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Reach the hamlet of Allas via the D47, between Sarlat and Les Eyzies.
Enter the village by walking past the cemetery on your left, then turn right and park in the small gravel lay-by with a tree in the centre, from where you can see the front of 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 clay-paved area, return to the street running through the village and follow it to the right. After a few metres, take the alleyway on the right to approach the entrance to the Chapel of Saint Bartholomew (13th century). Return to the street and continue to the right. Note, a little further on and down to the right, the stone washhouse fed by a spring. At the first crossroads (with a stone cross in the centre), continue straight on until you reach the D47 county road.
(1) Cross the road (take care, as it is quite busy) and follow it to the right until you reach the next local road branching off to the left. As you pass, admire the Château du Roch (18th century) perched on its small rocky outcrop.
(2) Take the path on the right and carry on straight ahead along the wide track which begins to climb through the woodland (marked with a yellow-topped post). Follow it to the hamlet of Le Couderc, where it joins a small tarmac road.
(3) Carry on straight ahead along this road, skirting a private property on your right (with a small corner cottage built of stone and half-timbered). A little further on, ignore the road branching off to the left and take the next path on the left (marked with a yellow-topped post).
(4) Shortly afterwards, you’ll reach a tarmac road; follow it to the left. This will take you to the car park at Les Cabanes du Breuil (open to visitors).
(5) Retrace your steps back 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 bend, ignore the road branching off to the right and carry on straight ahead, initially on level ground then down a fairly steep slope. You’ll reach a Fork in the road leading to Puymartin Castle.
(6) Follow the left-hand track to the entrance to the château (open to visitors). Retrace your steps back to the road.
(6) Follow the road to the left, heading downhill. This will take you to the D47.
(7) Cross the D47 with care and follow it to the right until you reach the next junction (note the covered wash house below, by the stream) where there is a local track to the left. Follow this local track, which leads, amongst other things and 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 which leads to the campsite (marker post with a yellow cap). Walk past the reception building and continue straight ahead.
When the tarmac road turns sharply to the left, carry on straight ahead along the path that leads into the forest (marker post with a yellow cap). This path descends gently towards the bottom of a small valley. When you reach the bottom of the valley, take the first path on the right, which continues to descend through the woodland (marker with a yellow cap) and rejoins the D47 county road once again.
(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 branching off to the left (marker with a yellow cap). Follow this path to the hamlet of Allas. Along the way, note the pond on the right and the sheltered passageway under the rock on the left.
Back in the village of Allas, cross the road and head for the car park (S/E).
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