Fao Trail (Grand-Rullecourt)

Depart from the town of Grand-Rullecourt, latitude 50.2543300 (N 50° 15’ 16”), longitude 2.4817900 (E 2° 28’ 54”)

• Facing the starting sign, take the nearby view, then continue on your way to the left. Continue to the Grand'Place and take a right. - On your left you can see the castle built in the 18th century by Antoine-Constant de Hamel. 5frever to the public. Information at the castle)
• Take a right and then the first left. You walk along the back of the estate of the old priory. At the intersection take a right until you reach the church. - The church of Grand-Rullecourt, built in the 16th century, is dedicated to Saint Léger, bishop of Autun who was martyred in 678 in the Lucheux forest. At the church, walk down the street and take a left. Continue the road and leave the first street on your left. You cross the St. Mary's oratory further, surrounded by lime trees cut into tadpoles.
• Take the first street to the right. At the crow's feet, continue on the right path towards Le Cauroy for two kilometers leaving a first path to the right.
• Turn right after the grove. at the end of the road, bypass the oratory Of Our Lady of Bon Secours from the left. - Notice the tadpole trees that surround the oratory. In the past they were cut in this way to provide firewood. As a result of the various cuts, the trees heal and offer perfect nests for birds. - Cross Departmental 79 and continue across the dirt road.
• At 100 meters, take the path on the left until the D339. Take a left towards Liencourt. Carefully follow the department for 500 meters. - You enter the commune of Liencourt, Liuncurt in the 12th century, which owned a fortress at that time. In the car park you will find a sign of the commune.
• Take the second lane on the right to the cemetery. Take a left in front of the cross and then embark on the first small dirt road to the right between the meadows. At the crossroads take a left until you reach the department.
• At the crossroads take the D79 for 100 metres on the left then take the right lane and then turn right again. Immediately take a left towards the Cauroy wood. - St. Joseph's Church in Liencourt is built of brick and dates back to the 19th century.
• Take a left and walk along the wood, cross the DD339 and continue on the dirt road to follow the edge of the wood.
• at the intersection take a right towards Le Cauroy.
• Cross the department and walk along the alley in front. At the end of the street turn right, cross the alley of the castle lined with plane trees and classified as historical monuments. Always go straight ahead. The name, Le Cauroy, comes from "colretus", meaning a place planted with coudriers (noisetiers). The majestic castle you see was built by a younger branch of the Beauffort family at the end of the 17th century.
• Just past the community pole, take the small grassed path on the left. Carefully cross the D339 and take the path in front for 1.5km. You cross the "plain of advents" and descend into "The Crupes"
• At the intersection (junction point with the Little God's Trail), take a left. At 800m, take a right and continue for 1km.
• At the crossroads, return to Grand-Rullecourt by taking the path on your left. - You walk along the leiux-called "Fay Saint-Pierre", "Sole du Fay" and "The Beeches".
• At the crow's feet previously seen, take a right to reach point 4 and reach the starting point by taking the first three steps of the trail in the opposite direction.