(S/E) When you leave the hotel, turn right and then immediately left to cross the river.
(1) Immediately after, turn right onto the Sentier Découverte trail. Follow this trail along the stream. Pass through the woods and discover the Goyon spring (mineral fountain with very iron-rich water). At the bend in the Chemin de Découverte trail, you can see a few waterfalls and the stream running between the rocks. It's a very pretty route.
(2) Cross a small road and continue along the path. Cross the hamlet of Les Sagnes and continue along the path.
(3) At the end, turn left and take the bridge over the stream. Follow the D149 to the right, then immediately left onto a small road. At the end, cross the D978 and continue on the small road that leads to the edge of Lac Pavin.
(4) Turn right and start walking around the lake. At a fork, follow the path on the right (the lower path goes all the way around). Go up and continue around the lake, ignoring the paths on the right. You will reach a viewpoint (beautiful view of the lake). Continue a few metres along the road.
(5) Immediately take a path on the right. Follow theGR®30(red and white markings). When you reach a road, follow it to the right for about 100 metres.
(6) Leave the road by turning left and, immediately after, continue left with the GR®.
(7) At the T-junction, turn right, still on theGR®.
(8) Follow a small road to the left. After about 150 metres, leave it for a path that branches off to the left. Return to the Le Clos hotel and turn left at the crossroads.
(9) At the roundabout, continue straight ahead on Rue du Grand Mèze. At the fork, turn left into the square of the same name. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead, slightly to the right, onto Chemin de Ronde.
(10) At the crossroads, take the first left, Rue du Quartier de la Bessou. Further on, turn left onto Rue de la Résistance. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and rejoin the stream you followed at the start. Ignore the first bridge over this stream.
(1) Take the second bridge on the right to return to the starting point (S/E).