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Departure: Brueil en Vexin, cemetery car park, entrance opposite1bis Rue de la Poste.
(S/E): Leaving the car park, turn right, join the D913 and follow it to the right towards Sailly. At the village exit, turn right towards the Cave aux Fées, then take the first path on the left. Pass in front of the Allée Couverte de la Cave aux Fées, then in front of the first information panel about the battle and continue along the path that climbs up to the plateau. At the first crossroads, continue straight ahead and, at the next crossroads, you will come to another information panel.
(1) Turn left and continue to the Sailly sports ground. Turn left onto Rue des Champs (one-way street) which descends towards the village centre. At the school, turn left onto Rue des Bonnes Joies. At the next crossroads, go straight on towards the church. In front of the church, turn right onto Rue de la Ferme, then right again and you will arrive in front of a sign saying "Vexin 1944".
(2) Go up a grassy path on the left, carefully cross the D913, continue straight ahead and pass a crossroads. At the edge of a wood, pass a sign saying "Vexin 1944" and then, at the top of the hill, you will come to another sign.
(3) Just after this sign, turn right. Further on, the path leaves the woods and arrives at another sign. Turn left onto a small track, then follow a path to the left under the power line and arrive at a gate (close it behind you). Follow the path to the right until you reach the D913 and find another sign. Follow the road to the left for 200 metres, taking care, until you reach the Battle of Vexin memorial.
(4) Follow the small road to the left towards Fontenay-Saint-Père (two signs at the stadium) and arrive at a stop sign. Turn left onto Rue de la Mairie, then turn onto the first grassy path on the left. Pass a first path on the left, then another on the right, and arrive at a crossroads with a track.
(5) Take this track on the right and follow it for about 400 metres. Turn left onto a grassy path that is not very well marked and initially follows the edge of the forest. The path then enters the woods, passes a crossroads (barrier) and climbs straight ahead. Pass another barrier and a small forest car park and you will arrive at a new sign marked "Vexin 1944".
(6) Turn left onto a small road that becomes a path after the Saint-Laurent farm and follow it straight ahead. At a crossroads, pass another sign and continue straight ahead until you reach a small chapel at the entrance to Sailly (signposted "Vexin 1944").
(7) Take the street on the right, just alongside the chapel. The street becomes a path. Pass over the ponds and the Haubert farm. 500 m after the farm, take a path that branches off to the right at a sharp angle and climbs back up to the plateau. You will come to another sign.
(8) Turn left and continue until you reach a road. At the road, take the path that branches off to the left and descends to a street at the entrance to Brueil-en-Vexin. Go down the street on the left and you will arrive at the last sign, "Vexin 1944".
(9) Go down Rue du Pont Madame opposite the sign and, at the next crossroads, turn right onto Rue de l'Église. At the church, turn left onto a small street towards "La Montcient", cross over the river and join the D913. Follow it to the left, then turn right at the corner of the post office to return to the car park (S/E).
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