The three steeples trail

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Step 1 : From the start sign, climb rue E.Clémentel. Turn left into rue de la Fontaine Daupary and, 150 m further on, fork right into rue du Quéreux (Etienne Clémentel’s former property). At the stop sign, turn right as far as the fountain.

Step 2 : Turn left, go straight ahead at the next two crossroads and take the first path on the right down to the bottom of the valley. Cross the Fourneaux stream over the small bridge to Teilhède. At the entrance to the village, turn right and then left at a cross. Walk past the church porch to the center of the square (monumental carved cross).

Step 3 : Opposite the churchyard, cross the D17 and go up the impasse St-Pierre. At the fork, turn left, passing over the fountain topped by a cross, then over the wash-house. Fork left, then immediately right to join the D412 and arrive at a small square.

Step 4 : Turn right into rue du Puy de Montaury, then right into chemin des Vignes. Follow the houses along a narrow path that leads to rue du Puits, opening onto rue des Nautes. Turn right and pass the enclosure of a salt-curing company on the hillside (panoramic view of Limagne, Forez, the Gergovie plateau and the Chaîne des Puys). From the summit of Puy de Montaury, descend to the T-junction. Turn right and continue straight on to a second T-junction. Turn right to reach a third T-junction.