Park around the church in Lagarde-Viaur.
(S/E) With the church on your right and the war memorial on your left, walk down Rue de Lagarde-Viaur to the inverted Y-junction.
Red and yellow markings –GRP® des Gorges du Viaur
(1) At the hairpin bend, turn right. The road descends gently to the Moulin de Cayrou. In front of the mill, turn left onto the dirt track. Follow the Viaur river to the GRP® bend.
Off the marked trail
(2) Leave theGRP® and continue along the overgrown path opposite, following the river. Along the way, there is a view of the climbing site on the opposite bank (rest platforms, rock face and zip lines).
Red and yellow markings
(3) Return to theGRP® and its markings. Continue along the Viaur, with a view of the Le Gourpassou campsite on the opposite bank. Walk past the bridge without crossing it. Carefully walk along the D53 and pass La Vicasse. At the Y-junction, leave the road briefly before rejoining it very quickly. Back on the road, turn left and, after 150 m, find a path on the right.
(4) Turn onto this “unmarked” path and climb up to the junction with the GRP®.
(5) Follow theGRP® for about 400 m and leave it for good by taking a path leading off to the right.
Unmarked
(6) At the top of the hill, turn left. The path runs between two rows of trees to La Pégarié. Follow the road and enter the hamlet.
(7) At the inverted Y-junction, a wayside cross with a broken right arm on the figure of Christ indicates a change of direction. Turn right. Stay on the road until you reach a five-way junction.
(8) Take the stony and dirt track on the right. Head north. The track splits in two at the 350m mark.
(9) Continue left, heading west, until you reach a road.
(10) Turn left towards Combecave, without going there.
(11) Turn sharply onto the path on the right, just before the hamlet. Follow this path which leads up to the village of Lagarde-Viaur and its church (S/E).