Park in the car park at the Madone de Prompt-Secours site.
(S/E) Facing the Madonna, take the dirt track between the car park and the stadium at the “Madone” signpost and follow the sign for “Les Sablières” heading due west. Cross the Route du Goutet and continue straight ahead onto Chemin des Sablières, keeping in the same direction until you reach a junction opposite the gate of a property.
(1) Turn left and follow the path which branches off to the right and leads to a bend in a small road near Montplan.
(2) At the junction with the dead-end road, turn left and head towards a crossroads.
(3) At the cross, cross the road to take the “Le Goutet” path opposite (cross on the left). Follow this path south-eastwards, pass under a power line, skirt the Bois Sarna and join a cross-path.
(4) Turn right. At the next junction, turn left, then cross the bridge over the Trambouzan stream to reach Impasse du Moulin; follow this until you reach a fork. Continue until you reach a bend in the Route de Coutouvre (D49).
(5) Cross the Route de Coutouvre and continue straight ahead onto the Chemin d'Armont. At the next junction, turn right to visit the Notre-Dame Chapel.
(6) Turn back and return to the junction, head right then right again, pass the hamlet of Le Coteau and arrive at a junction with Impasse Cordonnier.
(7) Turn left into the cul-de-sac, pass the hamlet of Chez Cordonnier and continue along the circular path which leads to Trambouzan.
(8) Cross the river and head up to the hamlet of La Chaveronderie.
(9) Follow the road ahead to reach the hamlet of Montchanin.
(10) Opposite Chemin du Plat, turn left onto the path signposted “VTT” and descend into the Trambouzan valley to the “la Rivière” marker.
(11) Turn right heading due north, cross the Route de Montagny and take the path opposite leading to Martoret.
(12) Before the cross, take the path on the left, continuing northwards, and head for the hamlet of La Toradière.
(13) Turn right onto Chemin de Machuron and then left to return to the statue of the Virgin Mary and the car park at the Madone de Prompt-Secours site (S/E).