A picturesque and authentic valley that plunges the hiker into a preserved environment, where the almost invisible imprint of man is forgotten.From La Lézioux, turn left onto the D16A towards Gentioux until you reach the bend at the end of the village (before the 16th-century fleuronnée cross).Go down to the right by the sunken path. Walk through the pastures, then follow the perimeter of the pond to the right. Pass on the edge of the pond on the left then take the sunken path on the right under the trees. You will reach the village of Verginas.In the village, turn right, pass in front of a cross, then follow the road: after a stream on the right and a cross on the left, you arrive at a crossroads.Fork right onto the path: it runs alongside woods and pastures on the side of the valley and leads to Chaumont.In the village, turn right, then, at the paved crossing, turn left into a path that goes down to a peat bog. Go along the edge of it to the right; several granite ""plank bridges"" provided access to it - and arrive at an old mill, showing traces of the diversion of water from the Chandouille stream.Continue on the left. A wide track rises as the path goes on, panorama. It turns to the left before joining the D16.Follow the D16 on the right through the woods and go up to Arfouilloux.After the houses, turn right for 1 km on the forest path that runs alongside woods and pastures.In the bend to the left, you pass a stream and follow the beech-lined sunken path to the right until you reach the D16A. Then turn left to reach La Lézioux. A small building housing an old bread oven is on the right."
Gentioux et Pigerolles se sont associées en 1972. Ce vaste territoire présente un fort dénivelé entre Pigerolles – le Puy Groscher culmine à 831 m d’altitude – et le lac de Vassivière (650 m d’altitude). Les sources de la Maulde, du Thaurion et de la Chandouille alimentent autant de rivières très appréciées des pêcheurs de truites. Etangs, moulins et ponts-planches émaillent les cours d’eau qui serpentent entre landes, tourbières et bois, tandis que croix, chapelles et fontaines agrémentent les chemins creux et les vieux hameaux.
La Chandouille coule au milieu de landes humides et tourbeuses avant de se jeter dans le lac du barrage du Chammet sur la commune de Peyrelevade-en-Corrèze où se trouvent également la chapelle et les rochers du Rat. Ces derniers dépendent du village du Rat, où Jeanne Moreau tourna le film Mademoiselle de Tony Richardson (1966). Située sur un sommet rocheux qui domine la vallée de la Chandouille, la chapelle du Rat (XVIIème siècle) était le lieu de bénédiction des chiens le jour de la Saint-Roch.
La Lézioux
La Lézioux
Come and taste the charm of the authentic landscapes of the Plateau de Millevaches and let yourself be lulled by the birds singing while you explore the facilities near the Chaumont mill, built by the Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux (Bird protection league). The freshness of the ever-present water in this small valley will be welcome in summer. Finally, you will know what plank bridges are; it is not uncommon to cross them to reach the other side of streams.
23,5 km from Felletin, take the D992.
La Lézioux
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