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The Eawy Forest is one of the largest and oldest forests in the region. It covers approximately 7,000 hectares and is part of the vast Normandy forest massif. This forest is best known for its majestic beech groves, sometimes centuries-old beech trees that dominate the landscape. It is home to a wide variety of fauna and flora, offering an environment conducive to walks, hikes and discoveries.

The Limousins alley is the work of Gabriel de Limoges. The latter crosses the Eawy forest for 14 km from Maucomble to Muchedent. According to the archives of the National Forestry Office, it took its name from the Sapeurs de l’Empire, originally from Limousin. They are said to have cut through the alley around 1811 on the occasion of the planting of the Jardin du Roi de Rome in Ventes-Saint-Rémy in honour of the son of Napoleon I.

This small path belongs to the Allée des Limousins. Here, you progress on a steep drop (D+ 63m). Better to go down this steep path than to climb it!

Here is a path which will offer you a strong dive from Hautes Brehoulles towards the Valfel valley.

Close to the Côte d'Albâtre on the Cauchois plateau, the commune of Grandes Ventes is a friendly town where you will find local shops and something to eat. It has, on the Town Hall Square, a monument that is original to say the least, labeled “Rural Heritage” in 2021. The Garnier Cistern brings out a current concern from the past: that of the importance of water.

A first chapel was built in 1263. It was then transformed into a church in the 15th century. A bell tower completed the current building in the 17th century. This church, named Notre-Dame, is built from local sandstone, coming from Val au Grès. The imposing building has a narthex, unique in the region, under which a terracotta plaque indicates the date of consecration of the place (1482). It also houses a polychrome stone virgin and child from the 16th century and the coat of arms of the lords of Heuze, painted on the walls of the nave and choir.

Here, you will access a remarkable point of view over the thalweg and the relief of the Hautes and Basses Brehoulles. Two benches will allow you to take a picnic break!

At the exit of the hamlet Le Goulet, you will enjoy a beautiful view of the Basses Brehoulles before diving towards the Basse Canne valley.