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Park at the bottom of the village of Chalmazel, at a place called Le Pont, opposite the sawmill, where there is a car park.
(S/E) Place called Le Pont, opposite the sawmill. Turn right onto the D6 for a few metres, then turn left towards Noirétable. Very quickly, turn right and continue on a steeply ascending path. Marker no. 4 Yellow/White. You will reach a four-way crossroads.
(1) Continue straight ahead on a stony path, then a grassy path.
(2) At the cross, turn left, follow the tarmac road for 150 metres, then turn right onto a grassy path that becomes stony and slightly uphill at the edge of the forest. You will arrive at a small tarmac road at the Col de la Croix du Ban.
(3) Continue straight ahead, crossing the road, and after 200 m turn left onto the path marked No. 4. Further on, ignore the path on the left. When you reach the D 101, continue to the right, continue to the Col de la Croix de Ladret, and cross the road.
(4) Pass the group of houses on your left. Further on, turn left onto a stony path leading uphill. Continue through the undergrowth on this main path which leads to the Col des Sapeaux.
(5) Cross the tarmac road and continue along the small grassy path on the left, running alongside a cattle park. Pass the summit of Haut du Colombier, continue on to Col des Placiaux and rejoin a forest track.
(6) Turn left, then further on to the right onto the D101 for almost 500 m.
(7) Leave the D101 by turning left and head towards La Gaile.
(8) Cross La Gaile and follow the forest track into the forest to reach marker no. 21 (yellow/white).
(9) Turn sharply left (not very visible) and follow a descending path. Pass the houses of La Bonne, Riondet and Payanet, following the yellow/white marker no. 21. Then reach the Moulin Pichoix bridge and cross it.
(10) Continue right on an old gravel path. Pass the places known as Les Cailloux and Le Sagnat.
(11) Turn right onto the tarmac road, cross the Lignon bridge, pass the Grand Moulin, continue through the valley and then climb up towards the hamlet of La Rouérie. You will reach the hamlet of Trève.
(12) Turn left, cross the hamlet of Trêve, and at the exit, turn right onto a dirt track, head towards La Combe, and walk alongside the rural eco-gîte with blue shutters. At the bottom of the hamlet, at the EDF cement pole, turn right and take the tarmac road for 200 m.
(13) Turn left onto a dirt track, passing alongside a farm. Further on, continue straight ahead towards the Calvary site.
(14) Beautiful 360° view of Chalmazel. Continue along the path downhill towards the sawmill to return to the starting point at Le Pont (S/E).
The trails are very nice and you learn a lot.
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