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(S/E) From the car park opposite the school, turn left onto the D102 road to Saint-Pierreville.
(1) Cross the Orsanne and, after about 200 metres, turn left onto the small Tauzuc road.
(2) About 600 m after this junction, a path on the right climbs up through the holm oaks and joins the small road to Jariès.
(3) Follow it to the right until you reach the hamlet of L'Eygua (L'Eygue or Leygua: there are several spellings for this same hamlet).
Pass through the hamlet, under the archway, and take a small steep path on the left up through the fields to the Teyssonnier house. Cross the road and continue straight ahead to Jariès.
(4) Go past the village and follow the small road on the left leading to Danthon (or Danton; again, there are several spellings).
(5) (Danthon signpost). At the fork leading to Danthon, do not go down, but continue to the right, towards Saint-Pierreville, for about 500 m. Find the Pic Lafont signpost (incorrect kilometre indications).
(6) Then turn right towards Pic Lafont and climb for 15 minutes to the summit (orientation table). Retrace your steps to the Danthon pole.
(5) Turn right to go around this hamlet and continue to a large right-hand bend 600 m further on.
(7). Leave the road through a large gate (with a rickety sign above it saying "Ranc Prieur") and follow an old winding path down to the left to the D211.
(8) Follow this road to the left for about 300m, then turn right onto a wide gravel path. Reach a deforested plateau, then at a 90° right-hand bend, take a smaller path down to the beautiful Ranc du Prieur building.
(9) Continue to Les Repenties, pass the houses on your left and turn right to reach the small Orsanne bridge, which was badly damaged by recent floods. Cross the bridge, go up the road past the Vernées farm and follow the hairpin bends. Cross the Saint-Étienne de Serres road and continue straight ahead towards Cintenat.
(10) Walk alongside the sports grounds on your left. Continue straight ahead on the track until you reach an intersection.
(11) Continue right along the ridge track leading to Château de Montagut.
(12) At the next fork, turn left, continue along this ridge track, pass the two hairpin bends and, after about 800 m, you will reach the crossroads of the 4 paths and the Montagut mast.
(13) At the mast, turn right towards Château de Montagut, then 20 m later, turn left. Access the castle ruins by going around them on a path that gives way to a steep trail
(14) Retrace your steps back to the Montagut mast.
(13) Leave the ridge trail and turn right towards Saint-Sauveur de Montagut. You will arrive at the Manoulier mast.
(15) Follow the signs for Saint-Sauveur de Montagut by turning left. Cross through coniferous and chestnut woods via wide hairpin bends.
(16) After the chestnut grove, on a path lined with box trees, turn left then right until you reach a small road. Turn right here, walking alongside a house, and finally descend to the car park at the starting point (S/E).
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