Between meadows and forests, this is a country walk through varied landscapes.Departure from the town hall in Couffy. Go up to the D21 and turn left for 400 m.Follow the track to the left that leads to Lachaud. In the village, take the road to the right. Turn right again at the rest area. Before a bend in the road, take the earth path straight ahead.At a crossroads, take the track on the left (straight ahead for the variant). At a bend in the track, do not take the path that goes straight ahead but turn left to Le Gardy.Take the road to the right. It joins the D 21, which you follow to your left. Pass over the Mazonne and take the road to the right, towards Regeat. 100 m after the crossroads, follow the track to the left. Before Régeat, go up the path on the left to the stele.Continue to climb alongside the meadow. Join a path, which you take to the right. At the Y junction, go straight down to the road, which you follow to the right to reach Chassergue.Turn right into the village at the farm. The path descends into the undergrowth. Then, at a Y-shaped crossroads, turn left and continue alongside the wetland to reach the road.Follow it to the left for 50 m, then take the path to the right. Cross the bridge. Turn left at the next crossroads to join the T-junction. Leave the circuit for the church at Courteix: (1.5 km round trip): Turn left and go through La Chabanne. Turn left at the crossroads to get to Courteix.Take the path to the right. At the next two Y junctions, turn left. When you reach a beech forest, turn right to join the road, which you follow to the left for 500 m to return to the departure point.
Parking at the town hall, Couffy
The start is at 12 km d'Eygurande: This path consists of a large circuit you can join either at Courteix or at Couffy, making a round trip. There is also a shorter route for this long circuit, which is described in detail in a separate sheet: follow the D21 towards Couffy . The town hall is 1 km on the left before the village.
The departure point is 12 km from Eygurande: follow the D21 towards Couffy. The town hall is 1 km on the left before the village.
The region was marked by the presence of the Templars (Templar tombs in the church at Courteix) and by the Seigneury of Châteauvert (medieval tomb in the church at Couffy). At the Bois des Trois Faulx, the Maquis stele, and nearby, the sapes (basic shelters used as hiding places) used by Maquis members and recently restored, you can recall the commitment of the Resistance fighters. This circuit offers a succession of open views over the Plateau de Millevaches and the Monts d'Auvergne, passages in the undergrowth and crossings of typical villages of the Haute-Corrèze. There are two possible starting points, the church at Courteix or the town hall in Couffy-sur-Sarsonne, from which you join the main circuit making a round trip.
Parking at the town hall, Couffy
Parking at the town hall, Couffy