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From Riom, take the D227 towards Manzat until you reach the entrance to Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne, then take the D531 (lorry diversion) towards Le Bouchet for 3 km and turn right towards Le Prat.
(S/E) From the esplanade at Le Prat, head south and cross the hamlet. Then turn left at the intersection.
(1) When you reach a road, turn right, pass the hamlet of Lêbre and continue to the fountain-wash house in Le Bouchet.
(2) Head downhill to the left towards the Queuille dam and take the first path on the right.
(3) At a hairpin bend to the left, take the small path opposite. Descend the hillside through a beautiful oak forest until you reach a crossroads (not very visible).
(4) Continue downhill opposite, past the ruins of Murat farm and reach the banks of the Sioule in the heart of the Queuille meander.
(5) Return to the previous crossroads.
(4) Take the path on the right through the forest (a beautiful path overlooking the Sioule).
(6) Come out onto a road and follow it to the right.
(7) At the Queuille dam, take a path on the left above the building. Walk along this path for a long time until you reach the hamlet of Bas-de-Lacot.
(8) Continue right along a path under the trees to reach the Pont de Chambon bridge.
(9) Cross the bridge over the Sioule. Immediately turn left onto the D227A. About 100 metres after the disused factory, follow a grassy path to the left. After the first houses, continue left along the Sioule. At the large pine trees, turn right to rejoin the road.
(10) Follow the road to the left and cross the Sioule again. At the end of the footbridge, take the road to the right.
(11) In the village at the end of the square (caution: another greenPR® ), turn left and climb up to the D227.
(12) Cross the road and continue straight ahead along a path that climbs steeply through the woods. This will take you to the hamlet of Grandval.
(13) Take the tarmac path on the left and ignore the paths on the left (view of the Cube valley, the bell tower of Saint-Gervais and the Combrailles plateau).
(14) You will come to a road. Follow it to the right and turn onto the first path on the right. After 1 km, at the end of a left-hand bend, you will reach a fork.
(15) Take a wide path on the right. Join a small road and follow it to the left.
(16) Cross another small road and take the path opposite. At the crossroads, cut across the D531 and continue straight ahead to reach Le Prat (S/E).
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