Saint-Valentin Chapel

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : Turn left onto the D231 as far as a footbridge. Cross it, then go through the campsite. Continue along the road, turning left into a hamlet, then left to take the path parallel to the Sioule. After a small stone bridge, turn left. Fork right to cross the footbridge, then left onto the path. At the fork in the road, turn right onto a track which winds upwards for 2.5 km (PV1 : view of the Saint-Cyrgues peninsula) until it reaches a road.

Step 2 : Turn right, and follow it through the hamlet (Montmartin) to a crossroads (fountain, wash-house, picnic area). Turn right to join a small road on the right in the hamlet of La Croix. At the crossroads, follow the road straight ahead, then the path leading up to a coniferous wood. Turn right at the edge of the wood to reach a cross-country track. Turn right. Go down the main path, ignoring the side paths. At the T-junction, turn right and continue to the crossroads at the entrance to Tableix village.

Step 3 : Turn right and cross the village, following the Rue de Laschamps and Rue du Chabagnat. Follow the road upwards. Take the first track on the left after the village exit sign and, at the intersection, descend rapidly to the confluence of two streams. Continue downstream, crossing two footbridges, and climb back up to the road (D227).

Step 4 : Cross the road and take the path down the embankment. Turn right at the first fork, then left at the second. Continue until you reach a road. Follow this road to the right for 300 m. At a monumental entrance, turn right along a high wall. Go around the chapel (PP1 : chapelle Saint Valentin) and continue downhill until you reach a road. Cross the road (caution ! poor visibility). Go downhill opposite. At the road, go straight on through the hamlet of Lavaux. Take the footbridge over the Sioule, then follow the road to the right to reach the starting point.

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