The Bois de la Garde and the Bois de Pionsat

Start in front of La Cellette church (parking available alongside the church).

(S/E) Walk up the main street (follow a sign for the viaduct). At Puy Séguy, pass under a bridge. On leaving the hamlet, turn right at the cross. Follow the track and cross the viaduct.

(1) Continue along the track for 600 m, passing under a power line.

(2) At the junction, turn left; then, about a hundred metres further on, level with a building, take the path on the left which climbs into the Bois de la Garde. Follow this path for just over 1 km.

(3) As you come out of the woods, take the track on the left. Cross a small road, leave a grassy path on your left and you’ll reach a track.

(4) Follow the track to the right. Cross the D227 with care. Just after the road, carry on straight ahead for about a hundred metres.

(5) At the fork in the road, turn right and continue for about 500 metres. At the next fork, keep left. Pass a path and a track on your right.

(6) At the fork, follow the path which continues along the track.

(7) About 400 m further down, take the path leading down to the left. Follow it for about 500 m, then turn right onto a grassy track.

(8) Make a slight detour to the right to pass in front of the Nestor Perret Maquis camp. Continue for about 300 m, turn right, then take the path on the right and follow it for about 1 km.

(7) Turn left and join a track.

(9) Turn left onto this track and follow it for about 900 m, completing a circular route. Pass a path on your right and continue to the junction with a track.

(10) Turn left and follow it for just over 2 km to the hamlet of Les Grands Mas.

(11) Carry on straight ahead on the D525 (do not follow the sign for the hamlet of L’Étrade on the left). Pass through the hamlet of La Mazère.

(12) Leave the D525 towards the hamlet of Les Petits Mas, turn left and pass through Chez Tullat.

(13) As you leave the hamlet, take a track on the right and continue for just over 200 metres. At the next fork, turn right and, about thirty metres further on, take the small road on the left.

(14) Cross the D227 with care, follow it to the right for a few metres and turn left onto the track.

(15) Turn left and follow the track for just over 500 m until you rejoin the route you have already taken.

(2) Ignore the paths you have already taken, turn left and pass under a power line.

(16) At a place called Le Fraisse, continue along the track running parallel to the D227. At the cemetery, turn right and head towards the church at La Cellette (S/E).

• La Cellette Viaduct (1).
• View of the Chaîne des Puys to the south-south-east after (4) and before the D227.
• Nestor Perret Maquis after (7).
• Views of the bocage and the Limousin plateau to the west between (1) and (2); (10) and (11); and between (15) and (16).