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In Châteldon, park at the northern entrance to the village, in the car park by the war memorial, below the cemetery.
Please note! This hike is not marked in its entirety, nor as such.
(S/E) Head towards the village, where you can see the church tower. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead (towards Rongere) and walk past the church on your left. Continue straight ahead until you reach the junction between the D63 and the D113.
(1) Continue right on the D113 towards Rongere.
(2) Ignore Rue des Éperons on your left, which you will take on the way back, and continue on the same road.
(3) At the edge of the village, ignore the yellow-marked path on the left and continue on the D113 for about one kilometre (wide road with little traffic).
(4) Shortly after passing some dilapidated buildings on the left and at the entrance to a small quarry, also on the left side of the road, take the path that descends to the right of the road. Follow this well-marked path, which begins to climb shortly afterwards (the other paths shown on the map do not actually exist). Pass to the right of a house and a drinking trough and continue climbing.
(5) Ignore a path on the right, then cross the hamlet of Chez Dauphant (pretty houses and gardens). At the end of the hamlet, ignore a road on the left and continue along the path (south-east).
(6) At the T-junction with another road (D342), turn left. At another T-junction, opposite a property with sculptures decorating the top of the boundary wall, continue to the right.
(7) After a left turn, at a farm, take the path on the left towards the sign for "Rochers à cupules" (cup-marked rocks). Cross the farm and continue through the undergrowth. About 150m after the farm, a path on the left leads to the rocks carved with cup marks. Continue along the path. Join a road and follow it to the right, crossing the hamlet of Gaulichard and ignoring a road on the right.
(8) At the end of the hamlet, bear right towards the hamlets of Chez Tout Seul and La Croix Vernet. Ignore a path on the right, pass the houses of Chez Tout Seul and then those of La Croix Vernet.
(9) Continue straight ahead on the path, ignoring a path on the right, and further on, you will arrive at the hamlet of Chez Gironde.
(10) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead. You will soon pass a beautiful carved stone cross and, shortly afterwards, a rather ugly calvary with three crosses, then continue along the path downhill. When you reach Châteldon, come up against the castle wall and turn left to join the D113, the road you followed on the way there.
(3) Follow it to the right.
(2) Further on, turn right onto Rue des Éperons, then, after a left turn in the street, take a path that climbs to the right. You will arrive in front of the castle gate (private) and continue on the path that leaves to the left of the gate, continuing on Rue du Château. You will arrive at Rue du Fort and follow it to the left. Pass under the belfry and continue straight ahead.
(1) At the corner of Maison Sergentale, turn right onto Rue des Boucheries. At the intersection, continue straight ahead onto Rue des Sept Carreaux, pass to the right of the church, then turn left just behind it. Then follow the road to the right (D59, towards Vichy) to return to the car park (S/E).
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