The Four Crosses Route in Vergheas

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A hike in the Combrailles, amongst valleys and hills – on foot, by bike or on horseback – come and explore this green haven.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.61 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 400 ft
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    Descent: - 371 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,238 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,919 ft
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The Cher and Pampeluze valleys

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the church square, after visiting the church and the fountain,
head towards Vergheas-le-Vieux.
After 100m, turn left off the road to see the fountain and the cross, then rejoin the road. At the bend 200m further on, a cross stands to greet you as you pass.

::1: After passing through the village of Vergeas-le Vieux, just past the “fishery”, take the path on the right, then the path on the left until you reach the road.

(2) Turn left and take the path on the right, then the one on the left, and continue to the first village.

(3) Ignore the first track and take the second one on the right; there’s a cross marking the junction here. Follow this dirt track uphill and turn left until you reach the village of Montaudot,

(4) Turn left and continue along this small north-westerly road towards Vergheas.

(5) On a downhill bend, in a beech forest, you can visit the Chapel of the Virgin. At the next junction, turn left to reach the church square (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,939 ft - Church square
  2. 1 : mi 0.48 - alt. 1,965 ft - Passing through Vergheas-le-Vieux
  3. 2 : mi 1.2 - alt. 2,047 ft - Turn left onto the road
  4. 3 : mi 1.94 - alt. 2,106 ft - Villemercier
  5. 4 : mi 2.48 - alt. 2,208 ft - Turn left at Montaudot
  6. 5 : mi 3.22 - alt. 2,087 ft - Chapel of the Virgin
  7. S/E : mi 3.61 - alt. 1,942 ft - Church square

Worth a visit

Chapel, church with statue of the Virgin Mary, Chancelade pond.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
XXCC
XXCC

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

No signposting along the route, no landmarks

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bddp
bddp

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A short, leisurely ride – for us, it was the first in a series of about fifteen during our 18–20-day holiday, so it was the perfect way to get started. A few stretches on roads, but they were very short and therefore had very little traffic.

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carvin
carvin

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 02, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It was good overall, but the little chapel was closed; we completed the walk in 1 hour 15 minutes
Thanks to whoever posted this online
Bernard
PS: As for the duration, we can’t put 1 hour 15 minutes

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