The Washhouses of Coulangeron

The walk starts from the car park at the foot of the Coulangeron wash-house, below the church.

(D/A) When you reach the church, turn left. At the crow's feet, turn right into Rue de la Chaumotte. This ends at the last houses along the way. At the crossroads, go straight ahead, leaving the side exits. On the plateau, leave the first fork in the road on the left, then a second on the right. Descend towards the woods to reach the bottom of the valley.

(1) Turn right. Keep to the main path to pass under a power line. You will come to a road junction. A wash-house with picnic area is located about 50 m along on the left.

(2) Coming back from the washhouse, climb the tarmac lane on the left.

(3) When you come to a crossroads, leave the first junction on the right and take the D83 road to the right (towards Ouanne); after about 50 m, take the track on the left. Just before a copse, with a view overlooking the village of Usselot on the left, turn right (hill 328). Reach a road.

(4) Turn left and shortly after turn right onto the second track. At the next junction, turn right. At the next crossroads, go straight ahead and plunge into the woods. Reach a road.

(5) Turn left downhill towards the houses. Go through Crosle-le-Haut, keeping to the tarmac road that leads to Crosle-le-Bas.

(6) Turn right onto the second track (shortly before the washhouse). A steep climb leads to a plateau of farmland. Leave the side tracks at the first and second crossroads.

(7) Turn right. After approx. 400 m, go straight ahead at the first crossroads and turn left at the next one. Go through the Bois de Chéry, past the château and its formal garden.

(8) At the wash-house, leave the road and take the path on the right. At the T formed by the farm tracks, turn left (a return trip to the Chéry chapel is recommended).

(9) Shortly after passing under a power line, opposite the village of La Grilletière, turn right. The path leads down to Les Chocats.

(10) Cross the road and go up into the street with its central gutter. At the top, in the curve described by this road, take the path on the right.

(11) After a fairly steep climb, bear right towards the woods. Keep to the edge of the wood, forgetting a start on the left.

(12) Take the track on the left which passes under a farm building and keep it to find the crossroads at the start. Go down the tarmac lane on the right and reach the car park (D/A).