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Parking is available in the car park opposite the town hall in Verdelot, before the village exit on the D31 towards La Couarde and La-Celle-sur-Montmirail. For access by public transport, see the practical information.
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(S/E) Return to the centre of the village via Rue de la Mairie (D31).
(1) At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue de l'Église. Go up, pass the war memorial and then the church (on your right). Ignore a red and white arrow pointing to a small street on the left and walk along the cemetery wall.
(2) Before reaching the end of the cemetery wall, turn right onto a path that starts at the foot of a masonry reservoir. Immediately afterwards, ignore the path that branches off to the right on relatively flat ground and continue along the path that climbs alongside the fence of a meadow (on your left). Walk east-northeast through the fields and meadows until you reach a small road at the entrance to La Vollée.
(3) Take the road on the right and cross the hamlet. At the exit (wind turbine on the right), continue straight ahead on the small road. Cross a small wood and then walk alongside cultivated fields. At the next crossroads (houses), continue straight ahead (east) on Route de Vallery and cross the hamlet.
(4) At the exit of the hamlet, when the road makes a first turn to the left, take the path that branches off to the right into a small wood. Walk along the meadows and reach a small road. Cross this road and continue along the path opposite. This path is fairly flat and runs east-northeast then northeast. Walk along a hedge on your left, a wood on your left, a wood on your right and finally a fenced-in meadow (barbed wire) on your right.
(5) At a slightly marked crossroads (with the meadow fence on your right, a group of trees opposite and a water tower in the distance on your left), turn right at a right angle towards the houses in the distance, still walking alongside the fenced-in meadow. Walk slightly downhill, alongside meadows and cultivated fields, until you reach a small road.
(6) Take the road on the right. Pass between houses and farm buildings (cattle shed on the left). N.B. According to information obtained on site, the path is communal and pedestrians are duly authorised to use it (please respect the premises). After passing the buildings, the path bends to the right and climbs slightly between the meadows. It crosses a stream and then turns left (south). Come out onto a small road (horse farm on the left) and continue south to Les Aulnejois (house). Then turn right, still on the small road. Cross the hamlet of Les Denizets and you will come to a crossroads (metal cross known as "Saint-François" on the left).
(7) Turn left into Torailles (sign with half-faded letters). After about 200 metres, at an electricity pole and before the farm sheds, turn right into a small street (small house on the right). The street becomes a path that descends slightly. After about 100 metres, at a wash house (elevation 167), turn left onto a path through the fields. The slope becomes steeper: descend along a hedge on your left. You will reach a hamlet on the banks of the Petit Morin.
(8) Cross the wooden bridge over the Petit Morin. You will reach a road. Cross it and take the small road that climbs opposite, towards La Haute Croix. After a right-hand bend and a small fenced-off plot on your left, take a path on the left. At a three-way junction, you will see a small meadow on your left with fences and metal troughs for livestock: turn right towards the houses. Walk past a house with green shutters on your right and you will come to a small perpendicular road.
(9) First turn right then left and take the path heading north-west, along the fence of a garden on your left. Walk downhill alongside the meadows. Enter a small wood and join the Petit Morin stream on your right.
(10) Walk along the river for about 500 metres. After the white gate of a property, you will come to an open field. On the right, you can clearly see the silos of a mill and the church of Verdelot, built in very different architectural styles. Continue straight ahead until you reach some houses and come to a road.
(11) Take the road on the right and cross the Petit Morin again. Pass the mill on your right. Ignore the yellow arrow pointing left towards Rue St-Nicolas and continue straight ahead towards the church (sign saying "Stop à 75m").
(1) At the next crossroads, turn right onto Rue de la Mairie and return to the town hall (S/E).
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