La Résistance

Saint-Julien-la-Geneste

Dogs allowed

Distance
14Km

Duration
3h45

Trace
BOUCLE

Marking
Yellow

In pictures

Route description

A forest tour of a key site in the French Resistance: the ‘Nestor Perret’ maquis. Leader of the Clermont-Ferrand Resistance, he was shot by the Gestapo in 1943 without having spoken. Views of the Chaîne des Puys and the Combrailles.

Trail highlights

– Viewpoints and vast panoramic views of the Combrailles and the Chaîne des Puys.
– Saint-Julien-la-Geneste church: 17th-century statue, tabernacle and high altar; beautiful Irish yew tree in the church square.
– Off the route: Nestor-Perret maquis (commemorative stele); straight on after Pracos, butte de Montagar (exceptional viewpoint over the Combrailles); after the church on the way back, take a path on the left (signposted) to the beautiful Saint-Blaise fountain.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Étape 1 : From the signpost, head down the D18 and, just after the bridge, take the track on the right. As you climb the hill, turn right at the 1st track along the telephone line and continue until you reach the entrance to the hamlet. Le Bois du Mas. Immediately turn right and continue until you reach a T-junction in the woods.

Étape 2 : Go right and at the next crossroads, as you leave the wood, take the track on the left. Continue along the wood until you come to a bend in the road. Follow this road in the direction of Maquis Nestor Perret. At the hamlet of Etubeix, go left through the woods, still heading towards the Resistance site. At the fork in the descent (off-road route on the right: the Resistance site), continue straight ahead until you reach a large crossroads in the Pionsat woods.

Étape 3 : Turn right and continue straight ahead, ignoring the side paths, until you reach a large clearing. Cross the clearing and take the wide track on the right. Continue straight on until you reach a T-junction.

Étape 4 : Go downhill to the right. Continue along the main path until you reach a junction of four paths. Take the path on the left between the hedges that climbs towards Pracos. At the road, turn left and enter the hamlet. At the fork in the road, go down to the right alongside a barn. After the small fir wood, as you go up the hill, turn right onto a track and continue until you reach the road.

Afficher les étapes suivantes…

Étape 5 : Turn right, and at the end of a bend, take the first small hedge-lined track on the left. At the fork, turn right and go as far as a T-junction. Turn left onto a wide track and go through the woods (as you leave the woods, you will see views of the Combrailles and the Chaîne des Puys). 200 m further on, turn right onto a track and go as far as the road. Turn right, go through the hamlet of Chez Pezant and continue straight on. Walk past the church (17th-century statue, tabernacle, Irish yew planted by La Fayette) to get back to the starting point.

Opening hours

All year round.

Subject to favorable weather.

Comfort, facilities and services

  • Pets welcome

Dogs allowed

Environnements

In the country, Forest location, Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Downloadable:

dsio-detail.detail.maj16 December 2024 par : Conseil départemental du Puy-de-Dôme