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Access the hamlet of Allas via the D47, between Sarlat and Les Eyzies.
Enter the village by walking along the cemetery on your left, then turn right and park on the small gravel square with a tree in the centre, from where you can see the chapel.
Alternatively, park in the small car park by the cemetery, along the D47, just before entering the hamlet of Allas.
(S/E) Leave the dirt square, return to the street crossing the village and follow it to the right. After a few metres, take the alley on the right to approach the entrance to the Chapel of Saint Bartholomew (13th century). Return to the street and continue to the right. A little further on, below on the right, you will see the stone wash house fed by a spring. At the first crossroads (with a stone cross in the centre), continue straight on to the D47 departmental road.
(1) Cross the road (be careful, it is quite busy) and follow it to the right until you reach the next local road, which branches off to the left. As you pass, admire the Château du Roch (18th century) on its small rocky outcrop.
(2) Take the path on the right and continue straight ahead on the wide trail that begins to climb into the undergrowth (yellow-topped stake). Follow it to the hamlet of Couderc where it joins a small tarmac road.
(3) Continue straight ahead on this road, passing a private property (with a small stone and half-timbered corner pavilion) on your right. A little further on, ignore the road that branches off to the left and take the next path on the left (yellow marker).
(4) Shortly afterwards, you will reach a tarmac road. Follow it to the left. This will take you to the Cabanes du Breuil car park (which you can visit).
(5) Retrace your steps to the junction you took on the way there.
(4) Continue along the tarmac road, which begins to curve to the left. At the end of the curve, ignore the road that branches off to the right and continue straight ahead, first on flat ground and then down a slightly steep slope. You will reach a fork in the road that leads to Puymartin Castle.
(6) Follow the left-hand track to the castle entrance (open to visitors). Retrace your steps back to the road.
(6) Follow the road to the left and downhill. This will take you to the D47.
(7) Cross the D47 with caution and follow it to the right until the next junction (note the covered wash house below, by the stream) with a local road on the left. Follow this local road which leads, among other things, uphill to a campsite.
(8) At the top of the hill, look back to see Puymartin Castle emerging above the trees. Take the tarmac lane on the right that leads to the campsite (yellow-topped stake). Walk past the reception building and continue straight ahead.
When the tarmac road turns sharply to the left, continue straight ahead on the path that leads into the forest (yellow-topped stake). This path descends gently to the bottom of a small valley. When you reach the bottom of the valley, take the first path on the right, which continues downhill through the undergrowth (yellow-topped stake) and rejoins the D47 departmental road.
(9) When you reach the D47, do not cross it. Stay on the left-hand verge and follow it for a few metres, then quickly take the path that branches off to the left (yellow marker). Follow this path to the hamlet of Allas. Along the way, note the pond on the right and the rock shelter on the left.
Back in the village of Allas, cross the road and return to the car park (S/E).
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