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Park in the car park at Naves Town Hall.
(S/E) Take Rue Abbé Niel towards Tramond, next to the restaurant L’Oustal, and follow the red signposting. Take the first street on the right, then turn left. Continue to L’Escure Haute.
Turn onto the path on the right towards Tramond. Continue to the junction with the Chemin des Métaux.
(1) Continue left along the path until you reach the hamlet of Le Tramond.
(2) In the hamlet, take a track on the right towards Leyrat and continue uphill until you reach the road at the hamlet known as Le Moulin de Leyrat.
(3) Follow the road to the left, then cross it and immediately take the path opposite which crosses the Solane towards Leyrat. On reaching Leyrat, follow the road to the right. You will soon come to a Y-junction in the hamlet of La Croix de Leyrat.
(4) Take the first road on the right towards Le Puy Picard. At the next road (D 53), turn right for a few metres until you reach a crossroads with a footpath.
(5) Take this path to the right and head down towards Moussours. Enter a woodland and cross a stream. In the hamlet of Moussours, continue along the road until you reach a junction with another path.
(6) Leave the road and take the track on the left, turning at an angle of almost 180°. Carry on through the woods and, at the three-way junction, keep left. Pass under the power line and reach the houses at Bois des Combes. Continue slightly to the left; on leaving the woods, you’ll reach the hamlet of La Maisonneuve, then the Y-junction with the D53.
(7) Take a quick first turn right then left to join the Route de Coustelade. Follow the power line, pass underneath it and reach the edge of the Bois du Merle. Stay on this road to reach the Bois la Gendre junction.
(8) Cross the bridge over the motorway and head up the road opposite leading to Bassaler. Turn right in the village and continue along the track until you reach a junction.
(9) Turn left towards Bach to reach the château.
(10) Take a moment here to enjoy the view of the Massif des Monédières before heading back the way you came to return to the previous junction.
(9) Take the path on the left, running parallel to the motorway, to return to the Bois la Gendre crossroads.
(8) Turn left towards Faugères and head for the cemetery.
(11) Turn left towards the hamlet of La Conche. Leave Faugères on your left and continue straight on. At the entrance to this hamlet, take the road on the left which climbs up to the village. Turn left onto the track leading towards the motorway. As you approach the motorway, turn right, cross the D58 road and enter the village of La Geneste.
(12) Walk right through the village. After a sharp bend to the right, the road continues along a track leading to the La Geneste industrial estate. Cross the road and take the track opposite, which runs alongside the Vigne stream.
(13) From the industrial estate, follow the track to the D53 road and take this on the right towards Naves to reach the car park next to the church (S/E).
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