Walks in Ventadour

Ussel, roaming between city and countryside, has many stories and legends to whisper to you...Cross avenue Thiers to reach rue des Postes, then go left down rue Michelet (entrance of the museum of the Country of Ussel on the right), then right on rue Alphonse Chabrat and immediately right by the passage which leads to the museum square. Go across it to rue François Grabie and join Boulevard Clémenceau.Cross the boulevard, turn right for a few metres and enter the historic centre on the left by rue St-Martin.Walk on alongside the church on the left, and turn right into Place du Sénéchal, which becomes rue des Fossés. Turn left into rue Seclide. 40 m further down, turn left into rue des Ventadours. Continue straight ahead on rue des Troubadours, turn right into rue du 4 septembre and then right again into rue Esparvier. Pass the covered market and continue straight on to the boulevard.Go up towards La Courtine. At the intersection on the left, take the second street up to the cemetery. Go along it on the right and go down to the Diège.Cross the bridge and go straight up to the hamlet of Mareille. Turn left at the first house and left again. Follow the road to the left for 1 km until you reach the D 157. Turn right towards the Ponty tourist centre, then take the second road on the left to the petanque grounds.When you get to the lake, continue alongside it on the left towards the restaurant. Take the slightly higher path past a tennis court to the lake dam. Then turn left onto the road that leads to the gîtes. 150 m further on, go down by the mountain bike stadium, then go up by the winding path. At the top, turn left and go straight on. The path goes down through the wood, on the left, to join the D157. Turn right, go on for 150 m, and go down a path on the left just after the shopping centre road.Walk along the Diège, take the footbridge and go up as far as avenue Turgot. Turn left towards rue Michelet, turn right at the first road, then left onto avenue Thiers.