The domes loop - Southern section

Parking is available on the esplanade near the war memorial at the western exit of Allagnat.

(S/E) Leave the car park and take Rue Saint-Martin towards the centre of Allagnat. Pass the castle, turn left to go alongside the cemetery and join the D52. Turn right and follow this road uphill for about 3 km. In a hairpin bend to the right, continue straight ahead through the passage marked "voie sans issue" (dead end) and you will arrive at the Col de la Moréno.

(1) Follow the D942 to the left for 500 metres.

(2) Turn right towards Laschamps, at the crossroads continue straight ahead on the D52 towards Beaune le Chaud.

(3) On leaving Laschamps, take the path on the right,^GR®4,^GR®441. From here, follow the white markings on green or the small signs marked WE. Follow these markings until you reach Olby. You will arrive at a large esplanade and a crossroads with several paths below Puy Pelat.

(4) Continue straight ahead on the main path, ignoring the other paths, and join the crossroads with the^GR®30.

(5) Continue straight ahead. Further on, follow the path on the right, which becomes a road a little further on.

(6) At the T-junction, turn left, take the right-hand bend and immediately turn left down the small path to Recoleine. At the crossroads, take the Allée du Château opposite.

(7) Turn left at the first street and pass under the D2089, then turn right. Continue on the main road, following the signs until you reach a small road. First turn left then right and take the grassy descent opposite, continuing along this path.

(8) At the junction after the stone cross, turn left and follow the path, which becomes a road, to Olmont. In a bend, leave the road and go straight ahead on a path that rejoins the road further on. Leave a path on your right and left and join a T-junction before Olmont.

(9) At the crossroads, turn right.

(10) At the cross, turn left and continue straight ahead to cross Les Eaux, then at the exit, turn right towards Pont des Eaux. When you reach the D216, turn left and follow the road for a few metres.

(11) At the crossroads, take the grassy path that climbs up to the right, continue along this path overlooking the Sioule towards Montéribeyre.

(12) At the first houses in Montmeyre, turn left then right to join a road.

(13) At the road, turn left, cross the bridge over the Sioule, turn right and continue along the road. Leave the next road on your left and continue for 50 metres.

(14) In the bend, leave the road on your right and take the path that veers slightly to the left towards Olby. Ignore two paths on the left and one on the right to reach a fork at the corner of a copse.

(15) Turn right and right again at the next fork. Go under the D2089, turn right then left and continue to the village of Olby.

(16) At the main road, leave the white on green and WE signs, cross the road and take the road opposite, pass the bakery, continue along this road and take the left turn.

(17) Turn right, cross the intersection near the stadium, go straight ahead on the small road uphill, ignoring all the roads on the right and left.

(18) At the T-junction, turn left. At the next junction, turn right towards Allagnat, passing Chez Pierre.

(19) At the crossroads after Chez Pierre, continue straight ahead then turn right onto the small road that climbs towards Allagnat, continue for about 500 metres. Turn left onto the road climbing uphill to reach the war memorial (S/E).