The Ardille

Depart from the centre of the village of Migé, at the foot of the town hall and from the car park in front of the small pond.

(D/A) Opposite the pond and benches, turn left and follow the Rue de l'Étang. When you reach the church, go straight on and then turn left to follow the Grande Rue until you leave the village.

(1) At the fork in the road, go straight ahead. At the next fork, leave the road and turn left into the Chemin des Laves. Enter the woods and, at the crossroads, bear right to stay on the main road.

(2) Carefully cross the road, turn right for about 50 metres and take the track on the left. Cross the Ru de Genotte. Begin a fairly steady climb, always keeping to the right-hand path. At the end of the wood, continue along the edge with an overhanging power line.

(3) Go straight ahead at this crossroads, where the power line serves as a landmark. Keep to your right for a few dozen metres. Pass under this line and leave the wooded area. At the junction of four tracks, turn right. Join a road.

(4) Cross it and follow the path. Cut across a small lane again to begin the descent to Charentenay.

(5) Carefully cross this junction heading towards the village. Pass the adjacent streets to reach the Grande Rue. Take this on the left.
Pass in front of Saint-Laurent Church and continue straight ahead until you reach the crow's-foot junction.

(6) Turn right into Rue de la Poterne. At the next junction, turn right, pass the Sentier de Derrière les Murs on your right and go up the partly tarmac lane. Ignore the access road to the telecommunications pylon and the next one on the left.

(7) The tarmac is now complete, the path goes straight ahead and continues to climb, but the gradient has become gentler.

(8) Shortly before an old vineyard, turn right to begin a descent towards Nanteau. Turn onto the first track you come to on the left. Let the next track on the left lead you across the plain. Pass a small spring on your left.

(9) Turn left into the side street (Grande Rue de Nanteau). There is a wash-house below. An arduous climb leads to a plateau at the end of the wood.

(10) Turn right and walk about 150 m before turning right again. Turn left at the fork.

(11) Enter the undergrowth, keeping to the main path. This is followed by a good descent that continues into a more open area.
Just before the road, turn left onto a grassy track (not shown on the IGN map) and you will come to the road.

(12) Cross the road carefully and go downhill on a fairly wide track.

(13) Leave the track and turn left onto the road, continuing downhill. Go straight on at the first crossroads and turn left into Rue de la Petite Fontaine (old oil mill on the right). Drive out onto the square to reach the parking area (D/A).