Between the undergrowth and the path from Saint-Pal-de-Mons

Walk in and around the village of Saint-Pal-de-Mons.
Walk through its forests, fields and streams

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.72 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 198 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 207 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 842 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 727 m

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Description of the walk

Parking at the Saint-Joseph School car park. Head towards the centre of the village.

(S/E) Head towards the village and cross it.

(1) Continue straight ahead along Rue Centrale.
Once you have passed the church, turn right and go down Montée des Lilas.
At the three-way junction, take the left-hand road.

Cross the main road with caution, then continue straight ahead along Chemin de la Bruyère.

(2) After the woods, take the path on your left.

(3) Turn onto the path on the left, then at the second intersection, follow the path on the left until you reach the road.
Once on the road, turn right, then take the first left and rejoin the path.
Continue straight ahead at the first intersection.

(4) Take the path on the right and join a track that leads to Les Serres.

(5) Turn onto the path on the right.

(6) Turn right and join the road.
Once on the road, turn left, pass under the power lines and take the left-hand path.

(7) Turn left, then continue straight ahead at the next intersection and pass under the power lines again.

(8) Turn right before Les Serres.
Continue straight ahead on the path until you reach the road.
Cross the road to take the road opposite.
Take the second right and rejoin the path.
Continue straight ahead until you reach the road. Cross the D500 road with caution to continue on the road opposite.
Take the small road on the left and continue to the end of the road to rejoin the path.

(9) Turn left onto the road.
Continue straight ahead and go up the hill

(10) At the three-way junction, keep right.

(1) Turn right to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 827 m - Saint-Joseph School car park
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 825 m - Common intersection A/R
  3. 2 : km 0.91 - alt. 806 m - Path on the left
  4. 3 : km 1.19 - alt. 795 m - Path on the left
  5. 4 : km 2.43 - alt. 781 m - Path on the right
  6. 5 : km 2.86 - alt. 749 m - Path on the right. Les Serres
  7. 6 : km 3.27 - alt. 764 m - Path on the right
  8. 7 : km 4.06 - alt. 747 m - Path on the left. Les Cabines
  9. 8 : km 4.85 - alt. 755 m - Path on the right. Les Serres
  10. 9 : km 8.72 - alt. 789 m - Turn left onto the road. Silos
  11. 10 : km 9.38 - alt. 811 m - Turn right at the three-way junction. Rue des Prairies
  12. S/E : km 9.72 - alt. 827 m - Saint-Joseph School car park

Notes

Trainers or walking shoes

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
yaelemahe
yaelemahe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

we had no problems navigating. Lovely trip. Thank you

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MSL43
MSL43

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route, provided you have a suitable GPS app, as there are no signposts and therefore quite a lot of uncertainty about the direction. That said, with Iphigénie you can do the tour without any problems.

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Emmanuel from Lille
Emmanuel from Lille

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely short hike that alternates between woodland paths and country lanes. Not too many hills. Very pleasant. Starts and ends in Saint-Pal de Mons, a pretty little village.

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Claudie340
Claudie340

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant short hike through woods and meadows. Please note that the ford between points 7 and 8 is impassable if there is water in the small river (we just managed to get through). We completed the circular in 2 hours and 25 minutes.

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Traviata
Traviata

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 21, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

I mainly used the GPS on my phone, following the route on the map, so I had no trouble finding the paths.
No particular difficulties. Hike done on Sunday, 20 March. Vegetation still quite brownish; no flowers.

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JuM
JuM

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely 2 hour 20 minute walk in the countryside. Be careful on very sunny days, as most of the walk is in open terrain. Although relatively easy, it is not suitable for young children due to several sometimes steep ascents and descents.

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abruti
abruti

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A short walk with quite a bit of undergrowth, very pleasant on this hot day, but also some nice open stretches. A very relaxing atmosphere where you can leave all your worries behind!
A small clarification: at point 5, take the path on the right before the house, not the one just after it.

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Dom.du.42
Dom.du.42

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 28, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike that allowed us to discover a small part of Haute-Loire.
We passed through varied and very beautiful landscapes.
Superb undergrowth, forests, small streams to cross, everything went smoothly as the difficulty level was not very high.
There are no markings to follow, but fortunately, thanks to the app, the map positioning and the very clear explanations, it's impossible to get lost.
We really enjoyed this route. Thank you!

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roby43
roby43

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Beautiful hike through magnificent scenery towards Mialaure

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Marie BRENIER-LIOGIER
Marie BRENIER-LIOGIER

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

- Hike completed in 2 hours and 10 minutes by experienced hikers.
- Les Serres is a place name and not the greenhouses you might be looking for.
- Please note that after point 6, after passing under the power lines, cross the bridge and turn left immediately afterwards (ignore the marked path on the right).

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