4 – De l'Allier à l'Alagnon

Please note, the circuit takes a ford on the Allier between the villages of Chantel and Jazindes. If the ford is submerged, continue on the D16 to Saint Ilpize then use the bridge over the Allier to take the D 585 on the right and find the circuit at Jazindes.

Departure from the car park crossing Brioude. Turn left at the traffic lights, direction Vieille-Brioude.Km 5: in Vieille-Brioude, turn right, direction Lavoûte-Chilhac. Follow the Allier gorges until km 11.Km 11: in the town of La Vialette, turn right towards Saint-Just. Difficult climb for 4 km.Km 15: dangerous descent to the town of Saint-Just.Km 19: town of Saint-Just. At the crossroads, head straight ahead to the village of Taleyrat. Take the RD 12 to km 29 then the RD 175 to km 36, then the RD 17 to Saint-Beauzire. Cross the town of Saint-Beauzire then turn left at the stop sign (RD 588). Km 41: take the RD 588 to the village of Grenier. At the stop sign, turn right to join the Alagnon valley (RD 909) up to km 58.Km 58: turn right onto the RD 655 to the village of Léotoing. Be careful, short but difficult climb. Km 61: at the crossroads of the D655 and the D653, take the opposite direction. Continue to the village of Besse.Km 64: turn right then left then right to join a municipal road which passes under the A75.Km 66: cross the village of Gizac. Take opposite to reach the village of Saint-Géron then the RD 195. After the cemetery, turn left on the RD19 to the village of Laroche (km 70). Turn right to join Brioude via the RD 19.