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On the D317 between Saint-Jacques-des-Blats and Mandailles, park at the Col du Pertus, in a small car park on the south side of the road (on the left coming from Saint-Jacques). See Practical Information for some updates.
(S/E) Cross the road and head north-east towards Puy Griou on a path markedGR®® Red and White.
(1) At the crossroads, continue on theGR®® on the left towards Mandailles. At a fork (with a path not shown on the map), continue left on the GR®®. You will arrive at a wide path.
(2) Follow it to the left. Further on, the path leaves the forest and offers views of the Jordanne valley, then joins the road. Follow this road to the right until you reach the information sign about the valley and the landscape, then continue on the path to the right, always following theGR®® markings. Further on, ignore a grassy path on the left that is not shown on the map.
(3) At a crossroads, leave theGR®® and turn left, slightly into a hairpin bend.
This path is lined with beautiful beech trees, some of which are twisted and gnarled.
At a buron (a hut in a meadow), turn left, following the mountain bike signs. Continue to follow these signs, ignoring a path on the right that curves sharply (not shown on the map). Immediately after, cross a footbridge (you are still on the mountain bike trail!).
This sunken path, which leads to meadows where Salers cows graze, is still lined with beautiful trees.
(4) The path turns right as it crosses the Ruisseau de Larmandie. At the next fork in the path, keep right (mountain bike signpost VTT3 and PR® Bleu). Continue down this beautiful stony path to reach Larmandie.
(5) In this hamlet, you will come to a street with a blacksmith's shop on the left. Follow the street to the right to cross the Ruisseau de Larmandie, then take the path on the left marked VTT. At the next intersection, follow the signs for Mandailles on the left. The path runs alongside the stream and then joins a road (D17).
Follow the road to the left for a round trip to the church. On the way back, follow a path to the left just after passing a cross and the stream. This path joins the banks of the Jordanne, then turns right towards the village of Mandailles. It joins the road at the bridge.
(6) Follow the road to the left, crossing the Jordanne for a short loop through the village, then return.
(6) On the way back, after crossing the Jordanne again, continue straight ahead on the road,take the path between the playground and the Maison de Site de Mandailles, marked PR® Blue and Green. Immediately after, climb up to the left to join a small road and follow it to the left.
At the junction with a path coming from the right, leave theGR® signs and continue straight ahead towards Puy Griou. Further on, ignore a path on the left and pass a iron cross. At a bend in the road, pass a beautiful carved stone cross and a fountain, then arrive at the hamlet of Liadouze. Leave a beautiful cross on the left and continue.
(7) Follow this direction, then take the path on the right, marked in green, pass in front of the oven, and continue on this path which makes a wide right turn. Cross the Ruisseau du Luc on a footbridge and shortly afterwards you will come to a path marked by theGR®®400. Follow this path to the left, which offers beautiful views of the valley. Pass a reservoir before arriving at an intersection with signs for Mandailles and Col du Pertus.
(8) Leave theGR®® and continue straight ahead, ignoring these directions and following discreet orange markings. Further on, ignore a path on the left (not shown on the map) and continue to follow the orange markings.
(9) At a sign indicating the direction of Mandailles, turn left (no markings). When you reach a crossroads, turn right onto a path marked VTT3. At another sign indicating the direction of Mandailles, ignore a path on the right. You will arrive at a logging area, then on a path.
(10) Follow it to the left (no signposting immediately, but orange signposting a little further on). Further on, ignore a grassy path on the left. You will then come to a junction with a path marked GR®®.
(11) Follow it to the right towards Col du Pertus. At a fork just after, follow theGR®® to the right. Further on, go through a gate. The path then offers beautiful views of Puy Griou, then Chavaroche and Puy Mary.
As the trail crosses a beech forest, follow the GR®® markings carefully. You will arrive at the edge of a meadow. The trail goes around it on the right. Further on, go through a gate. You will return to the intersection you took on the way there.
(1) Reach the Col du Pertus by following the same path as on the way there to the left (S/E).
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