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(S) From the town hall of Saint-Privat-d'Allier, climb the road towards Nolhac.
(1) At the hairpin bend to the right (below the three crosses), take the dirt track opposite. Join the D301 and follow it to the right.
(2) After the Saint-Privat town exit sign, near a high-voltage pylon, descend to the left onto a narrow stony path (red and whiteGR®65markings). Cross the road to climb up the path opposite and turn right along a building.
(3) At this building on your right, continue straight ahead on a flat gravel track. At the crossroads, turn right to reach Nolhac. When you see the first houses, follow the main path straight ahead and ignore the access roads to the houses on your left and right to reach a tarmac road.
(4) Turn right onto this tarmac road. At the crossroads, take the left-hand road.
(5) At the last house on the left of the road, at the entrance posts to the property, turn right onto a dirt track which becomes a tarmac road. After the climb following the Rouchoux stream, ignore a gravel path on the right and continue onto a perpendicular road (D25). Cross it and follow the dirt track opposite, reaching the D589 after a right-hand bend. Cross this road (take care) and continue opposite.
(6) At the three-way intersection, take the middle path opposite to reach the paved road leading to the hamlet of Villard. Turn left onto this road towards the centre of the hamlet. In Villard, at each intersection, take the paved road on the far left. Find the D589, cross it and follow the sign for "Dallas" opposite.
(7) In Dallas, at the junction of two tarmac roads near a cross, turn right. Immediately turn left onto the tarmac road, which becomes a path. At the first junction, turn right. Immediately after, at the Y-junction, turn left.
(8) At the bottom of the valley, after the path has curved to the left, leave the edge of the forest and turn right onto an uphill path. Climb through the forest following this path until you reach a road. Follow it to the right for a few metres, before turning down the first path on the right, following the sign for "GR® 65 - Saint-Privat 4.4 km". This is the Way of St James.
(9) Continue straight downhill, staying on this path through the woods. It continues along a small road bordered on both sides by cultivated fields, which you should follow in the open. Cross the D589 and take the road opposite leading to the village of Chier.
(10) In the village, cross the central square, passing between the cross and the town hall. Then go down a grassy path, followed by a stony trail, following the "GR® 65" sign, before crossing a stream near a mill.
(11) You will come out onto the tarmac road at the entrance to Saint-Privat-d'Allier. Head towards the centre of the village and follow the road uphill towards Garage Jobert to reach the town hall.
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