Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole – Aumont-Aubrac

(S) From the Galier campsite, head west on the D987, taking care. Cross the bridge over the Limagnole to rejoin the^GR®65about a hundred metres further on

(1) Head straight along the gently ascending path, marked in red and white. Continue uphill until you reach the hamlet of Chabanes Planes.

(2) Go round the hamlet on the right and continue south-southeast until you reach a cross.

(3) Turn right to stay on a track. At the next junction, take the^second track on the right (south-west) and continue to the village of Les Estrets.

(4) At the junction with the D7, turn right, then left at the Y-junction. On leaving the village, cross the D806 carefully and follow the signs for Ponts des Estrets opposite.

(5) Cross the Truyère and turn left, after the first house, onto a dirt track. At a fork, follow the sign for a lodge to the left until you reach the hamlet of Bigose.

(6) Turn right (west). Cross a stream and pass under a high-voltage power line. At a fork (elevation 990), veer left and you will reach a junction (cross).

(7) Then veer right (red and white markings on a large stone). At the junction shortly afterwards, go straight on. Continue west or west-north-west, ignoring the turn-offs to the left.

(8) You will come out onto the D7; follow it to the right. About 150 m further on, turn sharply left onto a path. Go straight on (south-west) and ignore the turn-offs on the right.

(9) Just before the Route des Estrets D7, turn right onto the track.

(10) Join the D7 and follow it to the right. At a fork, turn left and pass in front of an inn.

(11) Turn left then right to pass in front of the La Ferme de l'Aubrac lodge and find, a little further up, the motorhome area where you can pitch your tent for the night (E).

Supplies available in the village of Amont-Aubrac (E)

Camping possible near the motorhome area.

(4) Les Estrets: former commandery of the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem

(E) Aumont-Aubrac: The large livestock market, the statue of the Beast of Gévaudan, the 12th-century Saint-Étienne church, the Maison du Prieuré (home to the Tourist Office).