– Lac du Guéry.
– Waterfall and basalt organs.
– Landmark of the Four Lords.
– Banne d’Ordanche.
– Views of La Bourboule, Murat-le-Quaire, Le Mont-Dore and the glacial valley of the Dordogne.
1/ From the start sign, go down the path leading to the lake then take the first path on the right. Take the pontoon, climb into the forest, turn left and continue (view of Lake Guéry) on the path set up along the edge of the lake until you reach a T-junction (information panel). Go up to the right in the beech forest to a viewpoint (waterfall and basalt organs) and continue climbing in the wood up to the barrier.
2/ Cross it and pass over the pontoons (view of the Col de la Croix Morand and the Puy de la Tache) located in a pasture. Walk alongside a wood and then enter it using the stepladder. Take a wide path on the right and at the first intersection, go left on a vehicle track and cross a first Canadian crossing. At a second Canadian crossing, 100 m before the ruined farm, go up to the right in the summer pastures, following the fence on the left to the Borne des Quatre Seigneurs (1450 m). Cross the chicanes and turn left onto a crest leading to the Col de Saint Laurent. Go straight, pass the barrier and at the terminal, go down left along the fence (Banne d'Ordanche and La Bourboule on the right) then go up to the ridge.
3/ Go up to the right, away from the fence, to a small summit. Go back down via a chicane to a wide path below. Go up to the left for about 300m, turn right, pass a chicane and reach the path on the crest of the puy Gros (view of the Sancy massif, Le Mont-Dore, La Bourboule, Murat-le-Quaire) and head towards the summit of this puy after crossing a stepladder. At the summit of the puy Gros, turn left, towards a large flat rock then take a path, heading north-east, not very visible at first, which you go down to a crossroads (signpost).
4/ Go left for about 300 m, fence on your right, then go down to the right. Take the passageway and the stepladder then follow the track on the left through the summer pasture. Pass the fence and continue to the stepladder. Cross it and climb between the fences then go down to the edge of the woods. Ignore a path on the left and join a wide passable path. Take it on the left and continue to the lake. Turn left and in the woods go up a winding path overlooking the lake (view of Lake Guéry). Go down the path and return to the starting point by the path along the lake.
