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In the village of Chabreloche, leave the D1089 towards the south-west to park in the school car park, near the fire station.
(S/E) In the car park, with your back to the large, attractive school building, follow Rue du Groupe Scolaire to the left. Note that you are following red and whiteGR®® markings. Cross the railway line, continue straight ahead at the intersection just after, then cross the Durolle (river).
(1) At the T-junction, follow theGR®® to the right, with the Durolle on your right. Just after the first house on the left, turn left to take the tunnel under the motorway.
On the other side, follow the path to the right. After an uphill climb, you will arrive at a logging area. This section, which is high above the motorway, is quite noisy. Go back down a small road and follow it to the left, away from the motorway. At the hamlet of Montsude, at the first intersection, take the street on the right and pass just after on the left of a house with lots of hunting dogs.
(2) At the fork in the road, near a pond on the right, leave theGR®® trail and follow the path on the right. About 50 metres further on, ignore the private road that branches off to the right. Further on, ignore two paths on the left, but turn onto the third.
(3) At the intersection just after, turn left again, uphill. You will arrive at a forest path, the Chemin de la Pierre aux Deux Yeux
(4). Follow it to the left (yellow cross on the right). Continue along this wide path, ignoring the more or less indistinct paths branching off on either side. Pass a logging area, which offers a view of the distant Chaîne des Puys.
(5) Further on, note the Pierre aux Deux Yeux (Stone with Two Eyes) on the left, at the edge of the path. Continue to the next intersection.
(6) Find theGR®® markings and turn right. Ignore a path on the right, leave the woods and walk between a field and a small orchard on your left, then arrive at a small road. Follow it to the left, still following theGR®® markings. Pass to the left of the two pleasant houses in the hamlet of Les Vernières and note the beautiful old oak tree on the left of the road.
(7) Continue along the road for about 100 metres, then turn onto the first path on the right (GR®® markings). At a stone house, leave theGR®® markings and turn left along the house (fountain on the left of the path). Further on, ignore a small road on the right (which leads to La Loge), then arrive at a slightly wider road (D86). Follow it to the left and, at the next crossroads (Col des Sagnes), turn left (picnic table at the corner).
(8) Shortly afterwards, you will see a path on your right and a yellow sign for "Chaos rocheux du Roc du Guet" (see Variation in "Practical information"). Continue along the road for about 150 metres, then turn right onto the path at a clearing. Continue along this path, which enters the undergrowth (Please note: if the path is very overgrown with grass or brambles, do not persist as this section of the route is only maintained periodically and is quite long. Return to the road, retrace your steps to the yellow sign for "Chaos rocheux du Roc du Guet" and see Variant in "Practical information").
(9) At the intersection with a well-marked path (which is not shown on the map), at a green signpost indicating "Roc du Guet", climb to the right, directly up the slope. At the top of Roc du Guet, you will arrive at a rocky outcrop and a Mediterranean-style area that contrasts with the dark forests around it. However, the area is not clear enough to offer a view. Continue straight ahead on the path to descend the slope.
(10) At the T-junction, turn left. You will come to a small road near a house. Follow it to the right towards the other houses in the hamlet of Les Issards, passing in front of a fountain.
(11) At the crossroads, continue along the road on the left (yellow cross on a post on the right), which quickly turns into a path. Ignore the more or less marked paths on your left.
(12) At the T-junction, follow the path on the right to reach a small road. Go down it on the left and take the tunnel under the motorway.
(13) On the other side, follow the road on the left which leads towards the Durolle.
(1) At the intersection, turn right to return to the school car park (S/E) via the same route you took on the way there.
Visorando member
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