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In the footsteps of the washerwomen
Description
Departure from Ecoles. From Aigueperse, follow Effiat on the D984. Parking Place d'Armes in front of the local school. Green markings.
Green markings
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Additional information
Updated by
Office de Tourisme Terra Volcana, les Pays de Volvic - 12/07/2026
www.terravolcana.com
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Contact
Email : tourisme@plainelimagne.fr
Website : https://www.plainelimagne.com/
Open period
All year round daily.
Environments
In the country
Village centre
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ Departure point: Schools. Turn right into rue Desaix on the D51, then left into rue Antoine Coiffier. Cross the D984, go straight on, then fork right onto rue du Pré de l'Eglise. Continue until you reach a T-junction. Go left to a road and then right to the houses. Go straight on rue des Rosiers and turn left into rue du Four. Cross the road and go straight ahead on rue de l'Anjoin. Continue along the dirt track and take the first left to a T-junction. Go left until you reach a road. Follow it to the left, cross it and take the track on the right (lieu-dit La Motte) towards the ponds, then go immediately left. Bend right and go ahead until you reach a road.
2/ Cross the road and take the path opposite. Follow it in the direction of the municipal workshops and, at a bend to the left, leave the track and go straight on to a T-junction. Turn right for 700 m, then left. At the T junction, turn right and continue past the houses to reach a road.
a road. Follow it to the left and go straight through Le Bethueix to a main road.
3/ Cross it and go straight ahead. At the 1st crossroads, go left and take the 1st turning on the right. After 100 m, turn left along a wood and then right into the wood. Continue straight ahead until you reach a small road. Turn right, then left at the first bend. Go past the wash-house to a T-junction. Turn right and continue to a stop sign. Cross and climb the grassy path to the left of the cross. At the T-junction, turn left. Continue straight ahead on a road. Turn right into rue du Champ Thomas. Follow the track to the left and, at the crossroads, turn left. Continue straight through the village to return to the starting point.
