L’Étang des Planches

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : Take the first turning on the left (signposted Les Sandes). After 200 m, opposite an iron cross
, take a path on the right that goes downhill, crosses an inconspicuous stream and then climbs again, reaching a road at
. Turn right as far as a T-junction (oak tree).

2 – Go left up into the hamlet of Garde. Turn left at the fork. At the end of the climb
, the road becomes a good path. About 100 metres after a sharp bend
to the right, go downhill to the left. At the crossroads at the bottom of the descent, continue straight ahead. At
, take the large track on the right. Ignore a path on the left and continue along
until you reach a clearing with several paths leading to it.

Étape 3 : Take the path that descends to the right between two meadows, then climb back up to a new
T-junction. Keep to the left and continue along the same path until you reach a T-junction at
near the first houses in Sainte-Christine. Turn left towards the village and
climb up to the D99 road. Turn right onto this road and drive through the village. At the fork in the road,
go left (D99) and find the Sainte-Christine exit sign (point 1 above).
Continue along the road down to the pond embankment and return to
on the right.