The Puy-Saint-Vincent Chapel Route

Park at Puy-Saint-Vincent in the Moulin car park.

(S/E) Leave the car park, then turn right onto the^GR®50(marked in white and red) and head towards the Béal des Prés crossroads.

(1) Leave the^GR® and turn right onto the canal embankment. Follow it, taking great care at the junctions with the downhill mountain bike trails; these junctions are marked by signs. Continue to the campsite junction.

(2) Turn right onto this descending path and you’ll soon reach the^first chapel, Saint-Vincent, after carefully crossing the D804.

(3) Continue along the road, which is still descending; cross the D804 with care once more and head towards the Serre district to reach Sainte-Marthe Church.

(4) Then turn left for a few metres, before heading down to the right and, once past the road, taking the path which leads up a short climb to the Chapel of Saint-Romain.

(5) Return along the same route in the opposite direction until you find the ‘Sentier des Lutins’ on your left. Take this path and follow it until you reach the ‘Carrefour des Alberts’.

(6) Turn 90° to the right onto the^GR®50; at the road, turn right and go up the steps leading to the car parks to reach the Saint-Roch Chapel.

(7) Continue straight ahead along Rue des Prés; you’ll then find the sign for Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine next to the Sherpa. Follow the signs to reach the church and its cemetery.

(8) Return along Rue des Prés, then turn right to reach the Moulin car park (S/E).

There are a few fountains in the village.

All the chapels are, of course, well worth a visit. As they are all closed for safety reasons, visits can only be arranged through the Tourist Office.
(5) Saint-Romain Chapel: as well as the remarkable view, take in the superb orientation board detailing all the surrounding peaks.