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Leave the Aurillac–Saint-Flour road at the Lioran tunnel and head towards the lower part of the resort.
Park in the Font d’Alagnon car park, below the chalets and beside the stream (the Alagnon, which is very close to its source here). Warning! This car park is marked as a flood-prone area. Therefore, avoid it during periods of heavy rain.
(S/E) Set off along the path that starts at the north-western end of the car park and runs alongside a horse paddock. Continue across the fields towards the bottom of the valley, towards the edge of the woods.
(1) You will come to a farm track and an electric fence with an insulated handle. Use the handle to disconnect the electric wire and do not forget to reconnect it once you have passed through. Walk alongside the stream for about twenty metres; further up, the stream crosses a small forest track via a culvert. Follow this track uphill for about a hundred metres, under the canopy of the trees, until it joins the main track that skirts the Font d’Alagnon site. Take this track to the right until you find the entrance to a marked path on the left.
(2) Take the path that climbs to the left, towards the Téton de Vénus, the Buron de Meijes Costes and the Col de Rombière. Above the buron, you will often find cows standing on a promontory, ruminating in a group.
(3) You’ll come to the path descending from the Téton de Vénus. Turn left towards the Col de Rombière.
(4) At the pass, you’ll find theGR®400, which you follow along the ridge to the left.
(5) Above the top station of the chairlift, take the Chemin de Compostelle, which branches off to the right along the hillside towards Puy Griou in a south-westerly direction.
(6) Once you reach the foot of Puy Griou, several paths lead to the summit.
(7) After enjoying the view, return to the foot of Puy Griou.
(6) Continue along the path that follows the ridge, pass a cairn (elevation 1618m) and descend to the small pass.
(8) Ignore the marked path ahead that runs along the ridge line towards the north-east, and instead take the path on the right that follows the mid-slope of this hill, heading north-east.
(9) You’ll come to a gate; go through it and you’ll find a track descending to the right and a path almost parallel to the left of this track but descending more gently. Take this path on the left, which is easier on the feet.
(5) This brings you to the top station of the chairlift, where you take the track that descends gently to the right towards Font de Cère.
(10) At the Col de la Font de Cère, you’ll find a road. Leave it and take the path that descends to the left towards the north-east, between a wood and a meadow.
(11) This path leads onto the track that circles the Font d'Alagnon valley. Follow this track to the right until you reach the tarmac road descending from the Col de Font de Cère, then take it to the left.
After a descent of about 100 metres, pass a public fountain near the bridge over the Alagnon and return to the car park where you started (S/E).
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