La Mazière

1/ From the start sign, continue through the village on the D110, then after 150m, turn right and follow the road towards Lacost. At the crossroads, go straight down and then up to the second track on the right. Follow this road. At the road, turn left (Lacost) then left again to the next crossroads.

2/ Turn right, signposted ‘le site de la Résistance’. At the crossroads, go down the track as far as a fork. Continue to the right. At the intersection, go straight down. At the crow's-foot (signposted ‘le site de la Résistance’), turn left, cross a small stream and continue as far as a road. Turn left up the hill and continue along the road until you come to a small hairpin path on the left 20m after the Magnol mineral spring (picnic area).

3/ Take this path and climb up into the woods, following a small steep track to reach a wide forest track. Ignoring the side paths, continue uphill on this main path which, on the plateau, leads to a road (cross on the left). Follow this road to the right for 200m. Turn left onto a wide track. Follow it past an airfield and go straight down to the first track on the left.

4/ Take this and continue to a crossroads 50m before a hamlet (Chirol).

5/ Turn right. Walk between hedges to the road at the entrance to Villemaine. Turn left. At the fork (wooden cross) in the hamlet, turn right onto the road, which becomes a track leading down into the valley. At the crow's feet, choose the middle path and follow it through the woods to a road. Turn left and, just before the climb up to Boscavert, turn right onto a track between hedges. Cross a road (stone cross 1843) and take the track opposite. Go past Mazeron. At the fork, turn left and climb up to a wide track on the left.

6/ Go down it, leaving Lasciouve on your right, and 150 m further on, leave the road to go right down a grassy track to a stream. In the valley, turn right and walk alongside the stream. Cross the stream 150m further on. Join a road. Go downhill for 60m and turn left up a stony path through woods and then pastures to the hamlet of Carton. At the first houses, continue straight ahead (you can take a path to the right (15 mins) to enjoy a fine view of the Chaine des Puys and the Sioule valley from the last field on the right). Turn left at the iron cross. At the main road (D110), turn right to get back to the starting point.