Start from Rue de l'Église in Montherlant, in the car park in front of a beautiful half-timbered house.
(S/E) Return to the main road: Rue de Gournay and turn right, walk past the Château, continue to the village exit and turn left onto Rue de Pontavesne, walk for 1.1 km and pass the dog club.
(1) At the hamlet of Pontavesne, pass a large farm on the right and the castle ruins on the left, then head left onto Rue du Hameau (gravel track). A little further on, at the fork, keep right onto the dirt track leading through the fields. Continue along this track for 1.5 km. As you enter a wooded area, head down to the left to reach Valdampierre. Further on, the track becomes tarmac.
(2) At the first junction, turn right and at the next crossroads, go straight on into Rue de l’Église. Pass the town hall and, to the left of the church, continue downhill, cross Rue de Beauvais and take the small passage opposite.
(3) Once on Rue Neuve, turn left and cross Rue du Général de Gaulle (the main street) to head up Rue du Chapron (formerly Rue du Cimetière, marked with red and white signs) on the opposite side. Pass to the right of the cemetery and go through the metal gate. At the junction, turn left onto the D115, leave theGR®® and walk a few dozen metres along the main road before taking the farm track on the left for 1 km.
(4) At the end of the track, turn left onto Rue de la Briqueterie and then right towards Val de Pouilly. Continue along this road for 1.3 km (D129). At the junction with the D129, continue straight on towards Pouilly.
(5) At the entrance to Pouilly, by the wayside cross, continue straight on, passing the riding school and the church. At the next fork, leave Rue de l’École on your left and continue along Rue Principale. A little further on, you’ll find a pretty park with an old wash house and a stream.
(6) At the end of Rue Principale, turn left onto Rue du Pont. Cross the bridge over the stream and pass the Allée du Château. Then, at the fork, turn right onto the uphill road: Rue de Montoisel. Pass the cemetery, continue along this road and cross the hamlet of Montoisel.
(7) At the next junction, turn left towards Montherlant onto a tarmac road running alongside the forest on the left and a field on the right. Turn left at the next junction to join Rue de l’Église, walk past the church and you will come to the car park a little further on (S/E).