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Parking is available in the car park near the town hall.
The route is signposted with green arrows
(S/E) Start from the car park; take Rue des Sources to the left of the town hall.
(1) Walk past the wash house; the ‘Mascaron’ is on the wall of the wash house.
(2) Cross the small wooden bridge over the Ruisseau du Sigadoux.
(3) Walk past the community orchard and Gaspard’s hut. Join a road and follow it to the right, passing under the power line. At the next fork in the road, continue along the road to the right and head towards Les Ratiers.
(4) At the cross, carry on straight ahead, north-north-east, along the road which turns into a track.
(5) Note the Calovas Aqueduct below. Continue along the track heading due east.
(6) Ignore the return track and carry on straight ahead. Turn left, cross the road (D83) and continue straight ahead for a further 50 m.
(7) Ignore the return path on your right and carry on until you reach a four-way junction. Turn right, then immediately left.
(8) Walk past the Château de Saint-Genest l’Enfant (private property).
(9) You’ll reach the Source du Gargouilloux (you’ll need to leave the route and walk 50 metres to the right along the Chemin du Gargouilloux). Continue to the left until you reach a four-way junction. Turn right onto a road and continue to the road junction.
(10) Head towards the wine press and the Croix de la Fouille (the wine press is on the lawn of the community hall). Continue straight on along the road, Rue des Moulins Blancs. Continue along the road. Note the Moulin des Poètes (private property), then reach the Grotte des Moulins-Blancs and the cross
(11) Take the metal steps on the left and walk round the houses. Back on the street, return to No. 20 and take the lane at the corner of the house (dead end). At the corner of No. 11, take the grassy path on the left and head for the stream at Moulin Lagnet and Canaux.
(12) Turn right and carry on until you reach the road (D405).
(13) Follow it to the left. Note the water distribution point, the Town Hall annexe and the fountain in the centre of the junction. Continue to the right along the Chemin de la Pisciculture to the Chapelle des Eaux.
(14) Carry on along the road which bends to the left and arrive at No. 34. Immediately afterwards, take the hairpin bend to the right, pass close to the departmental road a little further on and return to the junction you passed on the way out.
(7) Turn left, cross the road and you’ll soon reach the fork.
(6) Turn left and then take a hairpin bend to the right a little further on. Cross a stream and then turn right.
(15) Pass the Pierres Debout site, then turn left.
(16) Reach the Pont du Saillant, continue to the right, then carry on along the tarmac road and, at the four-way junction, turn right.
(17) When you reach the Croix de la Rouère, turn left. Join a road and follow it to the right.
(18) Take Rue de la Mairie on the right. Note the old fountains on either side of the street.
(19) Pass the Château de Malauzat (private property) and the village bakery.
(20) Walk past the Fontaine de la Cruchale and the War Memorial before returning to the car park (S/E).
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