Start from the Étang du Moulin car park.
Path marked in pink, with wooden signposts along the entire route.
(S/E) On leaving the car park, head up the road to the left towards the village of Donzeil, take the first street on the left, cross the village of Les Meaumes, then take the path at the top of the village after the last house.
(1) Cross the D45 with care, turning left and then immediately right onto the path towards Masson. At the end of the path, continue along the road to the left towards Masson.
(2) Just before Masson, take the path on the right, then turn left and cross the village of Masson, following the road on the right. On leaving the village, turn left onto the track towards Pleine-Faye.
(3) At the end of the track, take the road on the left, then immediately turn right onto the path towards Le Secq. At the end of the path, take the D60 on the left towards Le Secq.
(4) Just before the first house, turn right towards La Petite Faye. (You can continue for 50 m to the Secq wash house, then turn back to rejoin the route).
(5) When you reach the Petite Faye farm, cross the D13 with care and take the path directly opposite. At the next junction, head left to reach the village of Le Secq.
(6) Cross the D13, again taking care, to follow the D45 opposite for about a hundred metres, then take the path on the right, towards Puy Rigamont “le Nouallet”. Follow the signposts carefully. The path changes direction frequently in the woods. Reach le Nouallet then the D13.
(7) The least pleasant part of the walk: cross the main road and head back up to the right (for about 200 m), then turn left onto the track towards Le Mas Leger. Reach this hamlet by turning right onto the D17 for 100 m.
At the end of the track, you can enjoy a pleasant break with the village greengrocer.
(8) In the heart of Le Mas Leger, turn left.
(9) When you reach the road, turn left towards Ribot and Étang du Moulin. Cross a path, then the D13, and continue straight on along a track.
(10) Cross the road and take the path opposite towards Lascaux.
(11) Take the path on the left, cross the D17 and arrive at Étang du Moulin, then follow the path on the right to return to the car park (S/E) (or take the left to walk around the lake).