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Car park: at the eastern end of Allée du Bois Dieu, at the edge of the forest.
(S/E) Take the south-southeast trail that crosses the fitness trail. Initially almost flat in the forest, it crosses a wide trail, then descends rapidly for about a hundred metres and meets another good, almost horizontal trail.
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(1) Take this path on the left. After 500 metres, you will come to another path: turn right at the sharp bend, heading south on a steep descent. The path then veers left, descending more gently, and reaches the D427, which runs alongside the Cousin.
(2) Take the D427 on the left to Méluzien. At the fork, turn right, cross the bridge over the Cousin, turn left along the Cousin, then take the first right, Chemin de la Grande Côte.
(3) The dead-end street turns into a good path that begins to climb into the woods, then crosses pastures and fields before arriving at the hamlet of Les Granges.
(4) In the centre of the hamlet, when the road turns left, take the street opposite, which turns into a path after the last house. Continue along this path, which descends to the banks of the Cousin, then meets the D944, which you follow for 400 metres. Watch out for cars: the verges are very narrow.
(5) Shortly after the Avallon town sign, and just before the first house on the left, turn left onto the path that runs alongside the forest and quickly becomes a steep climb. The path turns right, still at the edge of the forest, passes two telecommunications masts, runs alongside a beautiful stone wall before arriving at Les Petites Châtelaines. Turn left onto the D127, then take thefirst right for about 200 metres.
(6) At the end of a right-hand bend, leave the road and take a dirt track on the left. You will come to a good path on the right. You will arrive at a leisure park (tree climbing, etc.) and a picnic area.
(7) Continue along this good path which crosses the forest on the ridge, then descends quite steeply, turns into a trail and turns sharply to the right to reach the banks of the Cousin.
(8) Walk upstream along the left bank of the Cousin. Follow this path for about 3 km until you reach a lawn by the river from where you can see the rooftops of Avallon.
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(9) Cross to the right bank, turn right and go under the road bridge. 100 m after the bridge, when the D427 turns right, take the street opposite that goes uphill (Rue du Pavé de Cousin le Pont). 100 m further on, take the stairs going up to the left, cross the street, then take the path going up the "lawn" towards the viewpoint in front of the Gaujard Tower, which marks the entrance to the upper town.
(10) Enter the town and walk to the Collegiate Church of Saint-Lazare, where you can admire the façade before visiting the interior. Continue along Rue Bocquillot and take thefirst left after the tourist office, then thesecond right to admire the superb half-timbered house on the corner and its adjoining buildings. Return to Grande Rue and turn left until you reach the small roundabout.
(11) Turn slightly right and continue for about 400 metres until you reach the traffic lights. Turn right, then right again into a narrow street (one-way) that slopes quite steeply. At the stop sign, cross and take the street that goes up opposite, slightly diagonally to the left. A little further up, at the fork, take the street on the right, which later turns right. This is Avenue du Bois Dieu, which leads straight to the car park (S/E).
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