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In Moussoulens, there is a central roundabout that allows you to reach the D38 via the Route du Pont d'Alzeau. Five hundred metres further on, you will find a road on the right which, after two large bends and a bridge, will take you back to the starting point. There are a few parking spaces on the side of the road just after the bridge.
If you have trouble finding it, ask for the cemetery. Drive past it and take the first right. The bridge is there, as is the car park.
(S) 80 metres from the bridge, there is a large track on the right which you take to start this walk.
(1) After about 200 metres, you will come to a fork. The right-hand branch is marked with a yellow cross which, according to the FFR code, indicates that you should not take this path.
However, this is the path we are going to take. You will walk through an old poplar forest, most of which has now been cut down. You will then arrive at the famous Zelkova tree. This huge tree with its many branched trunks cannot be missed.
After taking a few photos, continue along this path which runs alongside the Rougeanne stream until you reach a crossroads. Turn left onto a dirt track above two small streams which are often dry.
(2) Immediately turn right onto a forest path. You will gently climb this path through the undergrowth for more than 2 km until you reach a paved road, the D8.
After taking a look at the Combe stream and its bridge, take this road on the left. Continue along it and after a sharp left-hand bend you will come to a crossroads.
(3) Take the wide, unpaved road on the left. You are now on the Causse plateau in full sunlight with little protection from the wind. Continue along this road, ignoring the other paths.
(4) After about 900 metres, turn left onto a slightly smaller road. Follow it downhill towards the south-east. Ignore a path on the left.
(5) You can take a short detour to a very pretty viewpoint overlooking the valley and the village. Return to the main road, which after 300 metres becomes a stony and fairly steep path. Be careful not to slip on the loose stones. At the bottom of this slope, you will find yourself very close to your starting point, having covered 5 km.
Turn left and take the same path you took at the start of the hike. However, at the fork, take the left-hand path and follow it to the small earthen bridge.
(2) Turn right onto the earth bridge that you crossed in the opposite direction on the way there. Continue straight ahead until you reach the iron bridge that you can see in the distance. Cross this bridge over the Rougeanne and take the road that continues on from it. Continue along this tarmac road until you find a small staircase on your right with a few steps that leads to a grassy path.
(6) Go down the steps and continue along this path, which winds its way at the foot of impressive cliffs on your right. At the foot of the cemetery, you will come to a road, which you can leave immediately to join a path along the Rougeanne river that will take you straight to the bridge where you started.
Simply cross the bridge to return to your cars (S/E).
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