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There are numerous parking spaces available in Lalevade, near the Pont des Issoux (multi-purpose hall, campsite, supermarket).
(S/E) Cross the bridge, turn right at the roundabout and continue to the first intersection.
(1) Turn left onto Chemin du Prat and go around the hamlet on the left. Continue along the path, turn right at the first intersection and climb, staying roughly on the ridge, heading east-northeast. The path is quite steep and sometimes damaged, but the general route remains clearly visible. You will arrive at a flat area.
(2) Turn onto the path to the left of the road, towards Montgrand.
(3) Pass to the left of the hamlet of Montgrand. After the last house, walk horizontally along a square mesh fence for a few metres and take the path that descends slightly to the right towards the road. Follow the road on the left to the Col de la Loube.
(4) Follow the road to the right and continue to the Roumégouse crossroads.
(5) At the Roumégouse crossroads, take a sharp right turn. Pass a second sharp turn about 250 metres further on and continue along the road. At the next three-way junction, keep left and you will reach Sétias.
(6) Cross this hamlet, turning right to walk alongside the first houses. After the houses, the path veers slightly to the right again and descends towards a stream bed. On the left is a beautiful old house, unfortunately in ruins. Cross the meadow following the path without heading towards the house on the left. Take the path that continues on, then keep to the path on the left which heads west. Follow this path to the hamlet of Le Bidet, then descend southwards along the road.
(7) At the hairpin bend, leave the road and take the path opposite. A few metres to the left, a drovers' road (a path between two dry stone walls) descends southwards. After a flat section on the right and another descent to the left, you will reach the road between Guillaumenche and Le Goux. Turn right and continue to Niègles.
(8) After your visit, turn around and cross back through the hamlet. At the fork, turn right and continue downhill to the road. Opposite the crossroads, a path descends below the road, crosses the hamlet of Le Serret and a stream, then climbs steeply back up to the road.
(9) Continue along the road, crossing the hamlet of Leyronac. Keep left at the nearby three-way junction to rejoin the road, which you should follow to the right. Go around Romégouse at the bottom and on the right to rejoin a section of the outward route.
(5) Continue to the right to retrace part of the outward route in the opposite direction.
(4) At Col de la Loube, leave the outward route by turning right towards Les Fabres. In this hamlet, take the downhill path that runs alongside the second group of houses on the left and descends towards Les Issoux. Take care on this somewhat tricky descent, which can be steep and slippery. Descend to the bottom of Les Issoux to rejoin the road.
(10) Follow the road to the left. Turn right at the roundabout to cross the Issoux bridge again and return to the car park (S/E).
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