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Park in the car park at the entrance to the municipal campsite in Murat.
(S/E) With your back to the campsite, go straight ahead then turn right to cross the Alagnon river via the bridge. Immediately afterwards, turn onto the path that climbs to the left, following the sign for "Église de Bredons" (Bredons Church). Further on, ignore the path that comes in from the left and is marked with red and whiteGR®® signs (GR®®400).
(1) When you reach a small road, continue straight ahead towards "Fontaine de Bredons", ignoring the path that climbs up to the left towards "Église de Bredons". Cross the pretty hamlet of Bredons and note the typical houses with their slate roofs topped with stone crosses and carved pediments. Pass a beautiful cross on your right. You will arrive at a beautiful fountain surrounded by drinking troughs. On its right, you will find directional signs.
(2) Continue straight ahead, following the green and yellow markings for "Col de la Molède" and "Bredons" respectively. You are still on theGR®®400.
(3) At Le Cresponnet, pass between a beautiful old house and a renovated barn. You will eventually arrive at the D39, which connects Murat to Albepierre, where this road crosses a bridge over the Benet. You will find directional signs.
(4) Turn left onto the blue-marked path "Retour Albepierre" in the opposite direction to your current direction. Shortly afterwards, the path veers left at a sign pointing in the opposite direction to "Puy du Bac". Follow this beautiful path to reach an intersection with signs.
(5) Ignore the path on the right that leads to "Puy du Bac" and continue straight ahead in the direction of "Bredons" (yellow markings) and "Vallée du Lagnon" (green markings). Your route is also marked by aGR®®, theGR®®465. The actual route does not follow the route shown on the IGN map at this point. Further on, join a track and continue to the left. Look out for signs indicating the direction of "Bredons", which you should follow.
(6) At a crossroads, ignore the path that branches off to the right. Shortly afterwards, you will come to a small road, not far from the Bredon Fountain, a few metres to your left. Turn right onto the road and follow the signs for "Église de Bredon" (yellow markings). Do not worry about the fact that the road descends when the church is located on a rocky outcrop!
(7) Leave the road and take the path that climbs to the left. Follow the signs, ignoring all the paths to the right and left. The path climbs steeply. After passing through a V-shaped gap in a fence, you will see a sign for "Dyke de Bredons". Continue climbing until you reach Bredons Church, a Cluniac site founded in 1050. Note the beautiful old gravestones in the adjoining cemetery.
(8) Descend via the road. Be careful! Don't miss the sign on your left pointing in the opposite direction to "Église de Bredons".
(1) Turn right sharply to descend via the same route as on the way up. Be careful at the intersection: continue straight ahead, ignoring theGR®® coming from the right, and continue to the car park at the entrance to the campsite (S/E).
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