Les Sétoux-Tence

(S) Start from Les Sétoux on the^GR®65heading south-west. Head down first southwards then south-west before veering right to reach the hamlet of L'hermet.

(1) As soon as you enter the hamlet, turn left and continue downhill until you reach the D18 at a place called Pérrière.

(2) Turn left, cross the small bridge and continue along the D18. As you emerge from the wooded section, at the left-hand bend, stay on the D18. Further on, the road climbs back into the forest and then, via a wide left-hand bend, reaches the hamlet of Coirolles. Walk through the hamlet. Pass a cross on your right and then, before the yellow house, leave the D18 and turn right into the hamlet of Coirolles. Cross a path; about a hundred metres further on, a path branches off to the left.

(3) Head south-west along this path. At the junction with another path, turn left; after a right-hand bend, you’ll arrive at La Flachère.

(4) Turn left at a hairpin bend and continue along the Route de la Flachère until you reach a T-junction.

(5) Leave the tarmac road and head right onto the footpath. At the junction, turn 90° to the right and you will reach the D44 further on.

(6) Turn right onto Route de Souvignet and continue to the hamlet of Étiennefy.

(7) Leave the tarmac road and head left; after a hairpin bend to the left, you’ll join the Route de la Grande Scie.

(8) Continue right along this road until you reach the right-hand bend.

(9) Carry on to the left, crossing the Pont de Rochessac bridge and then the Ruisseau de Mornier stream. Continue to the junction of the^GR®65and the^GR®430.

(10) Continue left on the^GR®65heading west, ignoring the^PR® on the left, until you reach the D235.

(11) Cross the D235 and, a little further on, the D23. Continue for about 500 m until you reach a crossroads.

(12) Turn right; the path joins a small road. Continue until you reach the D501.

(13) Turn left, follow the D501 to enter the town of Montfaucon-en-Velay via Avenue de la Grosse Pierre. Follow it to the roundabout.

(14) Turn left. At the next roundabout, turn right, passing the fire station on Rue du Vivarais. At the signpost, turn left onto Rue Centrale, towards Le Puy. Refreshments available: bakery + Casino supermarket, chemist’s, cash machine.
Walk past the town hall and, at the junction, continue straight on along Rue Notre-Dame towards Le Puy-en-Velay. Walk past the church and continue until you reach the bend to the left.

(15) At the junction, turn right towards Raucoules. Walk for about 200 m then turn left after the first house, onto the stony path lined with trees on the left which leads to a small road, the junction of^{the GR®65}with the^GR®430.

(16) Cross over, stay on the^GR®65, passing to the right of a cross, and continue until you reach the junction with the Route de la Remise (D66).

(17) Cross carefully (there is a cross in the middle of the junction), then continue along the road slightly to the right which heads south-west, ignoring the sign for Bronac. Stay on the D66 until you reach the start of a right-hand bend.

(18) Continue south on the tree-lined stony track. Follow this track for about 250 m, then turn right onto the path heading west through a wooded area. Walk for about 1.2 km in this direction until you reach the hamlet of Les Olmes

(19) Turn left to join the Yssingeaux road (D105). Cross carefully and continue along the path through the woodland. Keep heading mainly south and ignore any side paths or crossroads. At the fork, turn right along the edge of the woods to reach the hamlet of Brossettes, where you’ll come to a crossroads with a cross on your left.

(20) Follow the signs for Le Moulin on the Route des Pèlerins, heading south. Keep right at the fork before skirting the hamlet of Chasse on the right. The path then turns south-east until a left-hand bend just before a tourist railway line.

(21) Just after the bend, before the railway line, turn right into the forest, heading south again. Walk to the junction with the Chemin de la Combe.

(22) Turn right, then left at the hamlet of La Brosse. Leave the forest and continue to the hamlet of La Papeterie on the banks of the River Lignon.

(23) Continue south on the^GR®65to the hamlet of Les Salettes, near the D500 on your left.

(24) Stay on Allée des Salettes on the right, following the^GR®65signposts, cross the Ruisseau des Mazeaux and emerge onto Rue de Revirand. Walk a few dozen metres and turn left into Rue du Moulin. Keep left to reach the junction with Route de Saint-Étienne.

(25) Turn right, cross the road (at the pedestrian crossing), walk past the Restaurant le Grand Café and turn left at the junction to continue along Grande Rue (D103) to number 35.

(26) Go under the archway towards the Stade du Pont. Follow the red and white markings, cross the River Lignon before arriving at the stadium to find a place to camp (E).

Refreshments available between (14) and (15) in Montfaucon-en-Velay, 15 km from the start, and in Tence.
Camping is possible at the Tence Stadium.

Notre-Dame Chapel in Montfaucon (15). A collection of 12 16th-century Flemish paintings by Abel Grimmer is on permanent display in the Notre-Dame Chapel.

The natural beauty and tranquillity of the areas you pass through: there isn’t much to say other than to enjoy the scenery and keep your eyes peeled. You may well come across some exceptional flora and fauna along the way!