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Gorges de la Jordanne car park, 150 m below (south-west) Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne along the D17. Starting sign: Yellow "le Chaumeil".
Yellow markings
(S/E) Cross the bridge over a stream and enter Saint-Cirgues on the right. Cross the village following the yellow markings. At the town hall, turn right into Rue du Rocher des Pigeons (Route de Laprade). Follow this tarmac road (very little traffic) for about 750 m.
(1) Take a dirt track on the left that follows the contour line for 500 m, then descends into a small valley.
(2) Cross two streams, then climb back up towards the village of Chaumeil. In the village, continue straight ahead up an uphill street. Cross the village following the markings to take Chemin des Glèbes.
(3) Take a track on the left, at the same level. The path climbs up an isolated valley, topped by volcanic formations.
(4) At a barrier, climb up a path on the right at an acute angle. You will reach a small volcanic peak that forms a pass, next to a buron (a type of mountain hut).
(5) Walk to and from a small volcanic peak on the right, at an altitude of 1,000 metres. 360° view. Descend back to the buron.
(4) Turn right downhill (signposted "Laprade"). The path becomes a wide track lined with trees. Follow it for about 700 m.
(6) Turn left onto a sunken path downhill (signposted "Laprade").
(7) Cross a ford. Continue straight ahead uphill, staying on the sunken path (although tempting, do not take the fields).
(8) Climb left onto a track to the hamlet of Laprade.
(9) Continue on the tarmac road to the left. In the centre of the hamlet, turn right towards "Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne". You will come to an intersection you passed on the way there.
(1) Retrace your steps along the same route until you reach the car park (S/E).
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