La Goulandière

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A circular route to discover the forgotten village of La Goulandière, lost in the Coulmes. A hike that can be done in all seasons and at all times of day.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.15 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 333 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 337 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,112 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 895 m
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Retaining wall
La Goulandière shelter

Description of the walk

Depart near the pylon, taking care not to disturb the inhabitants of the hamlet.

(S/E) Take the path that descends towards the south-west, marked in yellow/green.

(1) When you reach the road, follow it uphill to the hamlet of Les Ailes.

(2) Turn left onto the path leading south towards Sous les Ailes.

(3) At the fork, continue downhill to the right, following theGRP® to a junction.

(4) Turn right towards La Goulandière. Walk along the remains of walls on your right, which indicate the presence of former gardens near the village. You will arrive at the Abri de la Goulandière, with its ruins and picnic tables.

(5) Pass in front of the shelter and, a few metres further on, on the right, cross the meadow, keeping your eyes on the part of the meadow set back into the woods, and rejoin the path that branches off to the right. You will arrive at a place called Les Antis.

(6) Continue, cross the Presles road and take the path opposite towards Le Chargeoir. Please note that the path is not very well marked between these two sections.

(7) At Le Chargeoir, take the road downhill towards Les Ailes and rejoin the path you took on the way there.

(2) Follow the same route back as on the way there.

(1) Leave the road and descend the path on the right, pass La Mûre, and continue uphill towards the pylon (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 922 m - Car park near the pylon
  2. 1 : km 0.86 - alt. 986 m - Common fork A/R
  3. 2 : km 1.41 - alt. 1,019 m - Les Ailes
  4. 3 : km 1.76 - alt. 993 m - Sous les Ailes 975 m
  5. 4 : km 4.49 - alt. 1,042 m - Fork to the right
  6. 5 : km 4.8 - alt. 1,077 m - Abri de la Goulandière
  7. 6 : km 6.68 - alt. 1,077 m - Les Antis 1100 m
  8. 7 : km 7.38 - alt. 1,049 m - Le Chargeoir 1046 m
  9. S/E : km 9.15 - alt. 921 m - Car park near the pylon

Notes

On the way to La Goulandière, you will see some ruins. Do not go inside. Danger.
Don't miss the water reservoir with its stone vault before point (4).

Worth a visit

The Ranc bench.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
sempervivum
sempervivum
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 29, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Snowshoe hike with over 40 cm of powder snow that fell the day before. The paths are not all easy to follow with all this snow, fallen trees to go around and no tracks. On the other hand, there is not a sound... To be repeated in another season.

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pallandre chantal
pallandre chantal

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

very pleasant hike with beautiful passages through the woods and fairly easy trails. Beautiful view at La Goulandière.
As we didn't see or hear any forestry work, we continued on the normal route after the Goulandière shelter.
the only downside is that it would be a good idea to name the hamlet where the trail starts, especially for people who aren't from the area. And the "pylon" is a telephone relay station!
Apart from this detail, it's a beautiful walk that I would recommend.
Thanks to the author

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User 24730478

We started off on what was undoubtedly a very pleasant walk, but we had to turn back shortly after setting off.

Signs indicate that the hiking trails on the circuit are closed for forestry work until around 15 August 2025.

We will do it in the autumn.

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Danielle / Emmanuel / Shakti
Danielle / Emmanuel / Shakti

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off from Rancurel itself, parking in the village, and we don't regret this part of the walk to the starting point. Well signposted.
Similarly, from La Goulandière, we went to the Belvédère du Ranc viewpoint. We recommend going there, as the view of the gorges is magnificent and the trail is easy to follow. We went back up to eat at the tables at La Goulandière (very little additional elevation gain).
Very pleasant and well-marked trails. We will return with other friends.

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dsalles
dsalles

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 05, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful views and a well-shaded route

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StephanieL
StephanieL

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant route, mostly shaded. Not always easy to follow at times (we did it backwards).

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alain fautriere
alain fautriere

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

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