About 134km – 5h
Start in FRESSELINES (Espace Monet-Rollinat)
Right at the Church (Monet’s bust and Rodin’s bas-relief), then right on D44 (d° Dun-le-Palestel). After the Pont de Vervy to the right then right again d° Crozant.
Cross Crozant then left at the ruins site (medieval castle), d° Vitrat. Left into Vitrat then left on D913 and right before the Pont de la Sédelle on D72.
Follow D72 via Jonon,La Chapelle-Baloue, Pot Bouché, La Maisonbrot, Saint-Agnant-de-Versillat.
At the entrance to La Souterraine (Church of Our Lady in the distance across the street), at the stadium: on the left (Etang du Cheix on the left), then left on D912 d° Bridiers (Medieval keep on the left).
Cross Bridiers, take the D951 to the right then immediately left onto D74 d° Noth.
In Noth, left onto D49 (Etang de la Cazineon the left) to Saint-Léger-Bridereix.
At the traffic light turn right onto D951 to Colondannes.
In Colondannes, right on D14 via Naillat to intersection with D913 and left from Dun-le-Palestel.
Before Dun-le-Palestel, at Chabanne, right on D47 d° St-Sulpice-le-Dunois via Gest.
A Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois take D15 right to La Celle-Dunoise.
In La Celle-Dunoise(bridge over the Creuse on the left), right on D48A d° Le Cluzeau, les Chiers, Beausoleil, then D48 Le Vignaud and left on D14 to Anzême.
In Anzême, follow D14 (viewpoint overlooking La Creuse) to Le Villard and take a left on D33 then D33A to Le Bourg-d’Hem.
In Le Bourg-d’Hem, take a right on D48 (d° Fougères), then right on D15 (d° Bonnat) via Le Temple and Grandsagne.
Before entering Bonnat, turn right on D40. After Le Monteil, take opposite at the intersection with D940 d° Montagaud to Châtelus-Malvaleix.
In Châtelus-Malvaleix, follow D14 via Clugnat, Le Theix, Chaubier. Right on D13 then immediately left on D14 d° La Fayette to Toulx-Sainte-Croix (Observation Tower).
At Toulx-Sainte-Croix, follow D67 to Pradeau.
In Pradeau, turn right d° Boussac (site des Pierres Jaumâtres) via La Villette and Saint-Sylvain-Bas-le-Roc by D997 on the left.
Cross Boussac to the entrance of the Château (parking lot).