PR 629 – Les Gorges du Lignon
This path takes you to the slopes of the Lignon gorges. Discover its calm and its poetry, the charm of the place, the diversity of the atmospheres: deciduous trees, pines, fir trees, granite blocks...small bench, picnic area.
Portrait
The association of the Haute-Loire Hiking Committee has been asserting for 20 years its position in favor of the practice and development of hiking in Haute-Loire. Our business is divided into two major axes of development:
• The tourist and cultural development of the Haute-Loire through hiking
• The associative and sports development of hiking in Haute-Loir
Sustainable tourism
We promote hiking in Haute-Loire in compliance with the hiker's charter which aims to preserve nature and protected areas.
https://www.rando-hauteloire.fr/
https://www.chemin-rando-hauteloire.fr/?categories=T6&categories=T5
https://www.ffrandonnee.fr/Media/Default/Documents/randonner/charte-du-randonneur-ffrandonnee.pdf
Route details
Description
1. From the descriptive panel, on the Place de la Mairie, take Rue de la Bascule for 150 m.
2. At the junction of the paths, go down to the left between the houses. Pass near a washhouse. Fork to the right, then continue to the technical room for the water pipe decorated by school children.
3. Cross and descend into the woods. After the stream, walk along a low wall on the right. Walk on a winding part between rocks, pines, leafy trees, on the hillside. At the fork, keep left, then continue on a long straight line in the shade of leafy trees.
4. Turn sharply to the left (on the way, near a small waterfall, a
bench allows walkers to take a break). Continue on the path, which
becomes more and more narrow, until near the Lignon. Turn right
(Before the climb, see the Galet pile on the left on the edge of the Lignon, accessible by the path on the left) and climb the stony path.
5. When the path splits in two, take either right or
LEFT. Higher up, turn right to a clearing (picnic table). At the entrance to this clearing, turn left. The path becomes wider and passable. It climbs gently for 1,5 km, alternating with a small clearing, green waves and windings.
6. From the clearing planted with an iron cross, on the left, follow the
path that leads to the hamlet of Rioux, then take the road to the
first houses in the village. Continue right.
2. Continue straight to the starting point.
2. At the junction of the paths, go down to the left between the houses. Pass near a washhouse. Fork to the right, then continue to the technical room for the water pipe decorated by school children.
3. Cross and descend into the woods. After the stream, walk along a low wall on the right. Walk on a winding part between rocks, pines, leafy trees, on the hillside. At the fork, keep left, then continue on a long straight line in the shade of leafy trees.
4. Turn sharply to the left (on the way, near a small waterfall, a
bench allows walkers to take a break). Continue on the path, which
becomes more and more narrow, until near the Lignon. Turn right
(Before the climb, see the Galet pile on the left on the edge of the Lignon, accessible by the path on the left) and climb the stony path.
5. When the path splits in two, take either right or
LEFT. Higher up, turn right to a clearing (picnic table). At the entrance to this clearing, turn left. The path becomes wider and passable. It climbs gently for 1,5 km, alternating with a small clearing, green waves and windings.
6. From the clearing planted with an iron cross, on the left, follow the
path that leads to the hamlet of Rioux, then take the road to the
first houses in the village. Continue right.
2. Continue straight to the starting point.