(S) From the campsite, head south-east along the Moulinols road until you reach the crossroads.
(1) Cross the small stone bridge on your right over the River Dourdou. Walk along the D232 to the hairpin bend, then take the path that leads into the woods to begin a steep climb. Cross the D232 to continue the ascent to the Sainte-Foy Chapel.
(2) Continue along the GR®65, following the red and white markings.
(3) At the T-junction, turn left until you reach the next T-junction with the D606.
(4) Turn left again to reach the highest point at the hamlet of Puech Long. Continue south-east on the D606 until you reach the junction with the D580.
(5) Turn left towards Noailhac, take the hairpin bend and head down to the village on the D580.
(6) Turn right onto Impasse des Pèlerins towards Combarel, pass the village lodge before reaching Place de la Foire, then head straight on to the right. Pass the church and then the town hall before reaching the junction with the D502. At the signpost, follow the signs for Decazeville.
(7) Just before the last house, turn right onto Chemin de Saint-Roch towards La Merlaterie. At the hairpin bend, carry on straight ahead, heading north-west, until you reach the junction with the D580 and the Chapelle Saint-Roch.
(8) Turn left onto the D580. Carry on to the crossroads situated about a hundred metres past a large mobile phone mast.
(9) Carry on straight ahead towards La Bessenoits.
(10) Shortly after the junction for Fagegaltier, turn left onto the stony track to cross vast meadows and rejoin the D580 at a picnic area.
(11) Carry on south-west, following the red and white markings, until you reach a stony track marked by a green boundary stone.
(12) Turn left onto the tree-lined path heading south-west and carry on until you reach the junction with theGR®®62B.
(13) Ignore thisGR®® and carry on along theGR®®65to the hamlet of Laubarède.
(14) Pass through this hamlet, keeping in the same direction, until you reach the Chemin de Saint-Michel. Walk through the hamlet of Les Fromentels and carry on to the hamlet of La Combe.
(15) Walk through the hamlet and carry on until you reach the picnic area at a place called Vivioles.
(16) Continue along the Route de Vivioles until you reach the junction with the Route de Montarnal.
(17) Carry on to the left along the Route de Montarnal until you reach the junction with the Route de Lestrade.
(18) Turn left to stay on Route de Montanal and you’ll reach the Stop sign in the town of Decazeville, near the Le Phoenix snack bar. Turn left, then right against the one-way flow, and you’ll arrive on Rue Camille Douls: follow the ‘All Directions’ signs. At the Stop sign (you can stock up on supplies at Carrefour Contact by turning left towards the roundabout and then heading towards the town centre), turn right onto Avenue Laromiguière towards Aurillac. Continue for a few dozen metres until you reach a picnic area.
(19) Head left onto the Route de Natuech. Stay on this fairly steep road for about 1.2 km until you reach house number 1210.
(20) Turn left onto Chemin du Boutigou and carry on to the cemetery in the hamlet of Saint-Roch.
(21) Turn left towards the chapel and carry on along the D157 heading north-west. Pass two huge concrete cisterns, then go under the power line. At a place called Pomayrol, pass the mobile phone mast on your left and carry on until you reach the ‘no entry’ sign.
(22) Turn right onto the small grassy path lined with trees towards Livinhac. Follow this path downhill until you reach the D21 at the Livinhac Bridge.
(23) Turn left and head towards Boisse-Ponchot, taking care on the D21, until, 700 metres further on, you reach the hamlet of La Combe Nègre and the entrance to the Rocquelongue campsite (E).