Park in the car park behind the church (a listed historic monument, well worth a visit).
(S/E) Take the path that descends between two houses to the left at the rear of the church. Go through the gate behind the house and, at the Fork in the road, take the left-hand path. Follow this path uphill. When you reach a shed, go through a green gate and you’ll come out onto the D615: follow this road to the left for about fifty metres. Take care.
(1) Take the D88 to the right, then take thefirst right (dead end). Note the view on the right of the village perched on a rocky promontory. At a Fork in the road, take the path on the left. Return to the D615 and follow it up to the left. Take care.
(2) After a right-hand bend, leave the road and turn right between two houses. Walk down a small path lined with low stone walls. At a junction, turn left then right.
(3) You’ll reach the tarmac road leading to the hamlet of La Vessaire; follow it to the right. Note the magnificent cross set on a rock, then the bakehouse and its bread oven. Retrace your steps.
(3) Continue straight ahead, then take thefirst right. At the next junction, turn right again. Go straight on along the road, ignoring the turn-offs to the left.
(4) At the entrance to Chastreix, leave the road and take a path on the right, then immediately turn left to climb the hill. Walk past the park house and you will see the church on your right (S/E).