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Park in Loubaresse (Val d'Arcomie) Place de l'Église.
GRP Tour de Saint-Flour (yellow-red markings)
(S/E) Leave the village by following theGRP® on the D548 to the level crossing.
(1) After the level crossing, turn right and walk past the school and the village hall. After a bend, leave the Pidières neighbourhood on your left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the railway line.
(2) Leave the tarmac road at a fork (Traverse de Brousse) and take the path opposite. Move away from the railway line to join the Route de Charmensac.
(3) Take this road on the right. Pass by the Ferme aux Fromages cheese farm, cross the hamlet and then cross the railway line via a bridge.
(4) Continue on the tarmac road, crossing meadows for 1,800 metres before the Valadour crossroads. The trail splits into two
Leave the mainGRP® route for the alternative route to Chaliers
(5) Head towards the hamlet opposite, and 60 m further on, turn right onto a path that crosses meadows towards the north-east before entering the forest and approaching the Truyère.
(6) Cross the river via a metal footbridge (photo + tab to view) then climb two hairpin bends up to the promontory where the village of Chaliers is located. Arrive at the southern corner of the cemetery.
(7) After the "climb", leave the village, passing close to Saint-Martin Church. Cross the village via the main street, enjoying the beautiful row of stone houses and the balcony view of the river as you go. Before the exit, turn right at a circular bread oven attached to a house. Return to the Tour de Saint-Flour. Continue along the path to the water treatment plant and come out onto the balcony overlooking the river. Go up towards the Côte Grande road and take it on the right. Take a look at the Domaine de Longevialle building below. (photo + tab to view). You will come to a T-junction.
(8) Do not continue on the D 48 which crosses the bridge, but instead follow the signs opposite for Domaine de Laval. You will arrive at the junction for the leisure area. A picnic table with a roof is a nice place to stop for a break. Turn right to go around a sports field and reach a footbridge.
(9) Cross the Truyère river. On the other bank, climb up a steep path on the left to the road. Turn left and head towards Le Terran.
(10) Pass between the houses, then turn right onto a carriage road and begin a long climb along a balcony overlooking a ravine. Stay on theGRP® to reach the hamlet of La Ronzière, then after a final "rampaillou" (steep climb), you will arrive at the Longevialle Haut road.
(11) Turn left onto the road. Ignore the access to Brousse on the right and continue to follow theGR® de Pays. Return to the car park near the church (S/E).
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