The Garde peak

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the square, with your back to the church, follow the road opposite and, 20 m further on, turn right down the road. At the end of the tarmac, continue down the track opposite (view of the puy de Courdeloup). At the road, turn right. Ignore the right-hand path. In front of the house, follow the road to the right. At the fork, turn right.

Step 2 : Cross the D7 and climb the track opposite. At the crossroads, turn left. Turn left at the crow’s-foot. A few metres further on, turn right (view of Saint-Jean-des-Ollières, puy de Courdeloup on the left and château de Mauzun on the right). At the crossroads, descend to the left (view of the Livradois mountains to the left).

Step 3 : At the entrance to Mas du Bost, turn left. After the cross, descend to the left and, 70 m further on, turn right. Follow the D7 to the right for 30 m and climb the road to the left. 100 m before the quarry gate, go down the path to the right. At the crossroads, turn right. At the road, turn left. Go straight on to Pailler (view of the Sancy massif, Cézallier, Cantal and Livradois mountains).

Step 4 : At the end of the hamlet, turn left down a track. At the crow’s-foot, continue downhill to the left. Keep to the main track as far as Montrouy. Turn left onto the road. At the entrance to Couderchet, stay on the main road, take the footpath to the left and then fork left on the path leading up. At the crow’s feet, turn right. Keep to the main road. At La Garde, take the left-hand path.