GR de Pays Lo Camin d'Olt
Starting from Entraygues, the two loops of the Camin d'Olt will allow you to go into the narrow gorges of the Truyère or to dominate the tamed valley of the Lot. At the confluence of these two still "clear" but sometimes capricious rivers, Entraygues and its country are a crossroads of communication, between the roads of the Auvergne and the Lot valley.
The GR de Pays Lo Camin d'Olt is divided into 7 stages of between 3.5 and 12.5 km.
Total length: approx. 59 km
Difficulty: Medium
Marking: Yellow and red
Stage 1: Entraygues to Golinhac (7km - 1h45)
From the Entraygues Tourist Office, take the main street. Join the banks of the Lot. Follow the river towards Rodez for 500m to the Notre-Dame bridge.
Cross the Lot. Turn left onto route de Laplagne. Follow for 2.4 km. Turn left onto a sandy track. After 300 m, continue right on a grassy "carral" (path through the woods) that climbs up through chestnut trees. This leads to a gravel track. Bend right to reach Le Battédou.
At the first house, turn 90° left. Climb between the houses. Turn right and pass over the campsite. Continue on a fairly steep path through chestnut trees for 700 m. At the forest track, turn left for 150 m, then right onto a sunken track in the undergrowth. Follow the road to the left for 200 m.
At the La Valette crossroads, turn right onto a steep path leading to Golinhac (at the church square: Saint-Jacques cross, panorama).
Stage 2: Golinhac to Espeyrac (11 km - 3h)
In Golinhac, turn left at the town hall. Turn right on the GR 65. Climb a stony track to the crest. Follow a road to the right, then a grassy path.
At the Poteau crossroads, leave the GR 65 and turn right onto the D904 for 600 m. Take a hairpin left onto a dirt track. Turn right on a forest track for 5.5 km.
Take the road to the left as far as the Liabastres crossroads. Continue for 200 m. Before the D42, go right up the ridge on a stony then grassy path. Follow the D42 to the right. Leave Gours on your left. At the fork in the road, continue towards Espeyrac. After 700 m, turn left in a hairpin towards Puech-Laborie, then right onto a gravel track. Pass the Daze des Vernhettes. Cross Flaguières and follow the road for 600 m to the junction with the GR 65.
Descend to the right into the oak woods. As you descend, turn right. Return to the stream. Cross over (footbridge) and continue left on a path lined with low walls. Arrive at Place de l'Eglise in Espeyrac and walk down to the hotel-restaurant.
Stage 3: Espeyrac to Vieillevie (12.5 km ? 3h15)
At the Espeyrac information sign, go up the D42 for 150 m (leaving the GR 65 on your left). At the transformer, turn left along a dirt track to the stream. Climb to the right, then turn left at 90° into a coniferous wood. Continue uphill through woods or clearings, then turn right along a fence onto the road to La Gardette. Turn left towards La Brousse for 200 m, then right towards Lavernhe. Pass through Le Salès and Le Joncquet.
Before reaching Cantagrel, turn left on a steep dirt track alongside a vineyard. When you reach La Garrigue (a former fortified farm), turn right onto a wide track (with views of Le Fel). The forest track descends gently for 5 km to the alluvial plain of Montarnal, on the banks of the Lot (ruins of a tower). Cross the hamlet. Follow the small road overlooking the Lot to Notre-Dame-d'Aynès. Arrive at Saint-Sulpice. Cross the Lot and turn left towards the center of Vieillevie (Cantal).
Stage 4: Vieillevie au Port (4 km - 1h30)
Leave Vieillevie on the D141 in the direction of Entraygues. After the Saint-Sulpice bridge, follow the road for 900 m. Turn left onto the narrow, steep road leading up to Aynès. At the entrance to the hamlet, in a sharp bend, go straight on for 30 m. Turn left and immediately right on a dirt track. Overlooking the valley (beautiful box hedges), reach Le Port. Turn left onto the D141 for 100 m.
Stage 5: from Le Port to Crestes (4 km - 1h30)
At Le Port, turn left towards Blanadet. At the entrance to the hamlet, turn right into a hairpin bend. Drive alongside a traditional dwelling. Descend through chestnut trees to a confluence of two streams. Before the junction of the two streams, cross a ford and climb through the woods, then out in the open to a calvary (471 m, panoramic view over the Lot valley). Descend to Crestes.
Stage 6: from Crestes to Fel (3.5 km - 1h)
Follow the feeder road past the chapel and oratory to La Borie de Cayron. Just after the farm, fork right onto a dirt track. Cross a small stream and go right up to Le Fel, skirting a walnut grove. Enter the main street, follow it to the left and climb up to Le Fel town hall.
Stage 7: from Fel to Entraygues (11 km - 2h45)
After Le Fel town hall, turn right. Descend to the D573. Follow it to the left for 150 m. At the bend, go straight ahead. Cross Le Serry. Follow a grassy path to Le Cargadou (typical farm). After the farm, turn left up to Le Mas. Fork right onto a path lined with well-preserved low walls and descend to the Ruisseau du Mas. Take a right-hand path through the woods, then a dirt track, to reach the Margoie farm, which you leave on the right below. Follow the road to the left for 100 m, then to the right to reach Neuvic.
Leave the Chanuc road on your right. Continue downhill for 50 m. Turn right onto a narrow, steep path down to Le Soulié. Take a hairpin turn onto the asphalt road. Cross the stream. At a crossroads, turn right for 800 m to reach Banroques. After the hamlet, turn left towards Borie de Banroques. Follow the road for 800 m. At a sharp bend in the road, turn right onto a level, sandy track as far as Marmatton (sécadous). Continue towards Brivades. At a hairpin bend, turn left onto a steep dirt track. Continue on a level "carral". Pass the Maison du Cayron and, before Condat (sundial, Mansard roof, wrought-iron gate), fork left onto the D920.
Cross it (be careful!) and take the small Rieu de la Coste road opposite, follow it for 150 m and turn right onto a path winding down to Entraygues. Continue downhill on the right to reach the old bridge. Cross the Truyère and turn right. Follow the banks of the Lot to the center of Entraygues.
