Pampeluze route from Charron

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A circular walk starting from the village. This is a pretty path through woods and meadows with a few hills. A pleasant surprise awaits you on the last four kilometres, where wooden statues have been placed along the route.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.78 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 587 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 610 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,837 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,499 ft
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Description of the walk

Car park behind the village hall

Yellow markings

(S/E) From the car park, head towards the road, then turn left onto Rue de la Mairie and follow it to the main road.

(1) Turn left towards Saint-Maurice-de-Pionsat and arrive at a fork at the first path on the left.

(2) Continue left. At Pont de La Forêt, cross the footbridge and turn right until you reach the road (waterfall). Turn left onto the Saint-Maurice road and you will come to a fork.

(3) Continue on thefirst path on the right and then keep right towards the footbridge.

(4) Cross over, continue along the path, leave Pont des Lièvres on your right and then take thefirst path on the right to cross the Passerelle des Castors footbridge. You will then arrive at the top of the hill.

(5)Turn left towards the village of Frévaleix, cross the road and take the path opposite (well).

(6) Continue along the path; at the intersection, continue to the right until you reach the road.

(7) Turn right towards Charron, pass a fork and, before entering the village, take a path on the left to cross the Ruisseau du Pampanet stream.

(8) Continue along the path towards Bomelange.

(9) Takethe road on the right, then, after the shed, take the path on the right and immediately turn left, continuing along this path until you reach Pas de la Mule de Saint-Martin.

(10) Turn right to reach the village (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,673 ft - Car park behind the village hall
  2. 1 : mi 0.06 - alt. 1,686 ft - Departmental road
  3. 2 : mi 0.39 - alt. 1,614 ft - Path on the left
  4. 3 : mi 1.04 - alt. 1,572 ft - Fork
  5. 4 : mi 1.48 - alt. 1,572 ft - Beaver footbridge
  6. 5 : mi 2.75 - alt. 1,719 ft - Crossroads after the footbridge
  7. 6 : mi 2.95 - alt. 1,834 ft - Frévaleix
  8. 7 : mi 3.74 - alt. 1,667 ft - Road
  9. 8 : mi 4.36 - alt. 1,624 ft - Pampanet Stream
  10. 9 : mi 4.68 - alt. 1,696 ft - Bomelange
  11. 10 : mi 5.58 - alt. 1,562 ft - Pas de la Mule de St-Martin
  12. S/E : mi 5.78 - alt. 1,673 ft - Car park behind the village hall

Worth a visit

-Wooden statues along the route

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