Bonnefond and the Chadebec Mill

Actual time: 2½ hours
This hike will take you to the heart of the Massif des Monédières and the Plateau des Millevaches, where numerous streams flow. The rural heritage is also rich in stones, crosses, menhirs and plank bridges. In winter, you can do this circuit on cross-country skis.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.32 km
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    Average duration: 3h 35 
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    Difficulty: Easy

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 233 m
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    Descent: - 230 m

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    Highest point: 911 m
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    Lowest point: 802 m

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Description of the walk

(S/E) Place de l'Èglise de Bonnefond. Go down behind the church and take the street on the right until you reach the crossroads with the D18. Follow the road opposite, towards Laubary, alongside the cemetery.

(1) At the stone cross, take a sharp left turn to pass above the cemetery. Pass in front of a metal barn with solar panels on the roof. At the next crossroads with a cross and a sign for "Goutardon", cross the road and continue straight ahead for 100 metres.

(2) Leave the road and turn right, following the sign for "Menhir du Pilard" along a wide path leading up towards the forest, then enter the undergrowth.

(3) At the top of this path, turn left to see the Menhir du Pillard, a 100-metre round trip. On the way back, take the track on your left. Continue on flat ground at first, then downhill to the Étang d'Anglard.

(4) Walk along the right-hand side of the lake and continue along the road (D119) to Anglard.

(5) Enter the village on the right, then turn left at the barn onto a wide path.

(6) You will come to a wooden bridge over the Corrèze. Follow the path that climbs up after the bridge. After a left-hand bend, you will come to a crossroads.

(7) Turn left and continue along this path until you reach the next crossroads.

(8) Turn left again onto the road, cross the Corrèze once more and continue along the road.

(9) At the end of a bend on the left, leave the road and turn right, continuing straight ahead for about 3 km. You will come to a crossroads. The path becomes a small road, which you follow to the village of Chadebec. Cross the village.

(10) At the end of the village, turn left towards "Moulin de Chadebec". Walk along the left side of the pond and go up the path after the mill until you reach a road. Continue on the left to enter Bonnefond. Then turn left again in the village to reach the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 827 m - Place de l'Èglise in Bonnefond
  2. 1 : km 0.58 - alt. 819 m - Left hairpin bend
  3. 2 : km 1.2 - alt. 836 m - Wide path, on the right
  4. 3 : km 1.77 - alt. 883 m - Return trip to the menhir
  5. 4 : km 2.74 - alt. 811 m - Anglard pond.
  6. 5 : km 3.52 - alt. 839 m - On the right, entrance to the village
  7. 6 : km 3.95 - alt. 802 m - Plank bridge
  8. 7 : km 4.42 - alt. 828 m - Path, on the left
  9. 8 : km 4.97 - alt. 860 m - Road on the left
  10. 9 : km 5.78 - alt. 850 m - On the right as you leave the D119
  11. 10 : km 8.24 - alt. 901 m - On the left, at the exit of the village
  12. S/E : km 10.32 - alt. 828 m - Place de l'Èglise in Bonnefond

Worth a visit

Plank bridges. Common on the Plateau des Millevaches, these are bridges whose deck is made of cut stone, the plank.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 24 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.2 / 5
User 2735073

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

route taken on 24 June 2025. A hike with little interest apart from the Chadebert mill. Otherwise, the route follows all the clearings in the forest, which is a real disaster, a desolate landscape with hectares of bare ground, meaning that 80% of the hike is in the sun. In summary, very disappointed and dismayed by the desolate landscape.

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MAG 19
MAG 19

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 03, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with beautiful views!
Lovely things to see all along the way, including a very nice little pond.

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Nonfide
Nonfide

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike through meadows, woods and along streams. There are beautiful things to see, with detailed information provided, such as about the mill. The paths are very well maintained and marked. The route description on the information sheet is very clear. There is only one error in points 3 and 4 concerning the pond, which is dry.
Thank you, Visorando, for your work

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Carabaffe
Carabaffe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 23, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A superb hike with varied, bucolic landscapes. It ends with a magnificent pond. There are a few climbs, but nothing too challenging. We loved it!

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Epilogue
Epilogue
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike, quite varied with a river and beautiful unobstructed views.
Do not attempt to take the east-west shortcut that connects Bonnefond to Chadebec.
The trail disappears into the heather.

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Manunatur
Manunatur

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 29, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A straightforward route, without any difficulties...
Beautiful views but too much clear-cutting, as on many trails in Corrèze for some time now!!!
But when you love hiking and nature, you're always amazed by the rest.
Worth doing...

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STEF87
STEF87

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Great route done in winter with snow and snowshoes!
Took 3 hours and 15 minutes with lots of breaks.
Almost deserted during the week!

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VALOMA
VALOMA

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 13, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk to do again in autumn

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rlonjou
rlonjou

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful in autumn...be sure to bring baskets to collect the mushrooms , which was not mentioned in the description for an autumn walk.

Total duration: 2 hours 50 minutes for two adults. No children.

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Battonsde
Battonsde

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Yellow arrow. "Green desert" with heritage sites (mill, well, menhir, etc.): perfect
I did it in 3 hours, at a leisurely pace, in bright sunshine, with a dog. So with breaks for drinks, swimming (for the dog) and pee. Can probably be combined with Clédat, which is about 5 km from Bonnefond... to be seen next time

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coussac
coussac

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike with a beautiful route and beautiful scenery, especially in the morning. Starting at 8 a.m., I wanted to push on to "Pont Beau", but part of the unmarked path had disappeared, so I had to turn back to catch up with Florentin le Ravatier and go back up to Chadebec

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alcho
alcho

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

interesting route

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alcho
alcho

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

beautiful landscapes and interesting heritage features

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Randonneur 19
Randonneur 19

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 18, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lovely walk, shame about all the deforestation

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BRASSAC MICHELE
BRASSAC MICHELE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We were only able to do part of the hike because the weather turned bad. But the landscape was magnificent with the autumn colours.

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