Les Pierres Blanches

Start - Bourg de La Chapelle :
Go past the church.
At the nearby crossroads, take the route d'Uchon.
At the cemetery, turn left onto the track leading down to Les Gabets, then right onto the road.
At the first houses, go down the small one-way street.
Follow the road as far as the Toulongeon crossroads (junction 304).
Turn right towards La Tuilerie.
After 800 m, before the houses, turn left into the lane.
(From here, the climb begins to the highest point).

Châtaignier > Velle :
At Châtaignier, take the road to the right.
Shortly after the houses, turn right onto a "short cut" to rejoin the road at the entrance to the hamlet of Velle.
Turn left between the houses, then right up the path.
When you reach another track, turn right up to the Croix de Montrion crossroads (hill 576).

Croix de Montrion > Pierres Blanches :
Turn left and follow the road for 1.5 km to the Pierres Blanches crossroads (hill 605).
(Option: 1 km round trip to the Chapelle de la Certenue and its healing spring).

Descent to Les Domas :
In front of the sign, take the track that descends to the left.
After a right-angled bend, turn left, then right onto a steep, steep track with large stones.
Turn right again onto an almost level, sandy track.
At Les Domas, turn left along the property, then left again onto the small road.

Granges > Mesvres > Toulongeon :
At Les Granges, turn right down to the Mesvres road.
Turn left at the STOP sign.
This brings you to the hamlet of Toulongeon.

Back to the village: Return to the village of La Chapelle along the same route as at the start of the circuit.

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