A fine high level 15km stroll overlooking La Bourboule.
Route: leaving the car at the obvious large car park at the west end of Lac Guery and walking towards the lake before taking a right turn to all around it. Then turning further left and then right to follow the right hand side of a stream uphill to visit a fine waterfall. Then continuing uphill onto a plateau (with cows) before turning right onto a track and then left to head towards the ridge of hills. A little after a cattle grid, taking a stile to the right to head up onto Pic Loup. Then heading along the broad ridge descending to a gentle saddle before ascending partly on board-walks to the summit of La Banne d’Ordanche. Then retracing the route to the saddle before climbing first onto Le Tenon and then descending further to the GR30 before turning right tide onto the ridge of Puy Gros. Descending the end of the ridge onto a plateau, round the gentle mound of Chantauzet and then down via forest tracks back to the lake for a beer at the Auberge du Lac de Guery before picking a way round the right hand side of the lake, partly on the road and partly on small paths by the lakeshore before finally retracing the outward path back to the car.
Conditions: hot and sunny though ameliorated by an intermittent cool breeze.Pub: the Auberge du Lac de Guery for Pelforth and Ciney Blonde.
