at the top of a valley, turn right onto a straight path and after 80 metres, turn left towards Chenôve onto a path through the woods. Continue straight ahead, ignoring the side paths. When this path emerges from the woods, there is a beautiful view of Dijon and the plain.
(4) When you leave the woods, temporarily leave the yellow markings and continue straight ahead. Before reaching a road, turn left; the path leads to an orientation table. Facing this orientation table, take the path on the left, which joins the main marked path after 50 metres. Turn right onto this path.
When the path joins a bend in the road, turn left onto a small path that descends along a gully and leads into the vineyards. At the edge of the woods, at the intersection, turn left and continue for about ten metres.
(5) Take the small path on the right that climbs steeply (yellow markings, towards the Chenôve orientation table).
Follow this uphill path to the top, ignoring the yellow fork halfway up. At the top of the climb, follow the yellow and blue markings through a pine forest.
(6) Turn left onto a wide path that corresponds to the Plateau de Chenôve fitness trail.
Continue along this wide white gravel path which leads to a wooden barrier with a sign saying "Réservé Piétons" (pedestrians only).
Continue straight ahead, passing asecond barrier. Pass under a high-voltage power line, leaving two electricity poles on your left. The path now winds through the undergrowth, with an embankment on the left that borders the track of a riding centre. It leads to a barrier and a small road. Pass this barrier and follow the road for 40 metres.
(7) Turn left onto a small path marked in yellow, just before another barrier. This path runs alongside a rock face and leads to another road with a relay antenna opposite. Take the path marked in yellow in front of this antenna and continue straight ahead, ignoring the large perpendicular path.
Walk for 300 metres until you reach an intersection where you turn right towards Chemin des Grands Crus, Esplanades des Marcs d'Or. This will take you to a residential area, a roundabout and a bus shelter.
(8) Take a small path that descends towards Combe à la Serpent, Combe Persil and Combe Saint-Joseph.
On the way down, you will pass a spring with a stone structure. At the next intersection, turn right onto the wide grassy path that descends into the valley (towards Combe à la Serpent and Combe Persil) and leads to a small footpath.
(9) Turn left towards Combe Persil - La Bergerie and continue straight ahead, passing information boards about the trees. Pass afirst wooden gazebo, ignoring the path on the right. Pass asecond identical wooden gazebo and continue straight ahead towards La Bergerie. The path climbs to the bottom of the valley. Halfway up, pass a spring flowing under a stone arch and a turret at the top of the slope on the right.
(10) At the top of the valley, turn right onto the main path leading to the Bergerie lodge. Make a round trip to the Templar Chapel behind the Bergerie building.
(11) Retrace your steps to the Bergerie car park and take the yellow-marked path on the right, which starts at a large information panel about the town of Chenôve. Follow this straight path between a hedge of shrubs and a field on the right for about 1 km. At the end of the path, you will come back to the path you took on the way there, with thefirst barrier.
(2) Turn right towards Château de Gouville. Follow the small road that leads to the main road. Cross and turn right to follow it.
(1) Turn left to reach the car park (S/E).
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