Randonnée "Vallée de la Nauze - Site de Versailles"
At the confluence of the Nauze and Viaur rivers, the heavenly site of Versailles...
Parking: church square
3h (variant 3h15) ? 10km (variant 11km) ? 2* - ascent 300m ? yellow markings
A-Passing behind the town hall, follow the road towards Noyes for 400m. At the Peyrou farm, turn right onto a tarmac and then dirt track. Before entering the woods, take a hairpin bend and follow the small road to Le Pouget.
-At the entrance to the village, turn left. Continue for 400m, forking off at 90° onto a grassy lane 1. Enter a fir-tree wood and continue right through the woods. Follow a pasture for 50m, then turn left.
2-At 200m from a hairpin bend, fork right onto a forest track leading to the small road from Pruns. Follow the road to the left for 1km to reach the Versailles picnic area on the banks of the Viaur.
3-After crossing the picnic area, follow the Viaur on its right bank for 800m. Turn right onto a "carral" (path in the woods) and climb up to the road. Continue left for 350m to a sharp bend.
4-At the first hairpin bend, go straight ahead on a forest track following the Dalbin stream. Cross the stream, go straight up, then bend at the hairpin onto a level path through the woods, rejoining the stream. Cross again, and climb a stony track to the village of Pruns, then to Camboulazet, following the road.
Variant (3km): at point 3 (hill 483), turn left and immediately afterwards take a narrow, steep path to the Nauze mill. Cross over and follow the small asphalt road for 600m to Le Sol. Turn right and follow the road to the Versailles site.
