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In Saint-Nectaire, park in the car park near the cemetery and fire station, north of the village, on the road to Sailles.
Please note! This hike is not fully signposted.
(S/E) Head towards the village on the road, pass a beautiful stone cross a few metres on your left, then ignore a street on your right. Take the next alley on the left (yellow disc marking on a wooden electricity pole). Shortly after, at the intersection, keep left to follow the Chemin du Breuil.
Look for a red and white marker on a low wall behind a bench. This is theGR®®30, which you will follow until further notice. Continue along the path that extends from the lane. Further up, you will reach the D150 at the yellow "L'Homme" marker and an electrical transformer.
(1) Cross the D150 and continue along the wide path that climbs up opposite, slightly to your left. Further on, you will see a small stone cross on the right-hand side of the path. You will arrive at a road (D640) at the yellow marker "Plateau des Farges".
(2) Continue straight ahead towards La Fonchaude (andGR®®). At the next intersection, take the path that descends to the right. Near a farm, ignore a path on the left and then another on the right just after, then come out onto a road.
(3) Continue along the path opposite, following the direction of a yellow sign and the GR®®. At a fork in the path, continue downhill, keeping to the left and following the direction of a yellow sign. Further on, at another fork in the path, turn left to cross the Ruisseau de Lambre stream. Further on, you will come to a small road with a picnic table on your left.
(4) Follow the road to the left, then leave the red and whiteGR®® markings and turn left at the first street. Cross a bridge (Ruisseau de Sozède) and enter the hamlet of Lenteuge. Immediately turn right onto Rue de la Glisse to pass in front of a beautiful bread oven, still in use today. Shortly afterwards, ignore Rue Briquette on your left and continue until you reach the yellow signpost marked "Leunteuge". Continue straight ahead towards Pont de Lambre. Shortly afterwards, ignore Rue Paul Hyvert on your left and continue to Rue le Pré du Four (D150). Turn right and follow this road.
(5) A few metres before a bridge, at an electricity pylon marked with a yellow sign, take the path on the right. Continue along the Ruisseau de Lambre stream, which this path runs alongside, slightly above it at first, then along the bank. You will eventually come to a road at the yellow signpost marked "Pont de Lambre".
(6) Follow it to the left towards Foncheyroune, crossing the bridge over the Lambre stream. About 150 metres further on, take a path that climbs to the right (a few metres before a faded yellow cross on an electricity pole along the road). After a few bends, you will come to a crossroads at the yellow marker "Foncheyroune".
(7) Continue straight ahead towards Bournis. When you reach a road, take the path opposite and slightly to the right, indicated by a green sign for "Saint-Nectaire Menhir, Dolmen, grotte". This is a wide gravel path that leads to a car park.
(8) At the intersection marked with the yellow signpost "Bournis", follow the path on the right for a round trip to discover a contemporary work from the Horizon programme (until September 2018), then, a little further on, the Freydefont Menhir, standing in a field on your right.
(8) On your return, take the path opposite towards the Dolmen de la Pineyre, which is actually a small tumulus with a dolmen in the centre. Back in
(8) continue left towards Panet. Shortly afterwards, you will arrive at the crossroads marked "Panet" and continue straight on towards "Châteauneuf". Further on, the path narrows and a short, steep climb leads to the summit of Puy de Châteauneuf. Note a yellow sign on a rock on your left saying "Puy de Châteauneuf, tricky descent" and turn onto the path on the left. Then follow the yellow disc markings for the fairly steep descent. At the intersection with another path, you will find an information sign about the Châteauneuf Caves.
(9) Turn right for a round trip to the caves. These are actually a single large cave carved into the cliff and divided into several "chambers". Back at the crossroads,
(9) continue straight ahead to descend to Saint-Nectaire on a less steep trail than before, marked with a yellow disc. Further down, you will arrive at a more open space, at an intersection marked with a yellow "Châteauneuf" sign. Continue to the left in the direction of Clos du Vallon. At the next intersection, at a slightly worn wooden bench, continue to the left. You will come to a street at the first houses of the village of Saint-Nectaire, then, at the yellow marker "Clos du Vallon", turn left towards La Parre. You will immediately arrive at Rue Barberoux.
(10) Turn right to visit the superb Romanesque basilica of Notre-Dame du Mont Cornadore. Take particular note of the beautiful capitals in the choir, some of which are carved and still polychrome. Then return to Rue Barberoux, retracing your steps.
(10) Continue along this street to reach the car park (S/E) near the fire station.
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