La butte du puy Saint-Gulmier

1/ From the start sign on the esplanade (orientation table, view of the Sancy massif), go around the church on the small road that climbs up (view of the Puys range). Take the first track on the right and, ignoring three tracks on the left, descend to the road (hairpin bend). Turn left down the road to the crossroads at the hamlet of La Croix.

2/ Follow the D987 to the right for 100 m and turn left towards Courtille. At the hamlet of Les Sagnes, take the left-hand path and then the first right. In Courtille, at the T-junction, take the small road on the right. At the last house, turn left and continue along this small road; ignore the road on the left towards Neuviale. After 750 m, leave the road and continue straight ahead on the track that runs around the hamlet of La Grolle. Rejoin the road at the T-junction. Turn right, leaving the first road on your left, and 100 m further on, turn left. At the next fork in the road, turn left onto the track that descends into a valley (with views of Saint-Gulmier and its hillock). Continue until you reach the junction after the stadium.

3/ Turn left onto the road and then, 200 m further on, turn right onto the track and then right again. Follow the edge of a wood. At the T-junction, turn right onto a road. Follow it to the right for 100 m and then turn left. At the next crossroads, turn right up the road to join the D573 and then the starting point.