Circular route starting from Chadron

An easy hike with magnificent 360° views of the Haute Loire.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.65 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 218 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 210 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 982 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 776 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the village square of Chadron, south of Le Puy-en-Velay.

(S/E) Take a small road towards Sigaud. After 100 metres, take a path on the left behind a large stone house and pass behind the village church. At the cemetery, take a path that climbs to the right to a place called La Gauthière. Join the small road and turn left uphill to reach a crossroads with several directions.

(1) Turn onto the path on the left and continue uphill to reach Chemin de Stevenson, theGR®70.

(2) Turn right and continue until you reach a T-junction in the woods.

(3) Leave theGR® here and take the path on the right that climbs into the woods. At the end of the climb, you will reach a quarry. Go around it on the right. Reach the edge of the woods.

(4) Turn right and follow the woods along a wide path. Rejoin theGR® for a few metres and reach the hamlet of Le Mont. Take the road on the right, Route de la Carrière, until you reach a traffic island with a children's playground and two magnificent closed wells. Continue to the cross.

(5) Turn right. Take the lower path (preferably, as it is prettier and closer to the valley), as the two paths meet a few hundred metres further on. Go through the animal fence via the pedestrian opening on the side. Continue along the path until you reach the next fence (remember to close it behind you). Be careful, there are often cattle here, so take care not to disturb them. You will arrive above the hamlet of Chabreyres.

(6) Descend, cross the village and turn right. Continue along the path to the end of the road, until you reach a crossroads with a house with a green roof on the left.

(7) Descend opposite along the path to reach a small road.

(8) Take it to the right until you reach the hamlet of Tallobre, cross it and you will find a four-way crossroads in the shape of an X at the exit.

(9) Take the road on the left and then enter the hamlet of Sigaud. Walk past the wash house and look for a path on the right before the hamlet of Les Clauses.

(10) Take this path, quickly entering a wood to find the initial crossroads you passed on the way there.

(1) Turn left and head towards the houses in La Gauthière. Keep left on the road to La Gauthière, then turn right onto the road to Le Bourg to return to the car park in the village square in Chadron (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 776 m - Parking: Chadron village square
  2. 1 : km 0.79 - alt. 855 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.23 - alt. 888 m - Stevenson Trail
  4. 3 : km 2.3 - alt. 906 m - T-junction
  5. 4 : km 3.33 - alt. 966 m - Quarry and edge of the woods
  6. 5 : km 5.1 - alt. 980 m - Cross
  7. 6 : km 6.27 - alt. 946 m - Chabreyres
  8. 7 : km 6.86 - alt. 899 m - Crossroads with a green-roofed house
  9. 8 : km 7.57 - alt. 867 m - Crossroads with a small road
  10. 9 : km 8.26 - alt. 858 m - Tallobre
  11. 10 : km 8.72 - alt. 830 m - Crossroads between Sigaud and Les Clauses
  12. S/E : km 9.65 - alt. 776 m - Parking: Chadron village square

Notes

The hike is easy, but you still need good shoes.

Worth a visit

Enjoy the view of the Gazeille Valley here. See also the closed wells.
(6) Chabreyres: a very beautiful village with cliffs and volcanic rock formations.
There are many crosses in the villages you pass through.
There is a buried fountain along the way.
Between (2) and (3) Stevenson's Path

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.1 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
vonvonfan
vonvonfan

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy route with lovely views

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User 18807957

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The start of the hike is quite difficult to find, with no signs on site.
Beautiful scenery, shaded, with a slightly difficult climb.

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Curbilié Thierry
Curbilié Thierry

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk. Superb scenery.

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Agenceur
Agenceur

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely two-hour walk. However, it was very windy on the plateau that day (between points 4 and 6). I had to hold my hat in my hand. Personally, because I was accompanied by a dog, I took the path back to the start (between the start and point 1) to avoid walking along the road, even though there was little traffic.

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Bost Didier
Bost Didier

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Follow the route description carefully, as there are several areas without network coverage where the app does not work. And as there are no signposts, you will need to rely solely on the paper map and the route description.

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randophoto
randophoto

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant route. Lovely 360° views, particularly around the quarry over a 2-3 km stretch. I follow the route using GPS and rarely refer to the description, except for information on a few specific points (description of the location, additional information on the route, unclear details on the route, etc.). As a result, it is difficult for me to give a detailed opinion on the route.

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viviane garde
viviane garde

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

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Cecile rando43
Cecile rando43

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Beautiful hike with 360° views, unmarked in some places but not difficult. Accessible, easy to follow the trail. Thank you.

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