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Please note that in the event of flooding, it is impossible to do this hike as the path runs alongside the river for a long distance.
Park near the Chavanat Town Hall.
Yellow and red-white markings except on certain sections.
(S/E) Leaving the Chavanat Town Hall on your right, walk down the street for 20 metres and take the first street on your left. At the T-junction, turn right. At the end of this small road, turn right to join the D3. Take the D3 on your left for 50 metres. Take the first road on your right towards La Cour.
(1) 40 metres from the intersection, on the left, look out for a farm track that runs diagonally across the road. Continue straight ahead for more than 800 metres. This track leads to a road.
(2) Cross and move a few metres to the right to find another path that descends very gently towards Le Thaurion. Halfway down the slope, this path turns into a trail. It leads to a bridge. Do not cross the bridge. Continue on the D3 for 250 metres.
(3) At the first bend, take the C11 on the right towards Monteillard, a tiny road that leads to a single house overlooking the Thaurion and, further on, some pretty lakes. Just before the house, take the path on the left which then descends towards the Thaurion.
(4) Leave the yellow markings and follow the red and white markings. After about 50 metres, at a fork, keep left, then after about 40 metres, turn right into the undergrowth and continue to follow the red and white markings, which will take you to the banks of the Thaurion. Walk along the river. The path veers off at a large meadow to join the Banize.
(5) Cross the footbridge and follow the Banize on the left bank until you reach a bridge.
(6) 20 metres before the bridge, leave the red and white markings and take the path on the right that leads to the hamlet of Confolent (please note: this path is not regularly maintained, see "Practical information"). Take the path on the right that leads back to the footbridge (do not enter the hamlet, p).
(5) Cross the footbridge and return via the same route.
(4) Turn right to follow the yellow markings this time. Climb up to the large Le Savenier farm. Continue straight on to the D10 road.
(7) Take it on the left for less than 200 metres. Take the first path on the right.
(8) The path leads to the D3 at the entrance to Chavanat. Go down the street on the left, which curves back to the town hall (S/E).
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