From Nivoliers to Mas-Saint-Chély: exploring the megaliths

Starting from the Nivoliers stopover lodge. The route heads more or less consistently north-west or north from the starting point to the junction of^{the GRP®} and^GR®60trails, then south-west to the finish.

Red and white markings

(S) Coming from the stopover lodge, take the road on the right.

(1) After about 200 m, take a path on the left, running alongside pastures. Climb a gentle slope and then descend, again gently, until you reach Le Fraisse (buildings on the right-hand side).

(2) Turn right and then immediately left. At a fork, take the path on the right. Pass close to a menhir. Cross the D16 and continue north. The slope becomes steeper and you reach the top of a small hill (unnamed on the IGN map).

(3) Cross a track and head down towards the north to reach a crossroads. Take the road opposite heading north, which you follow for 2 km.

Red and yellow markings

(4) Leave the road and the^GR®60to join the^GRP®, i.e. turn sharply left. Pass in front of a small dolmen.

(5) Continue south-west, ignoring a path branching off at right angles to the left, and at a fork, take the left-hand path. You’ll reach the edge of a wood, which you follow for about 600 m.

(6) At the crossroads, turn left, then immediately right onto a path leading to Mas-Saint-Chély. The hotel is situated at the southern end of the village (E).

In Mas-Saint-Chély:
- Hotel and restaurant: 04 66 48 52 14.
- Bakery.

Walk undertaken by the author on 2 August 2013.

A dolmen and two menhirs by the side of the path (marked on the IGN map).