1/ From the departure sign located at place du 110/mars-1962, take the dead end road. In Le Montel with the large wooden cross, take the path on the right. At the fork, go left then follow the path to the right. At the intersection, continue straight and, at the fork, continue right until you reach a crossroads.
2/ Turn left onto a wide stone path. On the descent, at the exit of a bend on the right, turn left then, at the fork, take the path on the right. At the T-intersection at the bottom of the Varazenne forest descent, go left to the D 612.
3/ Go right. At the lake, take the path furthest to the right for a few meters and turn left onto the path that runs along the shore. At the beach (Bort-les-Orgues dam reservoir), go up the road. At the bend, turn right onto the path through the undergrowth. At the intersection, head right (the virgin of Labessette). At the T-intersection, turn left and continue up to the road.
4/ Take the path to the right of the D 612. Follow it for approximately 1 km, ignore the adjacent paths and return to the road. Go right, enter Labessette, cross the place called Le Montel and reach the starting point (Romanesque church, comb bell tower).
– Reservoir of the Bort-les-Orgues dam.
– The Virgin of Labessette, Romanesque church, comb bell tower.
– Panoramas of the two large volcanic massifs of Auvergne: the Dore mountains and the Cantal stratovolcano.
Route details
Description
1 – Turn left onto a wide stone path. On the descent, at the exit of a bend on the right, turn left then, at the fork, take the path on the right. At the T-intersection at the bottom of the Varazenne forest descent, go left to the D 612.
2 – Go right. At the lake, take the path furthest to the right for a few meters and turn left onto the path that runs along the shore. At the beach (Bort-les-Orgues dam reservoir), go up the road. At the bend, turn right onto the path through the undergrowth. At the intersection, head right (the virgin of Labessette). At the T-intersection, turn left and continue up to the road.
3 – Take the path to the right of the D 612. Follow it for approximately 1 km, ignore the adjacent paths and return to the road. Go right, enter Labessette, cross the place called Le Montel and reach the starting point (Romanesque church, comb bell tower).