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Departure from the hamlet of Montchany (commune of Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon). On the road from Saint-Pal to Tiranges, at the hamlet of Le Villard, turn left. Park at the "couderc" (in Auvergne, a communal area of varying size in the heart of a village).
(S) Start the hike by taking the trail to the right of the house near the "Le Vialaron" sign. Head east. As soon as you leave the hamlet, leave the path from the village of Le Vialaron on your left and stay on this trail, the main one that descends gently along the pastures.
At the entrance to the woods, continue along this track, which now heads north-east, leaving a yellow-marked path on your right.
(1)PR® crossroads: leave thePR®442on your right and take thePR®196(yellow markings) on your left, which descends into the valley heading north.
(2) At La Valbardieu (stone cross, ruins of water mills, information panel), leave the track, continue straight ahead and take the footbridge on the right that crosses the Andrable. Follow the track on this side of the bank, which heads south and climbs up the other side of the valley.
(3) Leave the marked path on your left that climbs up to Eclunes-Basses and take the track on your right with the crossed-out sign (PR® marked in yellow).
(4) Continue right on the track, which continues to descend, heading south.
(5) Leave the track in front of you (dead end) and take the small, winding path on the left that descends more and more, following the sound of the waterfall. One or two rocks overlook the Saut Du Bezan.
(6) Either cross the Andrable by jumping from stone to stone, or take off your shoes! Climb up opposite the waterfall into the woods (steep slope and motorbike tracks) and after 100 metres you will find yourself facing a larger track that comes from the Bonfils footbridge (on the left). Follow this track on your right, which climbs back up to the plateau.
Stay on this track, which is clearer than all the others (forest and agricultural tracks), despite several paths to the left or right (marked red and white as a variant ofthe GR®3). In the woods: head south-west, and when you leave the woods, head west. You will then see La Faye above you, overlooking the valley.
(7) When you reach La Faye, go up into the village and, before the last house on your right, take the road that passes to its right and immediately continues along a dirt track.
(8) After about 1 km, the track continues along a path only marked by motorbikes. After 100 m, leave this path and turn left onto an even less marked path. Continue around the woods on the left.
(9) At the fork, turn right, cross Les Pelens, go around the last house via a road marked "dead end" and then, after 20 metres, take the small grassy path on the right that goes up towards Montchany. Cross the entire village and you will find the couderc on your right.
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